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What is a famous quote from Jerry Rice?
“Today I will do what other’s won’t, so tomorrow I will do what others can’t.” “The Enemy of the best is the good. If you’re always settling with what’s good, you’ll never be the best.” “Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.”
Why is Grantland Rice important?
He is best known for being the successor to Walter Camp in the selection of College Football All-America Teams beginning in 1925, and for being the writer who dubbed the great backfield of the 1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team the “Four Horsemen” of Notre Dame.
Who said winning isn’t everything it’s how you play the game?
Attributed to the professional football coach Vince Lombardi, this proverb stresses the importance of reaching a goal no matter what effort is required. (Compare It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.)
Why did Grantland close?
Former Editor-in-Chief Bill Simmons called the shutdown “simply appalling.” ESPN president John Skipper said the decision to shut down the site was not a financial matter and instead was done because ESPN did not see the value in spending the time and energy necessary to continue the excellence of Grantland.
Who said it’s not winning or losing quotes?
Grantland Rice
But HOW you played the Game. “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.”
What did Vince Lombardi say about winning?
“Winning is not a sometime thing…it’s an all the time thing. You don’t win once in a while…you don’t do the right thing once in a while…you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit.” “Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser.”
Who owns Grantland?
ESPN
The blog was started in 2011 by veteran writer and sports journalist Bill Simmons, who remained as editor-in-chief until May 2015. Grantland was named after famed early-20th-century sportswriter Grantland Rice (1880–1954)….Grantland.
| Available in | English |
| Owner | ESPN |
| URL | grantland.com |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | 2011 |
What happened with Bill Simmons and Grantland?
Simmons, who worked at ESPN for 14 years, said that the company mismanaged Grantland following his departure in May. He said that he and his staff found out that ESPN declined to renew his contract over Twitter.