"The pleasure of sport was so often the……" — George Plimpton

The pleasure of sport was so often the chance to indulge the… - George Plimpton

"The pleasure of sport was so often the chance to indulge the cessation of time itself--the pitcher dawdling on the mound, the skier poised at the top of a mountain trail, the basketball player with the rough skin of the ball against his palm preparing for a foul shot, the tennis player at set point over his opponent--all of them savoring a moment before committing themselves to action."

— George Plimpton

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