Irish American Athletic

Famous quotes containing the words irish, american and/or athletic:

    “I was the rector’s son, born to the anglican order,
    Banned for ever from the candles of the Irish poor;
    The Chichesters knelt in marble at the end of a transept
    With ruffs about their necks, their portion sure.”
    —Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)

    “Lincoln becomes the American solar myth, the chief butt of American credulity and sentimentality.”
    —H.L. (Henry Lewis)

    “The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.”
    —Douglas Jerrold (1803–1857)