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I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation. -- Mo Rocca
Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life. -- Billie Jean King
It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both cases it's for the lack of a suitable hero. -- Dick Schaap
I find interesting characters or lessons that resonate with people and sometimes I write about them in the sports pages, sometimes I write them in a column, sometimes in a novel, sometimes a play or sometimes in nonfiction. But at the core I always say to myself, 'Is there a story here? Is this something people want to read?' -- Mitch Albom
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. -- Heywood Broun
Sports ideally teach discipline and commitment. They challenge you and build character for everything you do in life. -- Howie Long

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