Famous quotes containing the words receiving and/or yards:
“When receiving an order, many servants repeat their “yes” numerous times, especially the lazy ones.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“In football they measure forty-yard sprints. Nobody runs forty yards in basketball. Maybe you run the ninety-four feet of the court; then you stop, not on a dime, but on Miss Liberty’s torch. In football you run over somebody’s face.”
—Donald Hall (b. 1928)