Just Rankin’ Sh!t
The 5 Real-Life Sports Quotes Best Suited to Everyday Life, Ranked
Ball is life, but these gems manage to be relevant to everything
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2 min readMay 18, 2020
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5. “I’m just ’bout that action, boss.”
Marshawn Lynch made it very clear at Super Bowl media day in 2014: Talk is cheap. Put up or shut up.
4. “They were exactly who we thought they were!”
Former Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green went on a tirade following a 2006 loss to the Chicago Bears, giving pop culture a gem of a quotable that’s perfect for those instances where life comes at you fast.
3. “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”
The history books are fuzzy on the origins of this Wayne Gretzky quote that’s often attributed to Michael Jordan (and could’ve just as easily come from volume chucker Russell Westbrook, tbh). But it particularly resonates with career go-getters and DM-diving savages alike. Shooters shoot!
