Betting Quote by Larry Merchant

“Betting stimulates the caring glands. That is where there is so much caring at the racetrack.”

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Nothing will kill boxing, and nothing can save it.

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Fernando Vargas may have had a 6-pack in his stomach, but he didn't have a six-pack on his chin.

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To say he has a glass chin is an insult to glass.

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Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell…

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The Super Bowl is like Christmas shopping at Macy's for bookies.

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Jameel McCline acts as if attacking Wladimir Klitschko is akin to attacking Russia during winter

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There are too many governing bodies. They're all corrupt. I think they have replaced the old Mobsters with the kind of 'corporate rule' of…

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I don't think that boxing historians have been able to find a case in which a great fighter, or a fighter presumed to be…

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Vitali Klitschko doesn't get enough credit for how intelligent he fights, because he knows when to throw at the target and when to throw…

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No use gambling if you can't lose your head once in a while.

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If I were 50 years younger, I would kick your ass

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Just because you BEAT Michael Jordan doesn't mean you BECOME Michael Jordan.

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“Winning is never about luck alone — it's about timing, patience, and trusting the game.”

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Markets are constantly in a state of uncertainty and flux and money is made by discounting the obvious and betting on the unexpected.

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Can you make fancy patterns of water that actually have some computation power? I'm betting that fluids are complex enough to do this.

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I hope that my 'Jeopardy' run helps destigmatize sports betting because I have certainly dealt with some stigmas.

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The financial crisis of 2008 was not caused by investment banks betting against the housing market in 2007. It was caused by the fact…

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If you're betting all the time, everything is just another bet. You don't even think about the money after you've made the arrangements. You're…

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