Why Football Matters Quotes

“Bad things happen fast: The brakes give out; the stroller goes bouncing down the steps; the lump of gristle sticks in your throat (and sticks). Good things are all about progress: effort, expectation, and desire, and something evermore about to be, as the poet says.”
― Mark Edmundson, Why Football Matters: My Education in the Game

“A self-imposed workout is Western meditation at its finest—not tranquil Zen breaths, but all-American panting and puffing, followed by a peace that may be as fine in its way as anything the monks can produce with two hours”
― Mark Edmundson, Why Football Matters: My Education in the Game