“The pleasure of rooting for Goliath is that you can expect to win. The pleasure of rooting for David is that, while you don’t know what to expect, you stand at least a chance of being inspired.”

“Everyone roots for David, Nobody pulls for Goliath”

“True sportsmanship is…Knowing that you need your opponent because without him or her, there is no game.Acknowledging that your opponent holds the same deep-rooted aspirations and expectations as you.Knowing that, win or lose, you will walk off the course with pride.Always taking the high road.And always, always, always being a good sport.”

“I know the pleasure of pulling up root vegetables. They are solvable mysteries.”

“If you evade suffering you also evade the chance of joy. Pleasure you may get, or pleasures, but you will not be fulfilled. You will not know what it is to come home.”

“Thinks that it is a poor sort of life that has not known expectation, the pleasure of savoring ahead. So enjoy it while you have it, he tells himself.”