On the Origins of Sports Quotes

“The Greeks saw wrestling as elemental, which likely explains why most ancient forms involved naked combatants who were doused in olive oil and often covered with a thin layer of sand to protect their skin from summer’s sun and winter’s cold.”
― Gary Belsky, On the Origins of Sports: The Early History and Original Rules of Everybody's Favorite Games

“Race legend Richard Petty’s first career win came in a Convertibles competition at the Columbia Speedway in South Carolina in 1959.”
― Gary Belsky, On the Origins of Sports: The Early History and Original Rules of Everybody's Favorite Games

“Although men doubtless continued to punch each other for fun and bragging rights, the sport as such didn’t formally resurface until the late seventeenth century, in Great Britain.”
― Gary Belsky, On the Origins of Sports: The Early History and Original Rules of Everybody's Favorite Games