RE: Inspirational movies, quotes

From: UncleDuke (tmfu@comcast.net)
Date: Mon Jul 25 2005 - 18:38:00 EDT


> Hi all,
> I just finished watching "The Replacements," one of my favorite movies.
> Granted, it's fiction, but it still inspires me, not just in life but in
> racing (and is racing not a metaphor for life?).
>
> The movie also has one of my favorite sports quotes: "Pain heals, chicks
> dig scars, glory lasts forever." (Do guys did scars? Cuz if they don't, I
> may be screwed...)
>
> So, I thought I'd ask all of you what your most inspirational
> sports movies
> and quotes were. In my movie cabinet, I've also got "Cool Runnings,"
> "Mystery, Alaska," and my absolute favorite, "Gumball Rally." On my
> personal list I'd also include "Rudy."
>
> I couldn't be paid enough to put "Driven" on my list.
>
> So, what turns you people on to out there and do your best, no
> matter what?
> What quotes keep you going when it seems everything is going to crap?
>

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
"You can turn you back on a person, but never on a drug, especially when it
pointing a razor sharp hunting knife in your eye"
Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005)

Greg
2K1 Magnum-equipped Dodge Neon ES
Rahway, NJ
http://owlfarm.dyndns.org/~tmfu/Neon/



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