Lacrosse Quotes

I went to an all-girls boarding school for most of my youth. We used to do stupid, fun girly things like pull tights over our faces and streak through the lacrosse pitch. And once I snogged the gardener.

(Lacrosse, WI, Oct. 18, 2000) Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.

We`re losing players to soccer and lacrosse.

People are always going to criticize your game. Initially, the number is going to help you get on the field a little bit more. People are going to notice you - it brings a lot of exposure. He`ll have a target on his chest, and it`s going to make him a better player. But lacrosse is lacrosse. It doesn`t matter what number you are wearing on your chest.

I`ve had a tremendous experience with the girls` lacrosse program at Mount Hebron and got to be around so many great players and coaches, ... It was a tough decision for me, but I felt that I needed to spend time coaching my two kids so I won`t look back and say that I missed this part of their lives.

It`s amazing to me the number of companies which are getting into lacrosse, and the different products they are offering.

I thought it was a hard-fought game ? real back-and-forth with a lot of momentum shifts. What else could you ask for in a lacrosse game?

Midshipmen and cadets remain stronger and more aggressive than their male counterparts at civilian schools. They eagerly play sports such as rugby, boxing, karate, lacrosse, and football. They drive fast cars, usually sports cars. They play hard. They drink hard. They are physical, often abusive among each other. They are not trying to prove their manhood: they are celebrating their masculinity. They are competitive, often vulgar, and tough, and every citizen who may someday send a friend or relative into war should rejoice, because combat is competitive, vulgar, and tough, and they will be leading men in combat.

I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the Browns.

Say what you will about pro athletes holding out for more money. Most shouldn`t do it, but you`ve got to admit I had more of a right to than anyone. I was only making $380,000 a year. That`s chump change. I could make that playing basketball in Turkey, or in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League. The Chargers know they were wrong. That`s why they gave me a new contract.

I graduated 17 seniors last year. We`ve got a nice young team coming in. I thought if there was going to be a change, this was the time to do it. I`ve been playing or coaching lacrosse for 45 years. I really need to spend more time with my family.