| 单词 | sport |
| 例句 | The wall behind the principal’s desk was covered with photographs of a tall slender man with fluid, long muscles and sandy hair frozen into graceful poses while participating in a variety of sports. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I know how to play most sports, but I’ve also learned my limits. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Even though my father was the major sports fan, he told my mom that fencing was not in his repertoire. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I had little idea what it really involved, but at least it had to be better than the made-up misfit sports we had to play in elementary school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The Santa Anita Handicap, with its giant purse and world-class athletes, competing in what was rapidly becoming the nation’s most heavily attended sport, became one of the premier radio events of the year. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Any fishing now was strictly for food, not sport. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He’d just had a natural gift for sports, they hadn’t trained him; no, Mr. Wright had never been much good at sports himself. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It seems like a million years ago that I was an ordinary kid who thought nothing was more important than some upcoming sports season and my next dumb prank with Jordie and Pouncey. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The next features 4 boys who collect old sports equipment to send to Kenya. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was the largest refusal of a prize fund in sports history. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She was less than pleased when, not long after taking up the sport, Beck announced that he’d decided to have a go at the Seven Summits. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was originally a male-only sport; women’s fencing was not introduced into the Olympic Games until the 1924 games in Paris. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Ever since then I have believed that God is not only a gentleman and a sport; he is a Kentuckian too. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it’s a silly superstition, but I feel like it helps me in sports and school and stuff. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Terrible how they let kids so young play rough sports these days,” she said to her friend. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Annie's sports were cross country in the fall and track in the spring. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I can see some of them trying to make the little ones feel comfortable by sporting uneasy smiles whenever a child looks at them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Your dad’s the guy with the goatee in the turtleneck and sport coat?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Because in addition to joining dangerous gangs and having parties, this Noah also goes out with girls, keeps his hair buzzed and tidy, hangs at The Spot, watches sports with Dad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z By the time I turned twelve and reached grade eight, I’d given up on the idea of playing a competitive team sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Slouching against the wall were members of the Arkansas National Guard, looking on like spectators at a sports event—certainly not like men sent to guard our safety. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom rolled her eyes when she saw the shirts and called me an idiot, and once our customers started sporting their new garb at school, some of the teachers got to grumbling. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z All pleasurable things, all travel and sports and entertainment and good food and fine clothes, are in the very shortest supply, always were and always will be. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His match with War Admiral was almost certainly the single biggest news story of the year and one of the biggest sports moments of the century. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to a track team, Mountain View had a football team and was known around the state for its academic and sports successes. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Like gymnastics, or track and field, fencing is still an individual sport, so even though I had qualified for the United States National Team, I would fence both the individual and team events during competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I loved swimming too, but it wasn’t the kind of team sport I wanted to play and I wasn’t fast enough to be competitive. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Which side won the last match, Teddy?” inquired Jo, who persisted in feeling an interest in manly sports despite her nineteen years. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Kevin, I’d thought, was headed to medical school, but then he swerved, deciding to put off schooling and instead pursue a sideline interest in becoming a sports mascot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I didn’t go to parties or have time in my schedule to “hang out,” so playing team sports was not going to get cut from my agenda. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z While I’d loved meeting so many of my idols and competing against the best my sport had to offer, the meet hadn’t turned out for me the way I’d dreamed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z For months, Brougham had been using his daily sports column, “The Morning After,” to sing the praises of the sophomores, sometimes at the expense of the older boys who now constituted the varsity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The other day he cracked me up with a story about him and his best friend arguing over some sports team. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He sported a gold incisor and had an easy laugh. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And that is perhaps the first and most fundamental thing that all novice oarsmen must learn about competitive rowing in the upper echelons of the sport: that pain is part and parcel of the deal. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But Adams, who would ride back to the scales sporting angry welts, certainly felt it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Some clubs were all about sports and roughhousing. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Everyone knows that Merryl’s on the team so she can put “team participation” on her college applications next year, and track is the only sport that doesn’t cut. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z In the final days before the Poughkeepsie Regatta, another big sports story dominated the headlines on sports pages and sometimes on front pages around the country—the story of a heavyweight boxing match. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I keep mine pressed close to my body with a sports top for now. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "Boxing is a dying sport. People aren't much interested anymore. They want easy things like television, bowling, car rides. Get yourself a good job. Finish high school. Go at night if you have to." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The sports sections of American newspapers that she never glanced at anyway? Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If cheating to lose is sport’s premier sin, and if sumo wrestling is the premier sport of a great nation, cheating to lose couldn’t possibly exist in sumo. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Though slow to quarrel, and for sport killing nothing that lived, they were doughty at bay, and at need could still handle arms. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “For the winter sport. We are tourists and we want to do the winter sport.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Here is the explanation for what was so puzzling about the rosters of the Czech and Canadian national sports teams. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “You mean all the sports trophies?” asked Joey. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Even for young kids, though, it was a tough contact sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Since I can’t do a sport in the competition, do you think it’s all right if I write about sports?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z South Africa was also banned from Olympic competition, international track and field, swimming, World Cup soccer, cricket, rugby and a dozen or so other sports. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickly came to realize all of this work was the price of playing a sport well. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah. He’s got some kind of business thing he’s working on, a sporting goods store or something, trying to get it off the ground.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t really know what was happening; I didn’t know much about sports, in general. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The father and mother hold hands as Sophie drinks one of those sports drinks. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Her valise was full to bursting, and her eyes were everywhere, so I don’t know if she sported Grandma at first. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally they emerged in a cavern so big it could have accommodated ten high schools, sports fields and all. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “No taste for sports, you know. Moping in corners. Crybabies. Knock that out of them fast enough.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z In elementary school, the closest I got to any organized competition was Friday-afternoon sports. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Anything you tell me. There be some sports are painful—you know. But their labour delight in them sets off. That’s what I feel. I mean I’d sweep the floor if you wanted.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the burden of being the first son; Ashish certainly didn’t have similar compunctions about his sports. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Not to mention wear the leather jacket or sport the cool shades. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z "I have been glancing into some of the rooms. Let's go to Coney Island, old sport. In my car." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He video calls me from inside the Department of Supernatural Health sporting an ugly bruise on his forehead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She enjoyed playing tennis, but for her it was just a sport—not a battle. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Coordination, speed, agility. You need them for sports. PlayStation doesn’t count.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Only as we were whacking the mud off our boots by the huts where the sports gear's kept did Mr. McNamara remember the three boys he'd sent to the bridge over forty minutes ago. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I studied the club pages, the sophomores, the sports teams. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It was Bedegraine enlarged—with the same refusal on Arthur’s part to regard it as a sporting or commercial enterprise although it did have its characteristic touches. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We should have been good sports and lit out of the Congo right then. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Do you see Him hanging on the cross sporting shoes? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She crouches over my sports bag, one of her filthy hands on the zip, the other gripping her rifle. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of Canadian boys begin to play the sport at the “novice” level, before they are even in kindergarten. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Warren, just turned ten, had himself discovered not only sports but that he was good at them. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Rowing is my great sport. I always row when I get a chance.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Just my math textbook, a photo of Sean and me dressed up as Ghostbusters for Halloween, and an extra set of clothes I hadn’t put in my sports bag yet. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It was a picture of me, dashing from the sports store. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The trainees won twenty-nine of thirty races, a feat that may be unequaled at any level of the sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Or which sport he played competitively as a child? How many siblings he has? How many languages he speaks?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I also started reading about sports figures in the newspapers, specifically about Jackie Robinson. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I mean, besides checkers, she was quite fond of all athletic sports, and after I got to know her, the whole summer long we played tennis together almost every morning and golf almost every afternoon. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Mercer Day had a good sports program, especially because it was padded with nineteen-year-old seniors who needed to repeat a year. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Their plunging and turning and racing just beneath the hull seemed to have no purpose other than sporting fun. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe we could make it a camp for all sports. Tennis too. That would be really cool.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Why did I have to be the child that didn’t play sports because I was overweight? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘Pm pretty sure death matches weren’t an Olympic sport.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sports complex, with its state-of-the-art facilities, was a more recent addition to the school, but it was kind of a trek on a cold day in February. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z “Yes, I will relish this sport,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In a nutshell, both of my parents believed that sports were the best way to keep all of us kids disciplined and continuing to learn outside of the classroom. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A sports man from the television company came up to our box. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z During her two terms on the school board she had gotten more than her fill of sports, and she wondered what good high school football did for the kids who played it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Shoot, now I’m wondering if this fool even plans on hiring a maid or if she just drug me all the way out here for sport. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z This is another way of saying that since no one thinks being motionless for hours is any kind of sport, I'm very challenged, athletically speaking. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We were pulled up to a stoplight, and some kids in a sports car next to us were revving their engine—as if I was going to race the Chrysler. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I’d found my sporting home—on a team—and not playing any of the sports I originally thought I would. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z We talked about sports and exercise, we talked about books, we talked about his family, we talked about music, we talked about all the things he wanted to do when he grew up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Horse racing was one of the most lucrative sports in America at that time, and even undistinguished horses often earned two to three thousand dollars a year. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was more aware than ever that I was about to go up against some of the best in my sport, but Lexie’s kindness in the bathroom had made me a little less scared. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It did not sound very sporting to me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a thing we shared—a love of this forgotten sport—that had often brought us together at the end of the day. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Because there were so few Muslim women on the professional sports circuit, I was an inspiration for a lot of people, especially as the first professional athlete from the United States who also wears hijab. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Pep rallies, sports—the basketball team is all-city. Wasn’t there some kind of huge accident at their last game?” Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “But your definition of school isn’t really one thing, it’s many different things, Craig: extracurricular activities plus sports plus volunteering. That’s not to mention homework.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She’s only at school two or three times a week because we share her with the other two middle schools in the district, so I didn’t think she’d have a clue about the sports schedules. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The sport I wanted to play was called rugby league. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They were Gaines’s words, but they could have come from any high school coach renewing the ritual of sport, the ritual of high school football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s American,” observed a man sporting a prodigious beard. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Field hockey is a mud sport, played only on wet, cloudy days when it feels like snow. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The boy held no interest in Leon’s prime passions—sports, junk food, and cable television—and spent all his free time roaming.the woods and swamps. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Spurge dreamed, “Maybe a sport...with two spheres rolling toward each other...And goalposts...” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She stood in a man’s tank top, black sports bra, and red basketball shorts, her hair wrapped with bobby pins. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It wasn’t only his positive attitude and willingness to put in the time that made working with Akhi so different, he was also showing me a whole new approach to the sport of fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z How you gonna be a King and not sport the colors? How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He wears glasses, and when last seen was wearing a gray tweed sports coat, khaki pants, and a yellow rain slicker. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Jobs like mine were usually taken by boys with some physical disability, since everyone had to take part in sports and this was all disabled boys could do. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A stout Latino man in a black sport coat trudges through the automatic sliding doors. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And the sort of son every father secretly wants: big and good-natured and not awfully bright, fond of sports, gifted at backslapping and corny jokes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In addition to classes and sports and clubs, there was the war. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The track was offering a $50,000 purse for the inaugural Hollywood Gold Cup, a ten-furlong race that promised to become one of the sport’s premier events. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z What other sports team names can you think of that refer to armed conflict? An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Being a part of this global initiative would be an amazing opportunity to merge my interests in diplomacy with my love for sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He thought waxing his red sports car all afternoon was more important than taking his wife somewhere in it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was such a good sport about himself. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Good sport that she was, Grace tossed back her head and uttered an amused "Ha-ha-ha." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z "Of course, of course! They're fine!" and he added hollowly, ". . .old sport." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps they were erring on the side of overpunishment out of concern for the sport’s image. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Froggy didn’t understand sports, but he understood me not wanting to get my butt kicked and so he went along with it. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He tells them, “Not very sporting, taking out a kid who weighs about as much as a moth.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z "I'm all out of practice, you see. I told you I couldn't play. I'm all out of prac----" "Don't talk so much, old sport," commanded Gatsby. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Eastern private schools, modeling themselves after elite British institutions like Eton, taught rowing as a gentleman’s sport and fed their young-gentlemen oarsmen into the nation’s most prestigious universities, places like Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There was no surer sell in all of sports. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z En route, traveling the gradient of bombykol, he notes the presence of other males, heading in the same direction, all in a good mood, inclined to race for the sheer sport of it. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of them marveled over ladies who sported hair curled tightly into the latest bobs, high-heeled shoes, and dresses made of cotton and crepe. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z One had to do with sports, street life, and establishing myself as a male. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Try the sports deck for meditation tomorrow morning before breakfast but do not lose consciousness. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Well, Cap’n Snow, sir. I never took you for a bad sport. Besides, I’ve got an entire regiment of shrews hidden all about. They’re waiting to hear you honor your wager.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Today they were playing superhero baseball, which was a variation Jack had invented on the theory that superheroes, too, needed organized sports. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I never took life for sport. You see, there are some who seek celebrity to change the world, and others who seek it to ensnare the world. Goddard is of the second kind.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Baseball is not just another sport. America is not just another country....” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Aimee had been involved in gymnastics since she was six, which meant Ronnie had also spent almost three decades immersed in the sport, first as a gymnastics mom and later as a coach. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "You know, old sport, I've never used that pool all summer?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He was probably ten years older than Akhi, and things do change, the sport evolves, so maybe that was it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They—the kings with the tank-like knights of their nobility —were prepared to take a sporting risk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z How did Arthur Ashe get to be so good in a white man’s sport? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In New York the boys had been measured for their Olympic outfits, and now Joe found a double-breasted blue serge sports coat and matching blue slacks spread out on his bunk. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Li'der, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A fur-trimmed cap obscured the crazy haircut he sported, and he had washed the dirt and paint off his face. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I left him alone and examined the front page of the sports section. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how horrendous the experience had been, I could usually get Jeffrey to laugh by acting like a sports commentator. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The sport offers so many opportunities for suffering and so few opportunities for glory that only the most tenaciously self-reliant and self-motivated are likely to succeed at it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Miss Lucy was the most sporting of the guardians at Hailsham, though you might not have guessed it from her appearance. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He could still beat him at taekwondo—but only because Josh got impatient with any sport where his size wasn't an obvious advantage. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z It became common for certain groups within the Muslim community to encourage their boys to be involved in sports, while leaving their girls to sit on the sidelines. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It would be easy to make sport of their attitude if one did not know that in this way they try to keep their association with the strength and simplicity of the land. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed like men out for keen sport. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I’d told the other kids that I couldn’t really do any sports but was okay at handstands. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z You and I know that the government would rather have South Africa isolated from the rest of the world in all sports than see integrated sports overnight, if at all. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d appeared as a feature on the ten o’clock news the night before, the little human-interest story they do between the weather and sports. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Not playing another sport, I can see, feel the foil’s power. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z City hunters going out for sport load themselves with food and liquor, but not Mack. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His gray-streaked black hair was in a topknot, and he wore a pair of tinted glasses and sported a trim beard. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z To perform in the sport he was born for, he had to be very thin, but to survive his disease, he had to maintain habits that made thinness virtually impossible. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I told him, you make your grades and stay in sports, you’ll one day have those things.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrestling was, at the time, a premier sport at the school, coached by a Truman grad who had gone on to compete in college. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Darius already has on his workout clothes—a fitted T-shirt, basketball shorts, and sports leggings or whatever they are. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I don’t know how JonPaul does all those sports if this is how coaches communicate. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Beth’s friend Brent’s new red sports car is in our driveway, so Mrs. Carson lets me off at the curb. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I guess I can’t blame Chokecherry for that—this isn’t the only town to give some juvenile delinquent a free pass because he happens to be popular and good at sports. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z And some big ones as well: Would the farm boys be able to keep up with the intellectual side of the sport? The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z That’s yet another cool thing about music: If you show off in sports, you’re a “hotdog,” if you show off in class, you’re a “brainiac,” but if you show off in drumming, people love it. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z All these idiots are caught up in their stupid sports or their college choices. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The loggers shot the bears and mountain lions for sport. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then I see the banners and shouting friends and coolers full of sports drinks. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He saw that demons made sport of us and killed us and ate our bodies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dallas says, “Lay off him, Carter. You know freaks aren’t good at sports.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "I thought you knew, old sport. I'm afraid I'm not a very good host." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised Mommy let her sweet little boy play any nasty sports at all when the Big Dad was overseas,” Bull taunted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But the men—reluctant to surrender their sport— would buy me drinks anyway, letting me drink out of their flasks on the streets, urging me to repeat obscenities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For as long as they lived, spectators would regard what they saw next as the most extraordinary feat they ever witnessed in sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Other than our chores in the house, we had all the time we needed for our homework and sports practice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When she couldn’t stop him, she mentioned my story about the TV news sports man talking about my brother. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Hanging on the cross and sporting shoes, sir. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z People tend to get defensive when the integrity of their national sport is impugned. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I had given him a big speech about basketball being a team sport, and that my doing well didn’t matter. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My Carver classmates complain about challenging classes and competitive sports, but they don't know the meaning of the word "stress." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I say, my knuckles digging into his scalp till Dad saves him from the noogie with one of his lame jokes: Why cant you play sports in the jungle! he asks. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Charlie had a large rip in his shirt, and Percy was sporting a bloody nose. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “It’s in my sports bag,” he said with a wry smile. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Things in class were almost as dire as they were on the sporting field. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Scores of sports columns in publications of every stripe focused on the merits of the two horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I definitely think I should have been honest then, but to tell you the truth, I was getting as mad as I used to get playing sports, and it was starting to scare me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He drove a sports car and piloted his own plane, which he once famously flew so low over the house of the school’s president that the machine’s wheels made a racket rolling over the roof. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Now he saw that all the time she had been cheating him, only pretending to be too virtuous to love him, and meanwhile sporting with her wounded knights under his very nose. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Especially the one about this sport not being for my “people.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z But you have to admit, volleyball is not that great a sport. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She even sports it at the middle school she goes to. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly everyone from sports stars to taxi drivers felt entitled to share their thoughts on which work was a “real” Vermeer painting and which wasn’t. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z In a few years, I was not only penning columns, I was writing sports books, doing radio shows, and appearing regularly on TV, spouting my opinions on rich football players and hypocritical college sports programs. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I changed to a brown sports shirt, which made my skin appear lighter. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For instance, was there some signature on his brain of the concussions he sustained playing high school sports? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In their zeal to avoid resurrecting the sport’s reputation for chicanery, they tried to bury the incident. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The more my mother read about the Columbia High School team and the sport of fencing, the more boxes it checked off her list. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I participated in sports and games as often as I could, but my performances were no more than mediocre. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Track, swimming, tennis—any sport that had a clear lane line or net between her and her opponent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Since early in the eighteenth century, the London watermen had also made a sport of racing their dories in impromptu competitions. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He liked to wear jackets with large brightly-coloured checks and he sported ties that were usually yellow or pale green. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z "Two Olympic golds in a row. Doug is a sports announcer on television." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They start looking through a bucket of lacrosse sticks and sports stuff. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z So, if this was part of the price to pay to participate in the greatest sporting event in the world, I was happy to pay my dues. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Boys appeared wearing sports shirts and white shoes for the first time since the previous summer. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Have you really? How sporting of you,” he said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The pages were glued on with wood paste and randomly selected: a wall might sport an ad for medicine next to an article on the price of eggs. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He asked the principal to allow Louie to join a sport. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Even further, no one on the city council seemed to know anything about the “reactivation” of the Clarkston youth sports program. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z His face still sported faded purplish yellow bruises. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Some kind of sport or recreational activity—soccer, dance, swimming, professional hopscotch. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Apparently, Halliday wanted clearing the final gate to be a spectator sport.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Seattle sports had once risen briefly to international prominence, in 1917, when the city’s professional hockey team, the Metropolitans, became the first American team to win the Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Canadiens. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I felt like I had seen this in every single sports movie I had ever watched. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Fadi paused at the intersection of two halls and waited for a group of guys in sport jerseys to walk by. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I haven’t sweat that much since I played sports, and it was cold out. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Rowing was, after all, a quintessentially British sport, and the 1936 British Olympic eight-man crew hailed from the venerable old Leander Club. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Grace Wexler, the new owner, offered free meals to the sports figures who came to town, and everyone wanted to eat where the athletes ate. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I was used to fencing in convention centers or sports arenas, so this was on a whole different level of spectacular. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In sports, the area in which I was most interested, there seemed to be a good representation of blacks. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But I pursued the sport for exercise, not style; it was the best and only replacement for the walks to and from the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d talk sports with my dad as he headed out for a shift at the water plant. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He had long tolerated false allegations with tactful restraint, but he saw this as a strike against his honesty and an attempt to group him with the race-fixers from the sport’s past. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It had irked Cole, watching his sports gear, including his dirt bike, snowmobile, bicycle, skis, and even his helmet, all sold through a newspaper ad Hke some junk at a cheap garage sale. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Athletes were highly respected in the black community, and boys my age were encouraged to play some sport. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps he was proud of Johnny’s aspiration to make a career of sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because boys need to play sports, not fool around on a silly piano. Right, Turtle?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Okay, did Gabriel have a favorite hobby or sport, something like that?” she asked, managing to look up at all of us at once. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z But then I got to the part where she listed the sports she played and smiled: We had something in common. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They looked for him in spectator sports, which were enjoying explosive growth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A thin boy, wearing a Malcolm X T-shirt and sporting a DIY haircut, sat up from where he’d once been sprawled by a gaping hole in the side of the bus. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Below was a drop-down box to select your zip code, followed by a checkbox list of various activities, like sports, concerts, and volunteering. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z We bat it back and forth, until we finally settle on, of all things, sports. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not a good sport and made her play him again and again so he could beat her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Prompted by a team banner or photographs on the wall, we’d talk about sports, or our home states, or our children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The New York Times had even run a two-page article on my high school sports career and future prospects. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Competitive gymnastics can be a dangerous sport, and I understood just how important it was to be well-prepared. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Every time the ship tilted, a mismatched herd of sports equipment rolled across the floor—footballs, basketballs, baseballs, and for some reason, a single billiard ball. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes witches cheat and use spells, but once you’re inside, spells only work for team members and only spells that are allowed for the scheduled sport. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Members staged plays, sponsored sports teams and sewing circles, and taught courses in black history and current events. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "How come you don't know anything about cricket? Did you come from some foreign place where you played some other sport?" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the average hermit crab isn’t particularly athletic, having to haul a clunky seashell around on its back, so the sports competition part of Abbey’s project sort of fizzled. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I never stuck with dance classes or did violin or any kind of organized sport. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In the centre of the atrium, a grey-skinned ghoul in a tattered Greek tunic paraded through the crowd, holding a marble bust over his head like a sports trophy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Well, since I’m not very interested in sports, I think I’ll give student council a try. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He kisses my head again, then grabs his sport coat and goes to work. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His dark brownish green sport coat matched the color of his eyes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Now in the whole town there was interest and discussion about this sporting event, but the most interesting question of all and the one that bothered the whole town was never spoken of. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In high school, organized interschool sports moved from Friday afternoons to Saturdays. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Better yet, why couldn’t he be a cool detective driving a sleek silver convertible sports car like Will Smith in Bad Boys? Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He sported a light beard and a mesh cap with the hardware store name on the front. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The government’s multiracial sports policy mandated that if blacks were accepted to any white clubs, separate showers, locker rooms, restaurants and bathrooms had to be created for them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I open the door to a cluster of people- young, younger than I am, and all sporting factionless armbands—gathered around a young man on the ground. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It isn’t creativity that fades, but stamina: science is an endurance sport. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The better they were in their sports, the more that Volpe found those qualities carried over to theater. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I folded the sports section back up and handed it to Dad. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the sports page instead, but I could tell he wasn’t really reading it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Because I lived in a one-car family with two working parents, the odds were usually better at the Jacksons' house, where Mrs. Jackson had both a wood-paneled station wagon and a little sports car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The problem is, I've watched the sport on television but never actually played it. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I took my sports bag out and slammed the little metal door as fast as possible but couldn’t escape. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z But I got a trophy—the first I’d ever received for a genuine sporting achievement. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The sad thing was, this wasn’t the first time the sports psychologist had been summoned to help the women’s saber team work out their personnel problems. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Our parents provide the list of ingredients and remind us to make healthy choices: one sport, two clubs, one artistic goal, community service, no grades below a B, because really, nobody’s average, not around here. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z We parked the car behind the bingo hall, took out from the boot the sports bag containing Tommy’s notebooks, then set off towards the town centre. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s going to be your manager, Fezzik. Fighting is the national sport of Turkey. We’re all going to be rich and famous.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Seventh grade had sports teams and foreign languages. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She didn't really look like she played sports, though. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Finals of schoolboy sports, dog racing, strange little competitions in the remoter counties, all these are grist to our hungry mill. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I handed over the front section without comment, and looked to see what there was in the sports section. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The pressures to perform at the highest level in sports and academics were higher. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z For her, playing Mr. Griswold’s game was the equivalent of making it to the championships if you played a sport. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z For her, playing Mr. Griswold’s game was the equivalent of making it to the championships if you played a sport. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Cops love to pull over sports cars,” Reggie had replied. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z C.P. was back on his feet railing about black students with “African hairstyles and clothes” while glaring at Clement, who sported both. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Arthur Smith, once a slender man, now was slender still except for the beach ball he sported under his shirt. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z His trousers sported multiple patches of various colors and materials, and his purple velveteen jacket had buttons made from—were those spools of thread? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Tour de France was the greatest sporting event in the world. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z So this was the white man’s version of integrated sports. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Rocky was more anxious than Tayo to stay away from the house, to stay after school for sports or to play with friends. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Even Quidditch — in Harry’s opinion, the best sport in the world — couldn’t distract him at the moment. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Truly, she has always considered sports—like politics—something for men. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The real sport of the Hunger Games is watching the tributes kill one another. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Sometimes the demon boys threw stones, and other times it was a group of restless adult demons who were out for a little “sport.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they began discussing sports, I tuned out. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Ready to go, sport?” he calls, though David is already running down the steps, headed for the car. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair is a jumble of beautiful black curls that frames her round face, and she’s dressed in an oversize, white sports jersey that contrasts with her brown skin. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Erik was on the front page of the sports section the next day. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z While in school I participated in all the sports, and received 9 letters in all. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were lined with tools and old sports equipment and camping gear—remnants of a happier life. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “What about your friends from last year? Don’t you know Nicole? But she does all those sports, doesn’t she? I could never do sports. I fall down too easy. What do you want to do?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Mommy liked for us to play sports because they kept us active and engaged with kids from school and around the neighborhood. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He probably would've talked me out of cutting my shoes up and stealing the silver bullets from the sports store too. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Bob slung Percy over his shoulder like a bag of sports equipment while the skeleton kitten Small Bob curled up on Percy’s back and purred. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But I heard that the sport was played in some of the black colleges throughout the country. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them, particularly those who rose to the top, were flashy dressers like Al Capone, who sported a fifty-thousand-dollar ring and a diamond-studded belt buckle. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z The race, anticipated to be the greatest in the sport’s history, was on. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of him, she joined the sports club and watched him play football, sitting by the sidelines and holding his bottle of water. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And it was for moral reasons and sporting interest that she left her school and her home to compete with a man whose fame as a great, unprincipled eater had spread throughout the country. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It's taken me two years to advance to the level of a Thursday, but still my seven hours of work can be undone by a single question pertaining to sports or opera. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z No one answered him; but he saw their faces grey with fear and the horror in their eyes, and he laughed again, for it seemed to him that his sport went well. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Why are they published as unapologetically as sports statistics and stock market reports? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I have got to stop tuning him out all the time; apparently, he doesn’t just talk about sports and illnesses. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Every building sported jagged spurs of metal sticking from its broken walls, like bones jutting from a long-dead animal. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z "Hey, sport," he called, "what do you charge for a shave?" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then Alyssa’s brother turns around and asks me, “What sport did you letter in?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z To my left I see the waiting room, just like the nurse said, a huge space packed with people sporting injuries of all shapes and sizes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z When Little League was over, he gave up sports. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Fast and well-coordinated, Paul enjoyed sports but not enough to take them seriously. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He doesn’t talk about sports or bad movies or loading the dishwasher properly or weird jazz. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He’s the brainiest guy I know and is built like he could be a linebacker, even though he hates sports. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Other artwork showcased additional sports—a football player scoring a touchdown, a baseball player swinging a bat, and a sprinter handing off a baton to a teammate. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was wearing perfectly pressed khakis and a red polo shirt under a deep blue sports coat—relaxed authority was what her stepmother called the look. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I have taken up the middle-class sport of long-distance running. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s my one expertise that even orbits the world of sports; Anthony tried to drown me once. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He hadn’t gotten to the sports section yet. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z And in the gym, I’d press Aimee to teach me more of the tricky, high-start-value combinations that might one day land me on the same podium as the top elite girls in my sport. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A green sports thing, typical of its owner. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He did not want them to make sport of him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z People who don’t climb mountains—the great majority of humankind, that is to say—tend to assume that the sport is a reckless, Dionysian pursuit of ever escalating thrills. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z So I go to watch YouTube videos of chess boxing—a hybrid fighting sport where you alternate between chess and a round of boxing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z None of them came, of course—wrestling wasn’t the sort of sport that naturally attracted spectators other than parents—but the invitations always came so effortlessly from Toby’s lips. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The car pool horn would honk, and she would rush out to join four other Japanese women who had fixed their hair that morning, applied the vanishing cream, and sported freshly ironed hankies. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z We would play "Would you rather," talk trash about girls, and I would talk about sports, but neither of them knew anything about athletes, so I spent a lot of time just schooling them. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z If it was a sport, Ma would be a world-champion boxer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They asked about Richard’s life—where he lived, what sports he played. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They would have to perform under immense psychological pressure on the most prominent stage in the sport, in full view of the whole world. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Darwin had called these variants “sports,” implying a streak of capricious whimsy in the natural world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z "It's the funniest thing, old sport," he said hilariously. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I come to school sporting shades and a johnny- print across my left cheek, Johnny being the name of the idiot who smacked me last night. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the weekends, I favor a sport coat. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z There was no easy reference point for my decision to pursue sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The most liberating activity of all turned out to be downhill skiing, a sport with which I had little experience but that quickly became a passion. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z After all of his months of antics, after the weighing-in act that Cassius had put on, this calmness should have tipped off some of the sports writers who were predicting Clay’s slaughter. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of their ready answers, the sport had been one-sided, as Kit could see by the daubs of mud that stained the rough boards of the stocks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He had three sports books from the library open in front of him—one on football and two on tennis. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He's practically shouting, and he's wearing a green sport coat. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The average age in our platoon, I’d guess, was nineteen or twenty, and as a consequence things often took on a curiously playful atmosphere, like a sporting event at some exotic reform school. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Edwards regarded climbing as a "psycho-neurotic tendency"; he climbed not for sport but to find refuge from the inner torment that framed his existence. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And that reason had nothing to do with the senselessness or brutality of the sport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance at the house across the street and fold my arms across my chest, as if I just opened up my shirt to reveal my sports bra too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “What’s wrong with trying to do well in school and sports? What’s wrong with having a nice lifestyle? I can’t believe that she sounded”—I hunted for the right word—“jealous of her own daughter! ” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Our stacks of Cosmopolitan were topped with an unread issue of Boy's Life or Sports Illustrated, and our decoupage projects were concealed beneath the sporting equipment we never asked for but always received. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I try to put this stuff aside so I can focus on the sport.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Both soccer and lacrosse were big sports in our town, but they didn’t really pique my interest. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It now sounds like a strange sporting ritual for teenage boys born under the astrological signs Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Of course, I was never much good at that sport, either. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was nice to know there was some shred of decency left in the wide world of Granger sports. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z As much as I hate sports, never once did I fail on purpose when she asked me to try out for basketball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And yet, at the same time—and this is key—no other sport demands and rewards the complete abandonment of the self the way that rowing does. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He had never played a team sport or shared a lunch with other children at a crowded table. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But next to the sports complex, set slightly apart, as if to show off that it was there in the first place, was the hockey rink. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They all wore matching dark blue and orange, as if they were all on the same elite sports team. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We went to a playground which sported a basketball court, a football field and Ping-Pong tables under awnings. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We loved our sports pavilion, maybe because it reminded us of those sweet little cottages people always had in picture books when we were young. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it seemed he had friends and sports and games, all these things that didn’t include me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z My father regarded tennis as a “sissy’s sport.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They demanded excellence, but they created a life for us where we could focus 100 percent on our studies and sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Only when a friend of mine was over, after school or sports, would she mysteriously recede from the kitchen. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You make your own decisions. You always have. I’ve just existed for your pleasure. I’m just another old sports car. Use me when you wish. I don’t care.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Look here, old sport," said Gatsby, leaning toward me, "I'm afraid I made you a little angry this morning in the car." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Wrestling is one of those sports designed for people who’ve lived tough lives. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Nothing, if you like boys who tan like it’s an Olympic sport.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Moving so often, organized sports and school clubs weren’t really something she did. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “For me it is all about the eating. Not the ‘sport,’” he told me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I think he just wanted to stay home and watch sports. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Like some outlandish sporting event: everybody screaming from the sidelines, rooting me on — a loud stadium roar. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “We? We humans kill the Overlanders? I know of your world, of the evils that transpire there. But we do not kill for sport!” said Vikus severely. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Among them they sported twenty separate dressing rooms, four shower rooms, twenty hot-water showers, storage on the ground level for ninety-seven racing shells, and rooms full of massage tables for bone-weary oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This seems...excessive, like the kind of paperwork you get from some perverted millionaire who wants to hunt you for sport. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Belén forces me to go to the soccer game, even though I tell her I have a hatred for sports that is located deep inside my entrails. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; they kill us for their sport. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hated sports, and I hated people who played them, and I hated people who watched them, and I hated people who didn’t hate people who watched or played them. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z On Saturday morning, after a quick game of basketball, Candice and Brandon biked to the library to search as many books as they could about sports. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “I thought...I mean, I didn’t think you liked basketball. Or any sports. You always complain about gym class.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Unless you had business on the other side, such as a sports team or school. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She spends her off time shuttling Christopher to and from school or to Little League practice in her new Chevrolet sport utility vehicle, an early benefit of her higher paychecks. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Then there was a very sunburned-looking couple in hiking gear sporting some nasty bruises and scratches. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “If you are going for winter sports,” he said, “Wengen is the place. My father has a very fine hotel at Wengen. It is open all the time.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I grew up with the Journal sitting on our kitchen table, open to the farm report or the local sports page. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He’d been a competitive swimmer and boxer in school, too, and as an adult was a fan of every televised sport, from professional golf to the NHL. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His greathelm sported a ram’s horns, one of which was broken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But the one which had the most urgent influence in his life was, “You always win at sports.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In so many ways, theater teaches the opposite of what I learned in sports, in which the model is that there is no self, no emotional landscape or core. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Sometimes they tried to hold him off a little for sport, but Joe was too dangerous, being the kind of person—like the heralded Cleofes Apodaca of yore—who would have slugged a bishop. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I played for the love of sport, not the glory, for I received none. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Crew is one sport where a cut is not necessary,” he observed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Three to two will make for better sport," the small boy said cheerfully. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z New pictures adorned the walls, many of them showing people who appeared to be in pain, sporting grisly injuries or strangely contorted body parts. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I can’t remember a single time in my life when we weren’t expected to play a sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even as the last Americans were still passing Hitler, the first German athletes began to emerge from the tunnel, dressed in crisp white linen suits and sporting white yachting caps. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I told her about wanting to give sports broadcasting a try and how I hadn’t told my mom because she’d hate it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Some plots sported brick pathways and flower borders, while others looked haphazard. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sports Finny played officially—football, hockey, baseball, lacrosse—didn’t have school records. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I was finally getting the chance to compete in a team sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Like I was always this sports kid, but through the paper chain, I realized I could be friends with different kinds of people I never thought about much before. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z For me, music and dancing were more interesting and fun than sports or cars. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Despite the weather, Fred was wearing a tan sports coat over a black T-shirt. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I swigged them down with this sports drink that looked like chalk dust suspended in antifreeze. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Everybody’s into football. Football is the sport. I wouldn’t say it’s an honor or anything but it’s looked up to: ‘Wow, you’re going out with a football player, a Permian football player.’ Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the other guys, the one who was either a little fat or worked out too much, came in behind Kevin, sporting pleated khaki pants and a short-sleeve black polo shirt. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Bonding over shared interests in sports and music, the two became good friends. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z This sports drink company that was trying to compete with Gatorade had developed the bottle. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z He was lousy at sports and a squeaker at studies—just barely squeaking by—but, like his mother said, you did your best and God took care of the rest. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m a growing boy; I shouldn’t have trouble sleeping; I should be playing sports! It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Even though I asked the question, I knew I was obligated to find a summer sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Hitler stressed the importance of physical training in every kind of sport and gymnastics. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Jim had his hand on his head, idly cradling it while he read the sports page of the Welch Daily News. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The sports anchorman went through the professional baseball and football stuff, then the college football scores, and then the high school scores. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Another paradox lies in the physics of the sport. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dorm sports results, soap opera story lines, city politics. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Most of the rest, especially in the West, retreated to a sort of racing underground, a series of leaky-roof tracks scattered through Canada and the few American states where the sport had not been banned. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Determined not to let his frailty and his stature stand in his way, in high school he went out for every sport he could think of, mastering none but playing all of them tenaciously. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was early afternoon and the grounds and buildings were deserted, since everyone was at sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the pills and shoved them into the standard-issue sports bra the camp controllers had bestowed on us when they realized fifteen hundred teenage girls weren’t going to stay twelve and flat forever. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Annabeth hoped she was wrong, but how many Italian sports cars could there be in Tartarus? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We’re all over the front page of today’s Tangerine Times sports section. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z If Gold got two tickets to a sporting event in the mail, with nothing else in the envelope, he was to take note of the date on the tickets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked immediately familiar to me, like everyone I'd grown up with, friends from school, people I played sports or music with, someone I'd talk to on the street about the weather. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But it wasn’t the sport itself, it was the team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He firmly believed that football, like other sports, used blacks, exploited them and then spit them out once their talents as running backs or linebackers or wide receivers had been fully exhausted. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Iona had several sports fields of its own—more than enough room for the few hundred students from our small elementary school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I was now looking at my thirtieth birthday looming on the horizon, and I often thought about life after sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They didn’t know they were dealing with the reigning champs of the Maryvale College sports day. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z So there was no break from this sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Crowds packed the Great Gymnasium, which was a huge outdoor stadium used for sporting events. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The sport demands so much more of you after level eight: the skills get harder, and I would have to devote a lot more time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t know much about sports, but isn’t that when you play football?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I'll watch a movie in which an attractive woman in a sports bra, a handsome widower, and a pair of weak-chinned cowards are pursued by mighty reptiles or visitors from another galaxy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Filming began the moment Bobby touched down in Copenhagen, with a camera in the sports vehicle that drove him, Miyoko, and Saemi to Sweden, en route to Iceland. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z His grandfather switched to a sports channel, then turned up the volume again. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Doug made cheering sounds like a stadium crowd full of sports fans. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I wasn’t going to start blubbering for the local sports guy like he was my priest or something. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t care if I was a genius or if I was pretty or if I was good in sports. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I sported baggy jeans, a sweatshirt with no shirt underneath, and a bad case of bedhead. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z In more peaceful days, these skills had only been used at fairs and sporting contests, but now, when the need arose, they would be used with more deadly effect. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Jule walked past men in sports jerseys, pensioners, party girls, and a large group of librarians wearing conference badges. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “It’s really great. You should watch it sometime. If you can bring yourself to watch a movie about a lesser sport.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It made me proud to know that I was actively changing the narrative for other Muslim women, and it motivated me to continue reaching for the highest levels of sport, like qualifying for the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The walls around us are cluttered with construction paper posters, marker-drawn announcements for spring sports tryouts, and Black History Month events. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I reckon they think it’s a right good sport. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A redheaded white man in a sports shirt stood up, faced the rear and called out to the Negro, “Didn’t you hear the driver? Move out, man.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The blocks were dean—for the sportsmen of those days considered that, if you went in for blood sports, it was your duty to conceal the beastliness with scrupulous care. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In the winter, every town sport took place in the Ravenskill Sports Egg. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes his reading was to blame, sometimes his ponytail, sometimes his aversion to sports. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In a sport in which men are measured by their toughness, he must have felt humiliated. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a good girl, a good sport. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Apart from his friends, the thing that Harry missed most about Hogwarts was Quidditch, the most popular sport in the magical world — highly dangerous, very exciting, and played on broomsticks. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I followed her, lugging my suitcase and the bag from the sporting goods store. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He imagines the sidewalks jammed with revelers sporting swastika armbands and waving red, white, and black flags. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Was that what they were on about last night?” said his father, folding back the sports page. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I did not see that coming. Unfortunately, sporting events have champions and clear winners. After next Monday, you may no longer be in the lead for the Excelsior.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Many men and women are sporting monocles to have a closer look at us. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Mr. Pérez sported the most epic mustache I had ever seen. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Donnelly located Victor and posed the four of us for the front page of tomorrow’s sports section. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s because she truly believed the only reason to work hard at gymnastics was for the love of the sport. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z "Don't call me 'Miss.' I'm Coach Harper. Chantal's pretty much good at every sport. Which one do you play?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Taylor's spying on Pike. That's not very sporting, sir, is it?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The love of fast driving lasted long after the end of Prohibition—leading to the popular sport of NASCAR, which is beloved in many parts of the country. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z It was almost like running and swimming, sports that I longed for. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Finally, when the boy could only crawl, they grew bored of the sport and put an arrow through his back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z People thought I was crazy for choosing an obscure sport like fencing in the first place and then crazier for sticking with it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was about power and sports and anger and death. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A local sports- writer who watched them work out that month observed that “it rained and rained and rained. Then it rained and rained and rained.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Oh, hello, old sport," he said, as if he hadn't seen me for years. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Hugh blows the yucca pollen off his blackened shrimp while I push back the sleeves of my borrowed sport coat and search the meat tower for my promised potatoes. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When he was not socializing or sleeping, he lay on his cot smoking or chewing gum and reading sports magazines or paperback thrillers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Whereas, if you think about it, the Africans are running all over America right now, having riots for their civil rights and predominating the sports and popular-music industries. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And more than that, there must be a massive surrounding sports complex to provide venues for a wide variety of competitions, a single, unified Reichssportfeld. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Did they have ceremonies, moral codes, sports contests and religious rituals? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether it was a dream or an elaborate game, she’d show them all she was a good sport. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard sausages hissing in the kitchen, saw her brother’s collection of sports magazines on the livingroom table, smelled the bittersweet odor of Calpurnia’s hairdressing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It was the guy who does the sports on the TV news! The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z So would it be shelved with sports books, biographies, or children’s books? Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Our father suddenly piped up with, “So, Dale, what's your sport?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Amos won the medal for overall excellence in sports, which I was really happy about because, ever since the nature retreat, I considered Amos to be like one of my best friends in school. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z This is my first sport, the first time we’ve done a sport together. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The following sports anomaly has legal implications as well. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “What about the argument that there can be no normal sports in an abnormal society?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The Y camp was awful—lots of team sports and swimming and walks through different parks in the city. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When he arrived home the agent made a last short business call, then changed into sports clothes and went out to have a cocktail with his wife beside the pool. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers would grab them off the street, beat them, and cut off their beards and side curls, known as payot, just for sport, or what they considered sport. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t have any role models to look up to who looked like me in fencing, and there weren’t any other Muslim women wearing hijab at the elite levels of sport to inspire my quest. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Not to put a bad rap on our town, but, more often than not, not everyone on the sports team was living their religion.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Never in the history of sports has anything been more ludicrously said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while I dreaded reading even a sports page to my friends. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Even though I didn’t fully realize it at the time, my parents were good sports about all of this. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z "Look here, old sport," he broke out surprisingly. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “What a ridiculous sport,” said a woman near me, her voice laced with acid. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Racing, a sport whose sustained dramatic action was ideally suited to narration, became a staple of the airwave. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair is mussed, his necktie is loose, and he’s already shrugging out of his sport coat. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Ellsberg had on his usual conservative suit, but Russo, as if expecting something special, was sporting a blue shirt with a bright red and white striped tie. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Next, I’m writing a few sports articles for the newspaper. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not deny it. I simply said there is no winter sport at Mon-treux.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I struggled to keep him in focus, but he was bobbing around, sporting a grin that looked too wide, too excited, given the way I was feeling. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Joseph had always hated any sport that involved catching things, and the stalk bounced off his chest and hit the floor before he’d even lifted his arms. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He listed it, along with sports and reading, among his favorite pastimes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if Effie will still be wearing that silly pink wig, or if she’ll be sporting some other unnatural color especially for the Victory Tour. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Turner had seen them hunt down a sprinting man for the sport of it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His reach extended far past the sporting world, and like many others before me, I was encouraged to stand my ground and share my truth because of his example. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And then, because, let’s face it, I’m basically an Olympic god when it comes to sports, I manage to volley the ball right into your face.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Skills: dancing, physical co-ordination, sports, hands on experimentation, using body language, crafts, acting, miming, using their hands to create or build, expressing emotions through the body. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He reached in and pulled out its contents: a bottle of water, a bag of almonds, an apple, and an empty sports drink bottle. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z They kept at it for a while, Peewee agitating until I felt that for him it was just some kind of sport. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d be told what “sport” we were going to play for the afternoon. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z His reference points for sports were the more common football, basketball, and baseball; fencing was still new for him. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Siobhan's father loved tennis, but he grew up idolizing a team in another sport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He smiled as he talked about what a good “horse trader” Billy was, and how he loved animals, and how he had bought him every piece of sports equipment that had ever been invented. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wall he had shelves with books and sporting trophies. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The next day I went to the admissions lottery sporting my very first hangover. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And we were all encased in formal clothes—Mom in a dress, me in long pants and a sports jacket, with a new tie carefully knotted at my neck. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “I guess baseball isn’t the Mattaman family sport,” I say under my breath. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, all the sports were eliminated. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z That was the nature of sports in a town like this. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I jump back to the middle of the room and tell the rest of the Glenn Burke story—how the high five spread through baseball, spread through all sports, and spread all around the world. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z There was always an easy tale of woe to tell inquiring black adults, and whites didn’t care, unless they were looking for sport. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And a year that had begun with one of the weirdest disasters in history would end with the nation’s greatest sports scandal. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z "He came to us dead broke. He was very glad to pick up some money, old sport." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z For weeks, it seemed, he had sported a big shiner, courtesy of an inmate he’d angered, who one day had marched straight into Rufino’s tiny office and popped him in the eye. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sixth grade was much the same as fifth—games in the playground, unsuccessfully searching for a sport to play—until our elementary school rugby league coach, Mr. McConnell, let me help out “coaching.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z "I went to go pick up the uniforms at the sporting goods store, and guess whose photo was taped to the window?" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z His charger wore a blanket of enameled crimson scales and gilded crinet and chamfron, while Lord Tywin himself sported a thick ermine cloak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z This morning I looked in the Tangerine Times, in the back of the sports section. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because I was excellent at jump rope, the “in” sport at the time, I made friends quickly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,” Big Two News sports anchor Skip Baldwin said in a hushed voice at 1:19 A.M. to begin the station’s live coverage. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "I did, old sport," he said automatically, "but I lost most of it in the big panic--the panic of the war." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z While he excelled at baseball, football, and track, the sport he enjoyed the most was tennis. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There were some English and Americans from Biarritz in sport clothes scattered at the tables. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A new friend, Stuart Miller, wanted to run a sporting goods shop. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As his head flipped back, another boot cracked into his shin and a little sporting cheer went up, with some uneven applause, as though for a decent catch in the slips on the village green. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z "Some in science, some in sports, some in leadership. And yet, as different as each of your gifts is, together you form one body, an intricate part of one machine." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The whole school cheers when they play sports. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They, in turn, were surrounded by a great green moat of sports fields. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Cancer Perks are the little things cancer kids get that regular kids don’t: basketballs signed by sports heroes, free passes on late homework, unearned driver’s licenses, etc. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z In sports, I most like to beat people by plowing them under. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z They also frequently sport a necktie and vest. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His passion is sports fishing, and he is one of the best fishermen in Dar es Salaam. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z And now, Joe Louis was about to dominate, on the biggest stage in the sport. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He played on no sports team, joined no organization, won no awards, earned no A’s. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z They play sports on the same team, or work in the same building. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But it’s only Agent Magnus, sporting a nasty bruise on his forehead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Of course, it was also a sports biography. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Leaders from twelve different professional sports leagues, too, had agreed to promote a 60 Minutes of Play a Day campaign to help get kids moving more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Philadelphia Inquirer once named him its high school athlete of the week, and Holy Ghost would induct him into its sports hall of fame. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Of course, the sport I loved the most wasn’t one I played. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In 1918 he had plunked down $5,000 at an auction and walked away with the most extraordinary creature the sport had ever seen, Man o’ War. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was exactly as it had been when he had packed, but he was certain that the sports bag had been expertly and methodically searched. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Both my parents believed in sports almost as a way of life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Joe Louis matches from years ago were the most exciting, dramatic sporting events I ever heard. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby had tried out for football their freshman year, and even though he had made it through the whole season without getting hurt or, honestly, getting into a game, he wasn’t made for sports. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And perhaps this is the rationale of all risky sports: You deliberately raise the ante of effort and concentration in order, as it were, to clear your mind of trivialities. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He had a love for this sport that could not be denied. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She’d done that for every one of my sports teams since I was five. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z This latter pair also sports a belt fashioned from a strip of blanket. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don't take too long,” Mrs. Levy said while she was going through the heaving and lifting process that was necessary to remove one’s body from the sports car. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Tennis is the only sport that comes close to not being a total waste of time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z No Muslim who followed Elijah Muhammad could dance, gamble, date, attend movies, or sports, or take long vacations from work. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z That same day, back in the States, a New Yorker named Richard Wingate sat down and penned what would turn out to be a prophetic letter to the sports editor of the New York Times. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sports appetite in that city was insatiable—they had professional teams in football, basketball, baseball, and hockey—and it matched my ambition. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me that a lot of dyslexic people do really well in sports to overcompensate for people laughing at them in the classroom. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The day before the spring sports awards, Tucker picked me up just as the shadows of the trees began slanting the other direction. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The six-figure purse that was being discussed would be the richest prize ever for a head-to-head confrontation in any sport other than boxing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Leaning on his cane, William would sport a bow tie and a natty black beret. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He was wearing khaki shorts and a sports shirt. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Most of the girls think he’s hot; the jock boys want to talk sports with him. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z My husband got home, and he and Marcus got into a conversation about sports, because my husband had a Boston Celtics hat on, and I guess Marcus is a big fan. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Then pointedly she turned away and addressed herself to the more sporting man on her left. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought it was a sin for anybody under twenty to drink beer—but maybe he just suddenly wanted to be a sport. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z At the bar, people were shouting about some sports occurrence. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Surrounded by men in sport coats and women in nice dresses enjoying their fancy meals, I did what I could to keep my voice calm. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Please don’t grow up to be one of those men who lie for the sport of it,” she said, “and most men do. That’s a fact.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They thinned out the game, killed birds for sport, set accidental fires that would burn for days. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I get an inkling of why Trey likes sports. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z This is the way most sports pick their future stars. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even begin to imagine how a black man could become so good in a sport dominated by whites. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad loves the agony and ecstasy component of sports movies. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “Cut, cut, cut, cut,” the sports guy said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The lobby was full of men dressed in suits or sport coats standing in small groups, drinking, talking, and laughing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z It was a collection of sports bloopers, and guess who they saved for last. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We had snuck onto the wooded path behind the sports fields, walked down to the boathouse, and slipped in without anyone noticing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z At that time, lawn bowls was seen as a sport for older people, and all the volunteers that day were in their sixties and seventies. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The jocks held sway, but the focus on sports, the all-American veneer, had a dark underbelly, at least from Dallas’s perspective. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z All the glossies I’d pored over in my bedroom at home, admiring the gymnasts who’d reached the top of the sport. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A few employees pass us by, each of them sporting Warcross T-shirts and jeans. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to be a sports announcer or news anchor. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Dad asked me questions about economics and retail management and sports. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I normally don’t like sports too much, but this was a special occasion. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Melita especially liked the sports, when the girls’ groups competed against neighboring girls’ leagues, playing games such as “capture the flag.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “We want to do the winter sport. With the war going on you cannot study architecture.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ludus could mean “school,” but it could also mean “sport” or “game.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Races across the swimming pool, free-throw contests, tossing around a football—it felt like there was never a day without sports or an ultimate challenge from Abu. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In contrast to the more traditional surrounding architecture, such as the county attorney’s office across the street, the three-story courthouse sports steel trim around a checkerboard of clear glass windows that stretch the buildings height. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was white and gleaming, and the pride of Ravenskill, a town that took sports and competition very, very seriously. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A lot of that comes from being good at sports, but it hasn’t really hurt me that I’m sidelined this semester. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Like I said, I’m not even a big sports dude, but actually meeting somebody who played in the pros was big. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I had become ... so unused to the sports and games of boys, that I knew I was awkward and inexperienced in the commonest things belonging to them. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Anything that deprives them of their sport will also reach out and affect a large number of economic interests. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Historically, fencing was a sport for society’s elite, which meant it was a predominantly white sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “What ho, Hamlet! Come with me for some sport. Your father will not miss a doe or two.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “No rules. No holds barred. It used to be an Olympic sport.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Good idea,” said his father, turning back to the sports page. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z With the relegalization of wagering, no sport was growing faster than Thoroughbred racing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They sport brown shirts and swastika armbands, shiny belts and buckles, and best of all, daggers inscribed with the words Blood and Honor that glint from leather sheaths. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The one thing I liked about tennis was that it was not a team sport like soccer. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z These were the future stars of the sport—seventeen-, eighteen-, and nineteen- year-olds who had been skating and shooting pucks since they were barely more than toddlers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A red sports car zooms by on the road, puddle- spraying our fence. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Thus, the catching of the cats became a sport with no consequences. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were curled up on the couch, she reading a novel, he watching sports. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “That’s the wall,” said Andrew, pointing to the sheet of paneling sporting a framed portrait of two bluebirds. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Corpus bones, Beetle. We were but wagging him since you are no sport no more.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Garlands of dried flowers hung on the backs of the chairs, and a couple of them sported squash. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z To answer simply: I wasn’t very good at sports. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There were always two or three cookbooks in the bathroom, because he usually read them in there the way most people read the sports section or magazines. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z “How great? Will we see you on the front page of the sports section soon?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He also knew that many black kids thought their easiest way out of the ghetto, perhaps their only way, was through sports. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you come and work for me at the sports shop?” he said one Saturday afternoon as he was driving me to the black bus stop following a tennis lesson. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A long, curvy, ample machine, it sported some chrome — a front grille like a bulldog’s jaw, a back bumper. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Where they play the same sports as we do back in Springfield. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The point was, the grace of it was, that it had nothing to do with sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad only likes golf, and that is not a winter sport except for in Florida, and we don’t live there. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z During a visit to Andre’s sport shop to have my racket strung, I told him that I was looking for a job. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I see a sports pavilion in the distance and I’m sure it’s ours. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z On big game days, we were allowed to wear Granger sports gear instead of our usual school uniform of khaki pants, white shirts, ties, and boat shoes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I waved, pretending to be a good sport, ha ha ha. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Sure, it's not the most flattering image, and I wish I'd never gone through a dark-lip-liner phase, but there's absolutely no reason to be embarrassed for sporting a head scarf. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “What about sports? Do you like any sports?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But when one of his precious sports teams accomplishes something, he has the banner made professionally, rolled up, and revealed in dramatic fashion in front of six hundred cheering kids. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They talked about comfortable topics— school, sports, sports in school—until Roy nudged the conversation back toward the delicate subject of Mullet Fingers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He attended school functions and the girls' sporting events as he could, but his opportunities to mingle were limited, and the presence of his security detail was never subtle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The clue says Coach Washington idolized a team in a sport other than tennis.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He flashed the same silly, clownish grin he always sported right after he and her mother had been fighting. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Some buy Mexican clothes or ones sporting the name of a Mexican soccer team. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The captains would then look the rest of us over, using their obvious years of sporting experience, training, coaching, and performing at the highest levels of athletic competition. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z I suppose there had been some confident belief in the rehabilitative effects of playing a good American team sport. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z It seemed that he had made some kind of parallel between my studies and his sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She came over to help him with a new sport coat. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z So maybe you could play the other sport that Czechs are obsessed with—hockey. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t just eastern sports scribes and fans who found themselves facing a new reality after the 1936 regatta. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His hat sported antlers hung with bells and long brown flaps of squirrel fur that hung down over his ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "No, old sport, I'm not. But Miss Baker has kindly consented to speak to you about this matter." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He’d been added to the boat last, he’d often struggled to master the technical side of the sport, and he still tended to row erratically. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I turned my head to find Drew, dressed in his varsity jacket and jeans, his sports bag slung over his shoulder. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He was a man without hobbies except on those occasions when he would challenge his son Ben in some sport. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I remember that baseball is a spring sport! I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I lick the obituaries and the sad memorial poems, the sports pages, the market prices of eggs butter and bacon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z From a window the two watched Mr. Levy get into his sports car. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We drew looks, Baba in his brown suit and me in pleated slacks and sports jacket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Sitting there in the sports car before the main building at Mandeville with the huge box of Dutch cookies on her lap, she must have made the authority a little suspicious, Mr. Levy thought. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On one occasion, after watching the Washington freshmen practice, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s Royal Brougham marveled at the relentlessness of the sport: “Nobody ever took time out in a boat race,” he noted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Rocky had his own way, with his after-school sports and his girl friends. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In fact, listening to radio broadcasts ranked as Americans’ favorite recreation—more popular than movies, books, or sports events. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I imagine it must be weird to live in this shrine dedicated to a sport he can’t play anymore. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Some of my other classmates survived boarding school by throwing themselves into the sports that we played. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be hard anywhere in sports to find athletic feats more courageous than his. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We were in Paris training at INSEP, the national French sports training center, prior to our World Cup. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He’d also gifted me with a love for the sport and a passion for competing. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Remember when I was seven and you were eleven and Mom and Dad rented out the sports center across town? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A sports column caught his eye, and squinting, he could read the neatly printed description of a noon- recess touch football game. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z The King even took the philosopher on a hunt, and as hunting is that people's favorite sport, all the country began to listen more seriously to the philosophers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The music, sports, comedy, and drama programs helped them forget the money troubles they’d had since the Great Depression began nine years earlier. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Make no mistake, football is still my least favorite sport, but I actually really like going to the homecoming game. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Lady, if only you knew how much I wished I was this ugly because I was allowed to play sports! Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In an era in which the sport’s corrupt years were still a fresh memory, it was enough to set the ball rolling. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My only fear was that one day Coach Whit would lead us on the wrong route—the route that went past the sporting goods store, where I was probably a wanted fugitive. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Or the basketball team. Hey, you know why Cinderella was so bad at sports?” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Of course I treated it well in matters of oil changes and greasing, and I did not drive it to its limit or force it to do acrobatics required of sports cars. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione emerged, coughing, out of the smoke, clutching the telescope and sporting a brilliantly purple black eye. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Most—though not all—of them kept playing their sports. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Only in Washington would the fact that it was raining buckets have no bearing at all on the playing of outdoor sports. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Over time, many sports teams adopted a name, logo, or mascot that could stir fans by encouraging them to think of sports games as warlike events. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I was the champion of the Maryvale sports day every single year, and my mother won the moms’ trophy every single year. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I want you to stop calling me sport,” Conor said, not taking his eyes off his mother. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Moving so often, organized sports and school clubs weren’t really something she did. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes the murders would happen for no reason at all...just for sporting fun. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This is why we keep statistics in sports, and why it makes sense to do a computer analysis of all the factors that go into diagnosing heart attacks. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He asked where we went to school, what subjects we liked, if we played any sports. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “If you play a sport like that, you’ll just end up hurting yourself or someone else.” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Kwang himself exhibited a different grace: he didn’t sport the brief choppy step of our number, but seemed instead to stride in luxurious borrowed lengths. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Some find the salaries and perks compensating; the developments that cater to them come with big houses, schools with top SAT scores, parks for youth sports, and upscale shopping strips. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The boys, who normally sported their high school letter sweaters, were dressed in smart brown military uniforms and jaunty hats. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I recalled it was considered sport among some elements in Alabama to hunt “nigs” and I backed away. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way to the docks, we talked about school and sports. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My sports psychologist was on the other end of the line. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On the television set, a sports car crashed into a truck, shot off a cliff, and burst into flames. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z It is a reasonable question, partially answered when the coffee arrives and my father slips a fistful of sugar into a pocket of his sport coat. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “We would like some place where there is winter sport.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Playing sports had become such an integral part of our family culture, and I saw no reason to move away from the status quo. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The girls were usually tired after a weekend of sports and socializing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As a woman who pursued sport professionally in hijab, I proved that being a modest Muslim woman and being active were not mutually exclusive. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Dell moves closer to the big-screen TV, asking: "Do you watch a lot of sports?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He didn’t care much for the sports at school or for the activities. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think this qualifies as a sport,” I reply. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I guess you’re going out sporting, beings it’s a Saturday night tonight.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was actually driving this beautiful sports car. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z I scanned my room for inspiration and spotted my collection of sports trophies won over the years, usually for good sportsmanship, as I was never the best player, or even very athletic. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Ralph remained behind at the inn, where he rides around every night in his sports car, generously giving rides to his relatives and enjoying their company now that they have benefited from his education. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of the game, the players and their families and sports reporters from across the country crammed into the winning team’s locker room. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Now that is a beautiful animal,” the captain says, showing it off like a fancy sports car. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Granted, coaching suburban kids in a sport that they enjoyed was a completely different animal than teaching art history in a struggling inner city high school, but the difference between the students was glaring. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And he did have other interests, including sports. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Others sported sigils he did not know; broken lance, green viper, burning tower, winged chalice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Bull took a long drink and looked at Ben who was reading the sports section of the Charleston Evening Post. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She even changes bras, wearing one sports bra to regular class and another to gym class. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “Medium,” I say, looking at the field, trying, for once in my life, to understand a sport. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Maybe, we thought, whites will finally remove apartheid from sports. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z School was about sports and girls and fun and being popular, because you’re good at sports, hang out with the right girls, and have a lot of fun. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Anyway, they argued about the weather, sports, sex, war, race, politics, and religion; neither of them knew the subjects they debated, but it seemed that the less they knew the better they could argue. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I was honored to be acknowledged for breaking barriers in sport, as the first Muslim woman to represent the United States in international competition, but I hadn’t even qualified for the Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Grandand Rice, the preeminent sports- writer in the country, accused him of gross overconfidence. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He stayed in school, mostly to play sports. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Look at the sporting etiquette, according to which Henry had to withdraw from a siege as soon as his enemy Louis joined the defenders inside the town, because Louis was his feudal overlord. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And the Langley people were busy people like her, running off after work to play on one of the laboratory’s sports teams or attend a club meeting or lecture. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I had accomplished my goal to make an Olympic team, but I couldn’t come up with a good enough reason to retire from the sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It became very obvious very quickly that even on a team of nobodies with no sporting talent and often even less enthusiasm, no one was keen to pick me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She deserved to see someone who looked like her in sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Schoolwork, sports; everything Valley did she put almost no effort into. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z For sports day we all trekked to Iona, where Michael and Gary both went, and where I would presumably end up too. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Which should definitely be a real sport—it’s way harder than running around in a circle. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z From two to four o'clock they were back in class, and afterward, they went to the gymnasium or sports field, where they practiced gymnastics, football, boxing, discus and hand-grenade throwing, and wrestling. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Traynor himself followed the FBI's dress code; he was sporting a white shirt and dark suit. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Okay, let’s roll tape,” the sports guy said again and put the microphone in my face. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z To help aspiring riders establish themselves in the sport, a horse ridden by a bug boy had his impost reduced by five pounds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside the gate, boys ran around playing sports in the snow—in shorts. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In his column next day, the sports editor of the Mica Times referred to her as “the best athlete on the field.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Riders competing in ordinary weekday events needed to whittle themselves down another 5 pounds or so, while those in the lowest echelons of the sport couldn’t weigh much more than 100. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A few sported signs of wealth: gold arm rings, silken tunics, silver-studded sword belts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “We should go back to the library. I need more sports books. We have to figure out the rest of the code.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It had to do with the one aspect of life that had kept him going while he lived there, which was sports. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, sure! Nicer than that weenie sports car El Patron gave I” you! The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All morning long, students I hardly know are asking me to run for class president, begging me to join their clubs, their sports teams, to sit with them at lunch. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He has one on this morning, along with a flecked sport coat and vintage wingtips. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If we had had more organized sports, this would have worked itself out, but we didn’t, and so I had to find my own place in sports. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z There are still kids in the building practicing sports and participating in clubs, and some of them sit outside on the steps talking and laughing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z By accepting the invitation, I would be joining an elite group of athletes, coaches, and sports journalists—like legends Mia Hamm and Billie Jean King—who were standouts in their field. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Dimming the flashlight, he said, “Don’t worry, sport, I’m not going to hurt you.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One reason the Masks were so difficult to trace was because their motives were unclear: they weren’t interested in drugs, and they stole for sport rather than greed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We had achieved the ultimate triumph in a white man’s sport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, the Durham White Supremacy Club sponsored a parade float with sixteen young women dressed in virginal white and sporting banners with the slogan “Protect us with your vote.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Usually the only sounds Frank heard from the coach’s cabin were sporting events on the TV, or the coach yelling, “Yeah! Get ’em!” as he watched his favorite martial arts movies. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He ran ahead and caught up with the Pigman, who was heading for the sports department. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z A large number of sports fans, it turned out, refused to believe that a set of statistical tools could help them understand how good a basketball player someone was. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Despite his setbacks the previous year, Cal’s head coach Ky Ebright remained an extraordinarily wily opponent, widely regarded as the intellectual master of the sport. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was the only sport I had ever participated in where I didn’t have to wear something different. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I also know they have numerous sports teams and amusement parks. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Team sport is all about grit and team, about submerging self. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I can’t help thinking of the sports connection—like when a team nobody takes seriously comes together for a playoff push. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Still tut-tutting about dangerous sports and inept teachers, Madam Pomfrey retreated, leaving Ron and Hermione to help Harry gulp down some water. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z By September and the opening of school I was deep into sports and became a baseball fanatic. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Eating lunch, sitting next to each other at assemblies, partnering for sports activities. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Just seemed like the kind of sport you just win ribbons and medals or whatever. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It was an elegant sport, far removed from the cotton fields and outhouses of his youth. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z So do the mounted heads of rhinoceros and cheetah, evidence of the Belgian’s skill as a sport hunter. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And what would they have after pouring every hope and dream into sports? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Chief Taylor did. Like a three-year-old. Ah yes, I remember it like it was yesterday. You cried—” Taylor was the red of a sports car. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Right from the start, it was clear that no one had ever been better adapted to a sport than Finny was to blitzball. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The lodge had been built for sporting people and trout fishermen. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Kevin’s now sported a crew cut, a small patch of short blue hair on each side of his head, just above the ear. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z For the boys, though, talk now was of school, or of sports, or of the future, not the past. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We usually look for our names on the local school sport report, but this swastika business is getting bigger than everything right now. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He also lifted weights, rode horses, hiked, ran, swam, rowed, and tried all different types of sports. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Huge glass doors, with suitcases displayed like sports cars. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Mohammed’s red sports car was parked in front of the sprawling sandy yard but what held Olanna’s attention was the house: the graceful simplicity of its flat roof. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was built near the mess hall, class and office buildings, the sports complex, and the boys’ dorm. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Everything about the Bronx was different from downtown Manhattan, more intense and potent; even the name of the street we walked down—Gun Hill Road—suggested blood sport. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z One was Addison, a tall, middle-aged black man on W who for weeks had sported a Mo-hawk; he seemed like a furtive Manhattan homeless person, which perhaps he once had been. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We both had a heavy case of that, but only I still sport the scars. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Papá said he was too old to play sports. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Dolores probably patted her on the back and said she was a good sport to tell us. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie, who declared he wasn’t a sports fan, read a book by someone named Nietzsche. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He was not like other lads, forever running about and bent on sport; he wanted most of all to learn whatever his foster-father could teach him about the art of healing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It is true that sports and cheating go hand in hand. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z As Ulbrickson stood watching the new crop of freshmen that afternoon, Royal Brougham, the sports editor at the Post-Intelligencer, edged close to him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I knew my dad didn’t intend to be mean, but to him, with very little knowledge about the sport, he understood fencing from the perspective of winning and losing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There were dust-covered trucks full of tobacco-chewing white men, their naked arms and shoulders sporting tattoos. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He paced back and forth as he gave us a speech about how everybody was saying it was our year, the newspapers, people in the league, even TV sports news was covering us. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Dios, how they all chattered of television and sports—things she cared nothing about. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He had heard plenty of them in the movies and on TV and at sporting events. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The Langer See, with its deep blue water, had long been the center of water sports in Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Help me, sir,” Ignatius slobbered, grabbing histrionically at the lapels of Mr. Levy’s sports jacket. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you assume I don’t know about sports because I am female identified?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Talking about sports, TV popular culture, or anything else the client wants to discuss is absolutely appropriate to building a relationship that makes effective work possible. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z No one thinks a career in sports is a “real thing” unless it involves the NBA, NFL, or a big paycheck. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Some people were concerned about their futures, but many others became obsessed with the present and held a never-ending parade of sports competitions, beauty contests, parties, talent shows, and dances. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We were the ball, to be kicked around for their sport. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z People love their sports stars, and athletics are the great social equalizer. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He could have cheated them out of this show, this hunt, this eager sport. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Nor did they walk about waving their swords, tho’ some sported knives in their boots. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the mice had ever competed in any type of violent sport; they were awkward and timid. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “It is too a real sport. I’m real. You’re real. The tennis shoes are real. The street is real. And the rules we establish—they’re real too. What more do you want?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The thought of dancing with that little runt in his orange suede elevator shoes and mingy T-shirt and droopy blue sports coat made me laugh. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He is grateful that his mind has retained these images of her, pleased with himself, as if he has just discovered an innate talent for a sport or a game he’s never played. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z During my thirty-four-year tenure as a climber, I’d found that the most rewarding aspects of mountaineering derive from the sport’s emphasis on self-reliance, on making critical decisions and dealing with the consequences, on personal responsibility. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sad. It’s a sporting event and I lost. Bobby’s the new champion. Now I must take a walk and get some fresh air.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The following week he was on the front page of the Tangerine Times sports section for making kicks of 40 and 45 yards to beat Flagler 6-0. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was like one of those embarrassing crazy people you hear about who take kids’ sports way too seriously. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It sat in the curve of Carpenter’s Road, which, in four blocks, made up all die sporting life available in the Bottom. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Not that she was a bad sport; in fact, she was a very good one, and she rarely complained. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In all sports, they lacked his inextinguishable fierceness, his hunger for games. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the dearly loved spectacular sports are run almost like military operations. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z As Ms. Monica told us the first time we met her, “There just isn’t enough concentrated Black girl magic in this sport.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Let her have some enjoyment. Why don’t you go outside and wax your sports car?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids got band instruments, sports uniforms, and new books. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well done, Lula,” I said, always the good sport, especially in a contest where there was absolutely no chance of my winning. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then I came to a sporting goods store. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But Pocock’s influence didn’t end with his command of the technical side of the sport. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It also imbued the sport with an aura of elitism that has lingered to this day. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z That was my sport, even though I had never really played. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Folk said it was a sport in which a bear, with its teeth broken off deliberately, was chained to a post and set upon by a pack of dogs. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Well, he felt he might have been more than an average student if he had contributed to books a fraction of the time he’d “wasted” on sports. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only way to keep his sanity in the midst of Goddard’s blood sport. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was becoming clear to me that Ocean’s feelings about this sport were far more complicated than even he let on. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Modern Sapiens sport a brain averaging 73–85 cubic inches. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z An officer approaches him like he’s a serial killer or something and slowly reaches into the pocket of Darren’s sport coat, which is now ripped at one shoulder. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The anger made him lightheaded, but he did not talk about this other dimension of their perversion which, like the hunting of the mountain lion, was their idea of “sport” and fun. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z An opportunity to participate in a sport that wouldn’t require Mom and Dad to drive her to practice? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the sports car, as they drove through the salt marshes that led back to the coast, Mrs. Levy, pulling her blowing fur up closer around her neck said, “I’m establishing a foundation.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else in the family was involved in sports in one way or another. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “I ended up here because my country was not really my country. It was just where I lived. Where some of us were less than others. Where it was sport, to hurt us.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z On the opposite side was the Alabama flag, sporting red bars crossed diagonally against a white field, fixed in the same pattern as the stars and bars of the Confederate flag. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I bet if you were watching it, you sure would have seen that architecture is a blood sport, and Macbeth couldn’t have played it any bloodier than my father. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I look at the curly-haired young man in front of me, sporting the exact right amount of stubble and charm. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z After a summer of chess, Regina insisted that Bobby devote more attention to his sporting interests. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In the first ones he looked happy, with his sport shirt which looked like a hospital jacket and his snowy mane, in an October Caribbean filled with whitecaps. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The following week I went to Fred Singleton’s sporting- goods store. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z "It ripped her open----" "Don't tell me, old sport." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The satyr wore his usual gym shorts, sports shirt, and coach’s whistle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z This new initiative would be composed of American trailblazers in women’s sports who embody and support the secretary and department’s efforts to empower women and girls globally through sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Fall sports previews had us repeat state champions and as Coach Mustilli had predicted, I was now one of the best saber fencers in the state. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In Japan, sumo is not only the national sport but also a repository of the country’s religious, military, and historical emotion. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Chicago's daily Tribune sported two full pages of beach bathers with wide smiles and dripping swimsuits, proclaiming, “KEEP COOL! There's room for 250,000 like these at Chicago’s Beaches Today.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I can be like the year’s supply of steak sauce they give you when you don't win the sports car.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z After the sports ended, that was ten-thirty, and I got up to go. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Josh could make me laugh and tried to get me to not take fencing so seriously, but I didn’t know how to be anything but serious when it came to sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t pick one of the most celebrated players in the sport next time.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was down in the old pavilion on the lower sports field. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I’ve always suspected that notions like a “hot hand” or a “clutch hitter” or a “team that always comes back” were exaggerations used by sports- writers and sportscasters just to have something to talk about. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A Frenchified shotgun house, it sported a magnificent garden in the back and a tiny wrought-iron fence in the front. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They splurge on their children’s sports and tutoring and piano lessons and deny them computers and televisions in their rooms and cellphones. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He tried his hand at many sports but had little patience for learning the finer points of any of them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But then the sports guy came on and started talking about the NBA Finals and talking about me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “If you study the history of blacks in America, you’ll find that sports were often at the forefront of change.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Another was just fat, and sported iron rings in both her nipples. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He knew enough about Riddle to believe that the old owner would never subject his skittish colt to a five-day rail journey to race in what he viewed as the sport’s minor leagues. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Heather now wants to buy a sports bra. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Margo didn’t play any sports, but she liked to run—I sometimes saw her running by herself listening to music in Jefferson Park. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Particularly football players and boxers, which happened to be Trinity’s two major sports. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The news from abroad, events in the world of sport, the latest reappearance of the Loch Ness monster. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z In my letters to my children, I regularly urged them to exercise, to play some fast-moving sport like basketball, soccer, or tennis to take their mind off whatever might be bothering them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d hung handwritten signs on every wall of the store: one for “Sam the Man Snowballs,” others for sports clubs, church groups, and free GED and adult literacy classes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z In this arena, fencing seems like a white sport. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z At a sports arena where a boxing match was taking place, a mob broke through the doors and physically attacked the spectators. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Check it out, you guys,” cried Akimi, who was studying a row of Styrofoam heads sporting hats. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Erin wouldn’t be caught dead in a cheerleading uniform and I’m not talented enough to play more than one sport successfully. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He taught all of his children how to swim and play baseball, basketball, and any other sport he could get us involved in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I took a seat on one of the benches and looked around at the boxing gloves and soccer balls and every other kind of sports equipment. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Boys were supposed to do well in school, not on the sports field. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Tatyana was a secretary, but what she really enjoyed was parachuting, a sport she had taken up in her teens. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z But this tournament had a catch that publishing and pro sports and even Hollywood don’t have. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The old Ford looked odd, out of place among the expensive imports, sports cars, and 4 x 4s. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed the Princeton catalog just to double-check and, sure enough, under sports teams, fencing was listed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Pocock thought he would be more valuable to the sport if he continued to build shells. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I went down to the bar, wearing my blue sports jacket, which I thought made me look older. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He was an impartial and unexcitable umpire at all our bedlam sporting events, a master fire builder and extinguisher, and an expert, uncontemptuous first-aid man. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z To please our father, Laertes took every chance to engage in fierce competition with Prince Hamlet He knew that to advance at court, he had to master all manner of sports and combat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Nicole lounges with the Jocks, comparing scars from summer league sports. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z This indicates that some match rigging may be choreographed at the highest level of the sport—much like the Olympic skating judges’ vote swapping. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He sported an infectious grin, wire-rimmed spectacles, and a tweed jacket with patches on the elbows. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z After we younger boys got to know those sports— which none of us had ever seen before being sent off to school—we, too, became great fans. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They worked on efficiency badges in sports, Nazi ideology, nursing, household training, social work, and later, air-raid training. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The drunk had found other sport and had not followed us. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sport I was playing now was basketball, often with guys four or five years older than I was. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Plus, he’s always been a sports nut, just like me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Now cheerleading, that’s a sport. A sport with dignity. You make it or you don’t. There’s no gray area, not like with volleyball.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z That was another stereotype I was trying to break—that fashion and sports were mutually exclusive. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z High school lacrosse did not prepare him for this kind of sporting event. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “No, I got assigned to you because I play real sports too. Hackett thinks skiing is a sport.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Watching even the sorriest of sporting events bears no resemblance to coming upon an accident and hoping to exploit it for your own personal gain. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It was my hope that my appearance, as a Black Muslim woman in the sport of fencing who was on her way to the Olympics, would help alleviate anti-Muslim sentiment in mainstream America. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Kids didn’t seem to laugh as much if you were good at sports. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "If you want anything just ask for it, old sport," he urged me. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Beat it, Mary Anne. I’m reading the sports section,” he said, not unkindly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve checked all along the sides of the gym, across the dance floor, out in the hallway, even past the little offices holding sports equipment. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He always saved the sports for the last hour of the day, as a reward for himself. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z He went back to sorting through his pack, which seemed to hold a bottomless supply of cooking utensils, survivalist gear and random sports equipment. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I add my leather wallet and best sports medals from the last two years in school. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He lit up anytime he got to visit a school science fair or a youth sporting event. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He was committed to having an equally stellar career outside of sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He ostentatiously dressed in lederhosen at times, and for a few years even sported a Hitlerian mustache. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z People sometimes assumed I had been playing a sport when I was “injured,” which seemed unfair—even cruel—when I wanted to play so badly and wasn’t able to. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He played soccer, a cool sport at my school, and had wavy brown hair that almost touched his shoulders. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Bullfighting is a cruel sport where innocent animals are tormented, tortured, killed, and have their ears cut off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z A Meecham gets the best grades, wins the most awards, excels in sports, is the most popular, and is always found near the top no matter what endeavor he undertakes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t stand out like I did on every other sports team I had been a part of. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Up until then, Dad wasn’t much into sports. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The herd of wild sports equipment stayed put against the far wall. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It's somewhat surprising that I'm a serious contender for the title of world heavyweight champion, not because I'm slow or weak but because I'm a relative newcomer to the sport. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “You will find the climate delightful and beautiful. You will have no distance to go for winter sport.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Seattle was a city that had long been considered, and was sometimes prone to consider itself, a backwater in many regards, and not least in the world of sports. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Most people have a favorite sporting coach, a favorite teammate, and a favorite grandfather. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Please, please, please, I think as we crest the last hill and reach the flat sandy area, where a bunch of people are in a semicircle like they’re at a sporting event. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The first time we went into the Shack, he was sporting a neat white shirt emblazoned with a distinguished-looking crest announcing his membership in the Eastern Seaboard Pervert Association. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Every time Gran’s gaze drifted in that direction—a yard covered in half-clothed dolls, every sports ball imaginable, and patches of trampled grass—she mumbled a prayer to save their souls, or maybe her mood. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z For much of that time, the regatta was one of the country’s premier sporting events. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z You roll a ball and knock things over...what kind of a sport is that? Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellis was at summer sports camp for a week, and it was just Dad and me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z There’s playground equipment in another spot, and a large field for running around and playing sports, like kickball or football. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z There was something almost gentlemanly about it, a hint of sport. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Everyone’s a pretty good sport about running through everything once, and it’s not a total disaster. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The idea was to use fencing to not only teach a remarkable full-body sport, but also to teach life skills to underserved children from the New York City area. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We see that in sports all the time, don’t we? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Coach had given me my uniform the day before, after humiliating me at the sports store. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A police car followed the sports car over the cliff before Ryan added, “Brad isn’t very friendly to me. He’s sort of a loner.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “What do you say to some sport with the ladies?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Fencing had a reputation for being an elite, white sport, and oftentimes that’s what the other teams looked like when we made it to their schools. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In this school Alba learned to eat boiled vegetables and burnt rice, to withstand the freezing courtyard, sing hymns, and give up worldly vanities except those in the realm of sports. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A summer without a sport was not in the cards for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Like the only thing that interested me was the sports—which came on next. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Linda would never have considered asking me to abandon the sport, but the announcement that I intended to quit had reinforced her decision to marry me. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Siobhan’s father loved tennis, but he grew up idolizing a team in another sport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The previous weekend, we had had a school sports day. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The first to rise was John Kaiserman, wearing a black vest over a red shirt and sporting his customary handlebar mustache. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They gleaned for sport—for the joy of it—and as Scythe Rand so accurately put it, because they can. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Anyway, if there ever was a sports season to miss, this is the one. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z But the greatest paradox of the sport has to do with the psychological makeup of the people who pull the oars. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I was used to learning sports with a group of kids on a field or a track—not in some garage with me as the center of attention. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But in the spring there aren’t any contact sports, just baseball and track and field. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z "This is not the time for bed sport, Shae. Your life may be at stake." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He argued that running for a smaller purse was preferable, because fans would know the race was truly a matter of sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z While Scythe Faraday always reviewed his notes on his chosen subject and used public transportation, Scythe Curie had an old-school sports car that required substantial skill to drive—especially on a winding mountain road. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He moved with a subtle rhythm, languidly, the walk of an athlete although he hated all sports and had nothing but contempt for athletes. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess cross-country is also a blood sport. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Watching paint dry is a speed sport compared to watching Mr. Woodwell inspect Rose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Would you—” The bathroom door swung inward to admit a beefy kid sporting a buzz cut. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z No one in our family knew the first thing about the sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The first Saturday after the departure of the Señora, Shirley sat at the breakfast table hunched over the sports page of the Herald Tribune. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I just never really thought someone with uneven legs would be as into sports as Amanda is. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I pulled the cart to a full stop near the sporting goods department. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Perhaps that part of the sport had been long forgotten. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Thus I came to develop a passion for sports, and every day I would amble from street to street, neighbourhood to neighbourhood, searching for games to play. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “We haven’t been to any cultural events or sporting events as a family because it’s an all- night event,” Jim Link said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Clay’s three friends stopped their cheering and stared in astonishment at this slave girl who had nerve enough to try to interrupt an afternoon’s sport. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “It looks like some kind of sports practice. And all the kids are covered up, Ibtihaj!” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “If I had a sports car like that,” he said, “I wouldn’t let it run off a cliff.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Since his school required it, he had managed to develop an athletic build in gym, but he viewed sports as a dull and useless pastime. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The tall man in the rumpled sport coat hunched lower in his chair, holding his newspaper a little higher than usual. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Izzy was a wisp of a girl, both skinny and short, but she sported a meticulously groomed mane of black hair that added a couple of inches in all directions. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And I guess people like Merryl Abrams contribute to that, but those of us who are serious about it grin and bear a lot more than players in some “real” sports. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z As she remembered, she forgot to be a good sport and her eyes began to fill with tears. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This sport in all its absurdity did a special thing for Ben Meecham: it made him happy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z You hate yourself for not being good at sports like your dead brother. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z How was I supposed to look cute and athletic with such oppressive pieces of sporting equipment strapped to my body? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The radio report is confusing—cops say Tariq had on a red bandanna, but T wasn't sporting no colors yesterday. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It is without question one of the most formidable feats in sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The next field along from our sports field was burnt flapjack brown. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Kojo was kind of skinny and always wore the style of thick-rimmed glasses that couldn’t get broken when you played sports. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Often it was softball, but sometimes it was a made-up sport designed to at least keep us active for the last hour and a bit of the school week. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z A bottle of vinegar hot sauce sat in the middle of four glasses of iced tea, the edges of each one sporting a wedge of shiny-skinned lemon. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Riding in sports cars is for older mice,” one cousin said. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z Stir-crazy cattle in the barns stick their heads out the windows and watch pink dolphins sporting on their doorsteps. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "Why, I thought--why, look here, old sport, you don't make much money, do you?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Me the sports fanatic, me the game freak, me the only ten-year-old in Illinois with a hate on for the alphabet wanted to know what happened next. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Why is it sports is the only thing white people see us being successful at? I don’t want to play football,” he said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She assumed he meant some kind of sport or maybe chess, but no, she didn’t know how those could be. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The She Elephant came out of her burrow and shook her fist at the little sports car. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The sports pages of the Los Angeles Times and Examiner were striped with stories on the prodigy, whom the Times called the “Torrance Tempest” and practically everyone else called the “Torrance Tornado.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z With its purification rituals and its imperial roots, sumo is sacrosanct in a way that American sports will never be. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z A couple of men approached, eating up the walk with long jaunty strides that caused their heavy silk sport shirts to flounce rhythmically upon their bodies. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Fencing would be my winter sport, and I would play softball in the spring. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z While Islam doesn’t restrict women from exercising—in fact all Muslims are required to care for their bodies through exercise and healthy eating habits—women face a unique set of challenges with sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The truth was, I really enjoyed playing sports, and I liked the opportunity they provided to spend time with my friends. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Jones was solidly built and, when he reached adulthood, sported a pair of curly sideburns that covered most of his cheeks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I knew he was from Queens, and wasn’t very good at sports, and that was about it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z An avowed critic of his government’s policies of apartheid, especially in sports, he was typical of South African liberals, who from time to time found themselves torn between conscience and patriotism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair is perfectly slicked back and he is sporting the puffiest mustache I have ever seen. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a sport jacket and tie, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen him dressed up like that, not even at the end-of-the-season awards dinner. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z In the minds of almost all sports experts and most fans, it should have been no contest. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Something about the bra and the opened white shirt makes it look inappropriate, but Charlise is known for walking around the hood in just a sports bra, basketball shorts, and her Adidas sandals. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Inside these boxes are every sports certificate, every assignment, every art project Trey and me ever did. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Dad’s sport coat is gone, his necktie has been tossed aside, and his crisp white sleeves are now rolled up to his elbows. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Until he got on Sandy, he had no idea that riding could be so tame a sport. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Jones ignores me, positioning sports equipment for the after-school program. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He was now decently clothed in a "sport shirt" open at the neck, sneakers and duck trousers of a nebulous hue. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I said, “Well, I think he said that college sports puts a lot of pressure on the students who do them.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z They set up the camera again and the sports guy put the microphone back in my face. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was treated equally, and you got out of the sport what you put in. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z We could easily take control of the machinery of achievement, in other words—not just in sports but, as we will see, in other more consequential areas as well. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “Maybe like combine all the sports. Football, baseball, basketball, soccer,” Teddy said. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z To geeks, subjects like nanotechnology are like sports for other people. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that evening I heat up two big bowls of chicken soup in the microwave and Charlie reads a sports magazine at the dinner table. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I’d also earned more Worlds medals than any other woman in the history of the sport, which put me in the record books—and made me a favorite to make the USA Olympics team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was an especially distinct learning curve when it came to understanding sports. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But bothered because, selfishly, I want a sport for myself. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He’s the kind of guy who’s quiet unless he’s watching sports on TV. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z This was not so much an organized game, but a spur-of-the-moment sport that took place when we accosted a group of girls our own age and demanded that each select the boy she loved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His black curls flopped into his eyes, and his other arm sported a purple cast. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We’d get into our sports gear and head down to one of the ovals not being used for a real sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z There was no one to go to concerts with, and dorm sports were boring to watch now that she didn’t know anyone on the teams. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But they had not reckoned on the sport’s extreme physical and psychological demands. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Many horsemen were forced to abandon the sport and sell off their farms and horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I earned a master’s degree in journalism and took the first job offered, as a sports writer. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And at Liberty High the track teams are the only ones of any of the sports to ever win league. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It's a swarm of spandex pants, water bottles fixed to sports belts, and numbered bibs. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Nothing bad ever happened in sports; they were the absolute good. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like lacrosse. Trey and me never knew the sport existed until we started private school.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Racing was rapidly becoming far and away America’s most heavily attended sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad flexed his shoulders as if to warm up for a sporting event. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Bicycle road-racing was the only sport in the world, he said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There was a smattering of applause like they give injured players at sporting events. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I could see some people walking around the campus below, but most kids at that time of day were either back in their dorms or finishing up whatever team sports were being practiced in September. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With his eyes on the sports page, he reached for his thermos, and poured some of Friday’s cold coffee into a cup. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Didn't she know that all the other girls in my freshman class were sporting the coveted and trendy two-eyebrow look? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Keeth’s love for the sport was genuine, and he saw how invested I was in progressing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Needless to say, this is merely a formality, to secure your Mother in the event of that circumstance of which man is ever the plaything and sport. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At the far end of the gym was a big glass trophy case, filled with plaques and medals and glossy golden cups commemorating Fry High achievements in sports and academics over the years. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The rest of them were all quite happy to join in Dudley’s favorite sport: Harry Hunting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, we’ll find another sport for you,” he said and told me to go upstairs to my room. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z For despite hostility and injustice, Jackie Robinson went to college, excelled in all sports, served his country in war. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Laertes saw the chance for some sport and gave chase. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It had grown on him like any other sport. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He tends to sport black jeans that are on the tight side, and a silk shirt. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z To make it humiliating as well as torturous, the Capitol requires us to treat the Hunger Games as a festivity, a sporting event pitting every district against the others. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “They’re always concentrating on boys’ sports or the kids who get scholarships.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Tony, he complained, was wearing all the newest clothes and was now sporting a thick gold rope chain on top of it. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z An adage in sports is that “defense wins championships.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Just then, this black sports car zoomed up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “So there was this kind of fund for people interested in sports and I thought you might like to invest in that....” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “I’m going to grab something from the vending machine, sport,” his father said from the doorway. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z His understanding of the details of the sport—the physics of water, wood, and wind; the biomechanics of muscle and bone—was unmatched. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I tossed all the gym bags full of dirty sports gear in the trunk and slammed it shut. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The problem was woven into every aspect of family life, from the high price of fresh fruits to widespread cuts in funding for sports and rec programs in public schools. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Those born in the last half of the year have all been discouraged, or overlooked, or pushed out of the sport. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Probably a social studies teacher, hired to coach a blood sport. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “You never want to see this kind of thing in our beloved sport, Kevin.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Usually when people talk about sports, I don’t have anything to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z My mom is shaped like an eggplant and often sports bags under her eyes of the same color. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The place was huge, a thousand kids on sprawling grounds with tennis courts, sports fields, and a swimming pool. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z On top, the portly man sported a long-sleeved suit shirt with a bow tie. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a long, low car, a sports car. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A single picture at the front, on smoother paper than the rest of the pages, shows a pencil drawing of the author, sporting a velvet jacket, a billowy white shirt and cravat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Theirs was the Cadillac of clubhouses, sporting several parlors and a poolroom, a bounty of boxing gloves, baseball team jerseys, bats, and cleats, all paid for by their political patron, Frank Ragen. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Badminton. And a bit of cricket. That's India's national sport, sir." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was excited to have my own tennis racket at first, but I didn’t really pursue the sport or make the most of the training Mom and Dad offered. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Though hawking had a practical purpose — obtaining meat for the table — this was perhaps less important than the excitement and prestige the sport provided. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “Sorry, sport. Inmates are allowed only one short visit per day, and we’re already bending the rules for this TV thing. Maybe tomorrow you can see your old man. But call first, okay?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They have barbecues for neighbors and coach their children in sports. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And she had someone to talk to who could guide her in the sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Rowing is, in a number of ways, a sport of fundamental paradoxes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The ban on phone calls was, then, purely punitive, just as the pepper-spraying of the child-man had been born of a combination of opportunity, cruelty, ambivalence, and sport. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The larger boy didn’t hear her—he was buried in chemistry, mixing sparkling water and food coloring and fizzy candy in six different sports bottles, and his back was to the door. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was a simple game, and where I lived, it was the most popular sport to play and to watch. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z My dad thinks I should take up a sport to release my nervous energy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The gunmen who sport $200 haircuts and Italian suits take bullets to the head. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw Cara coming out of the comer of his eye but kept reading the sports page until she said, “Mr. Larson?” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z She’s cropped Nora out so it’s just the two of them, Henry sporting a wide, teasing grin under his sunglasses and June planting a kiss on his cheek. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z On his way up the steps he encountered Bud Gleason, decked out in a madras sport coat and bow tie, coming down and Onofre tipped his cowboy hat good day with his invisible arm. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m black,” said David, sporting his freshly grown Afro the size of Milwaukee. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Sounds wonderful, but she'll have to try out. Play any sports, Anna?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In addition to my own work, I was dividing my time between tutoring Finny in studies and being tutored by him in sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z At the American Community School, Luma was free to play sports as boys did. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Demolishment was an excellent sport for me; I welcomed the savagery of axe and beetle. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z While they recounted and sported, I pretended study, regimental discipline at that early date not having yet surrendered to the negligence of tactical despair. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Not only did she know the intricacies of the sport and all of its rules, but she knew me and all of my idiosyncrasies as well. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Louisa had dragged a table over to the left side of Sal’s bed so that he could reach it with his good arm, and there was a stack of sports magazines and stuff on it. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z And since he’s off the soccer team, the sports connection between us is gone too. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z After the comics and the crossword puzzle, the sports section was Mr. Larson’s favorite part of the newspaper. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “Have you ever heard of a ‘sport’ called cockfighting?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was the name of the game in saber, where the sport was subjective and points determined by the referee. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z They don’t surrender anything—not their friendships, video games, the rough-and-tumble sports some of them play, or even their macho posturing. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z "Young people today. One of them thought it would be good sport to fire the house of a poor old woman who has never harmed a soul. Well, he learned his lesson soon enough." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Games have, Wittgenstein said, a ‘family resemblance’, but this does not mean that the term—or the difference between a game and a sport—can be adequately defined. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mom had bought me a new white sports T-shirt, green shorts, one sneaker and one long white sock. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Bridge passed the sports clubs, where she saw Em sitting on the floor, looking at her phone, surrounded by girls in yellow sweatshirts looking at their phones. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z After that he got out and opened the trunk where he always kept a fresh sport coat and slacks, a white shirt and a tie, in case of emergency. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "I want to wait here till Daisy goes to bed. Good night, old sport." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Nicole and Ana still liked to poke fun at me for choosing to fence, but no one could deny the fencing team was Columbia High School’s most accomplished sports team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “Hey,” Bull said, “now there’s a sport you can get enthused about. Sailboat racing. Man, look at ’em go. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat back down, wide awake now, my noggin sporting two lumps—one from the ceiling, one from the mosquito. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The same week that Ashe arrived another historic landmark was being established in the annals of South African sports. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The blind was ingenious in design and interest had already been expressed in the manufacturing rights—mostly by military representatives—but Artemis had resolved to sell the patent to a sporting goods multinational. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Except for soccer, rural Brazil’s main sporting event seems to be Attack Kiting. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I like sports better when I can play with my friends.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I show him an article about sports writing. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z In any case, I recall things reaching something of a climax one grey and drizzly afternoon when I was in the billiard room attending to Lord Darlington's sporting trophies. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Johnny sports a snorkeling mask and holds a crab in one hand. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Some women are like that. Me, I never was much for sports.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The only chap, reflected Sir Ector, who could be really useful in showin’ the King’s huntsman proper sport was that fellow Robin Hood. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My other saving grace in the weeks leading up to the P&G Championship meet on August 17 in Hartford, Connecticut, was my sports psychologist, Robert Andrews. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A young Congolese man wearing a striped polo shirt and sporting a cool haircut pushed his way through the crowd to the van. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She muscled her car through traffic while regaling them with stories about the crazy families of Atlanta—the old plantation owners, the founders of Coca-Cola, the sports stars, and the CNN news people. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But it was too remote, and soon the sport in New England moved to other mountains nearer main highways, and Moosilauke returned to a splendid obscurity. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The Dinka admired him as much as any American sports fans look up to an athlete who scores a touchdown or hits a home run. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They wore shiny, textured gray-blue suits and wide ties and sported long sideburns and slightly too large brown- tinted polarizing glasses. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z That would have destroyed the perfect beauty which was sport. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Chuck Parson did not participate in organized sports, because to do so would distract from the larger goal of his life: to one day be convicted of homicide. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z These drinking sessions sometimes led to fistfights, which my father welcomed like sport. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z In my closet are balls for sports I still don’t know the rules to. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They donned rumpled shirts with no ties and wore sandals; some of them sported beards. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I hate that I’ve lost my looks and failed school and quit sports and am cruel to my mother. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Zethus was a man of great physical strength who despised his brother’s neglect of manly sports and his devotion to his art. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The news guy in the green sport coat is still yelling, so I punch the mute button. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Abu subscribed to the belief that playing sports would give us a competitive edge, making us winners on the field and in life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Once he was convinced that he was on the right track with the mechanics of the sport, he turned his focus to the boats themselves. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There was even less point in explaining that taking me out of sports would be like pulling him off the Chokecherry Chamber of Commerce. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He had on a red T-shirt under a sport coat and wore blue-and-yellow track shoes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There were sporting events each night that I would have gone to cover. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They look serious, with suits on or sporting sharp ties against neatly buttoned-up shirts. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Every time I spoke to a Muslim audience, someone would always tell me how grateful they were to see a woman of faith succeed at such a high level of sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "And right now, he needs to focus on school, not sports." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z It was only a matter of time before tennis replaced soccer as my favourite sport. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That meant it was time for all the kids in the family to pick sports programs for the summer. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I realized I was in a unique position to transform the way society sees Muslim women and Black women in predominantly white sports, and the way we as ethnic and religious minorities see ourselves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He sports a gray mustache and a backward baseball cap. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Suggestions came in from sports and cultural clubs, church groups, ratepayers’ associations, women’s organizations, schools, trade union branches. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "You can suit yourself about that, old sport." said Gatsby steadily. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He went over to his case—a Nike sports bag—and examined it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I come anon, good Horatio! I have just caught a mermaid. I never thought to find such sport away from the sea!” he called out, laughing all the while. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Falconry, or hawking, was one of the most popular sports of the Middle Ages. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Matthew was even starting to sport the same roll of fat around his waist that Dad had. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Once Seabiscuit recovered, he would welcome a race at Belmont held merely on a sporting basis. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Want to go with me, old sport? Just near the shore along the Sound." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Man o’ War became a franchise of sorts for his owner, producing a long string of gifted runners whose winner’s circle visits made Riddle one of the most photographed men in sport. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the headlines or the front page or the sports page or the comics or the TV listings or the Hollywood gossip. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He sports a goatee, no longer the person with the bowl haircut and boyish face that shone on his driver’s license. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Short and round and dressed in one of those awful outfits from way back when—bell-bottom pants and a sports coat with enormous lapels. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “If you really want winter sport,” the second official said, “you will go to the Engadine or to Miirren. I must protest against your being advised to go to Montreux for the winter sport.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z On the other hand, I was extremely proud to represent Muslim women in sport and show us in a different light than how we had traditionally been portrayed in the media. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In fact, Elijah Muhammad instructed us Muslims against all forms of sports. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z So, yeah, at this point I had pretty much made up my mind that track was the dumbest sport ever. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, she also sported a very flat chest, and never in his life had Herbie been attracted to such a titless wonder. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesse’s gift—his equivalent of other lads’ passion for music or sports—was computing. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Weird,” I say, stepping over an abandoned shoe, “because I didn’t think there were any giant bridges with sports stadiums in the background during the Holocaust.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I really like it when she takes off her practice jersey so that she’s only wearing the sports bra. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z My original plan was to play a sport each season for all four years of high school, but the softball team was tough. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Here I was an outspoken Muslim athlete, representing a relatively obscure sport, and these major companies were coming to me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Rather than our hanging out after school and running the chance of getting into trouble, sports provided a space for us to grow athletically, develop our self-confidence, and learn to work well with others. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The story was all over the sports pages. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The CIA chose a dead-drop site on a railroad bridge over the Moskva River, away from the city center, near a sports stadium. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z European soccer, similarly, is organized like hockey and baseball—and the birth-date distributions in that sport are heavily skewed as well. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Fencing didn’t originate as a sport; it was a method of defense used by soldiers in the military and against enemies at war. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z ‘It’s sports medicine with a little nature magic,’ said the coach. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It is perhaps the most incongruous relationship in sports. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I was always conscious about how I would come across to my white teammates and my white coach in this mostly white sport. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Grace looked up, saw it was only the cleaning woman, and returned to the sports photographs she was sorting. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z In his full suit of bronze armor he leaped upon his back and put him through his paces, the horse seeming to delight in the sport as much as he himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I no longer kill or catch anything I cannot get into a frying pan; I am too old for sport killing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Given this meager sports heritage, the Washington crews’ victories gave Seattleites something they hadn’t had in a long time—something, in fact, that they had never really had. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “No, you hate Ria Wolf. Don’t take your anger out on the poor sport.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z For example, he is a natural athlete, but doesn’t go around talking sports all the time or thinking it is the end of the world if his team doesn’t win. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of us wanted nothing more than to become one of those heroic Indian athletes like Jim Thorpe, who wore a sports uniform and did great things on the playing field. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In the glamour professions—movies, sports, music, fashion— there is a different dynamic at play. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “My kinsmen are a wild and barbaric folk, I’m afraid. You might encounter them in the wilderness, or at major sporting events. But you won’t see any here.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “But I haven’t,” says the unchallenged lord of all and everything, in sport disguised as a frightened human child. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad wore a sport coat and tie, and he was icing down some expensive wine when the doorbell rang. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s wearing white linen pants and a blue sport jacket. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Chicks dig a dude who’s sporting the latest eggplant turtleneck styles. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Otto and I sat up and stared out into the near-dark clearing like we were watching a sports game on TV, the caterpillars a bowl of popcorn we chowed through without looking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z For sheer sport, the Laughing Man usually went halfway with them, then vanished, often leaving no even faintly credible indication of his escape method. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “The one thing I can’t stand is a poor loser or a bad sport.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On TV, talking heads wrung their hands over a lack of traditional feminine values and wondered if girls’ sports were to blame. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Ugh, that dangerous sport. Soccer is too rough. You should try tennis someday. It’s a gentlemen’s sport. Wouldn’t you like to be a gentleman?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So I put one of Dad's sports coats over the Wildkit shirt, fix my hair, and feel ready. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to try competing outside of our school meets, but I didn’t take for granted that my parents had to pay for all of my sports activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The other boy might end up like my dad because he can really play sports, and he had a different dad than his brother or sister. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Hmm, what’d you miss... A celebrity did drugs. Politicians disagreed. A different celebrity wore a bikini that revealed a bodily imperfection. A team won a sporting event, but another team lost.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I populate it with tanned, handsome men in sunglasses and sports shirts with palm trees on them, and with real palm trees, and with blond, long-legged women, also tanned, with white convertibles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Did Coach Washington have any hobbies? Any other sports besides tennis that he liked just as much?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Since I've never seen him do any kind of sport, and I'm skeptical about his bowling, I'm surprised. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Booker T. Washington High, whose sports teams were known as the Yellow Jackets, was one of Montgomery’s two public high schools for black students, the other being George Washington Carver High. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes I had to pinch myself when I stopped to think about all the blessings, self-awareness, and lessons I learned because of my commitment to the sport of fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z If I really had the talent to be successful in the sport like Coach Mustilli said, why wasn’t the foundation taking my effort more seriously by helping me get to the top? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But Mr. Larson heaved a satisfied sigh, poured himself a cup of hot coffee from his big red thermos, smiled, leaned back in his chair, and opened up his other newspaper to the sports section. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I liked losing myself in the physicality of sport where I didn’t have to think or plan for what was next. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The man sported oversize sunglasses and a long, fat mustache. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was a permission slip for parents to sign, allowing their boys to play school sports. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Part of the way through the monologue, Brandon Hardy explains that everybody at the school must play a sport. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I knew it was killing her to have to sit out the season because she loves sports. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Other people might need to add in friends or sports or money or something else, but my equation is already solved. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z After the race, the San Francisco Chronicle’s tough-as-nails sports editor, Bill Leiser, said simply, “It was a great battle. The best race I ever saw on the estuary.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Keep on the same track. You want to do the winter sport.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z At the same time, I also took up a sport that I seemed less suited for, and that was boxing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She drops her towel and throws on another pair of boxers and a sports bra. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Um, thanks for taking me today,” I say to Grace as she turns in to Field of Dreams, the sports complex where we have all our practices and games. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I rode in station wagons, sport cars, rented vans. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The remote control didn’t work, so Cade left the television tuned to a sports channel with the sound turned down. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z At four o’clock, the two horses parted a sea of humanity and stepped onto the track before a crowd, wrote Grandand Rice, “keyed to the highest tension I have ever seen in sport.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was sports news about the recreation department basketball season, with the total wins and losses so far for each of the fifth-grade teams. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Then, look at the new magazines with sports on them and write down the phrases that are cool, like “the whole kit and kaboodle,” which means “everything,” and “put on a clinic,” which means “taught.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Math and English and biology and chemistry and history and sports. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Over the course of history, sport has played a dynamic role in shaping cultural discourse. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Zach is what in sports is called a “red-light player”—the bigger the stage and higher the stakes, the better he is. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z You eat gooey fruit cocktail and just before you power up your tablet, The Mac strolls in with his bowling bag, and duffel, sporting a blue and white hoodie that reads putyourFACEinaBOOK. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He couldn’t play the sport he loved because of who he was. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z These breeches reached to just below the knees and from there on down she sported green stockings with turn-up tops, which displayed her calf muscles to perfection. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I went to the magazine rack and picked up a couple different sports ones and read the headlines. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Dudley was sniffling in the back seat; his father had hit him round the head for holding them up while he tried to pack his television, VCR, and computer in his sports bag. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I wondered if I should have brought along my boyfriend to make the experience feel more real or important, but I hadn't expected it to be a spectator sport. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z This game of musical chairs, sort of like a reverse sports draft, was the way of DOCS. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like a stupid thing to say, like it shouldn’t have mattered what sport he played in his free time, but it had also begun to feel like a blatant omission on his end. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z But all I can talk her into is taking the Pure Protein sports bar I always carry in my bag in case my sandwich lets me down. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And when Dad banned me from all school sports teams as punishment, it wasn’t for plunging the whole town into darkness for three days. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z My father was a good natural athlete, though he never liked the competitive aspects of sports. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “It’s not often you get someone who is clever and beautiful and fond of sport.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Our star athlete, Link Rowley, has been yanked out of sports because his father got steamed up over some prank gone wrong. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I was already convinced I wouldn’t find a place on any of the school sporting teams, and now it looked like choir was out of the mix too. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She wore sports clothes and walked with her head held high. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z This is an activity that idealizes risk-taking; the sport’s most celebrated figures have always been those who stick their necks out the farthest and manage to get away with it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, I actually felt like fencing itself was fun, not just the social aspect of hanging with my teammates but the sport itself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Apparently my audacity to break apartheid laws in sports had made me notorious in white tennis circles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. They’re sports stars, actors, artists. The men with stringy hair are musicians, I think. The really ugly ones are politicians, and someone told me the fatties are mostly comedians.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Sharks sit in trees and giant salmon sport with kangaroos on the moon. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They were forbidden to play sports on the same team, marry one another, or swim together in the same pool. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Then, with nothing to do until my French class at five o’clock, I began turning over in my mind this question of sports. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The headline of the sports section was “Lake Windsor Defeats Tangerine.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed to see architecture as the blood sport that it truly was. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He was wearing a combat helmet, which looked incongruous with his fine sports clothes and Italian shoes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As we hopped off our bus, I started to wonder if the old men waiting to help teach us had originally taken up the sport as soon as the ban was lifted. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Rain and I weren’t sports fans, what with the obsession over winning and losing. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I always wanted to be on a sports team like that. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z In addition to my regular glasses, I have special goggles, prescription goggles, for playing sports. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of them were wearing the same shades of orange and blue as Mrs. Childers, but their grim expressions made it seem more like they were headed to a funeral than to a sporting event. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z We can finally try out for sports teams. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Prince Dain, about to be crowned the High King, does not have time to indulge in the petty sport of pretending to take me into his service just because a callow younger brother wishes it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “There isn’t a sport in the world he can’t whip you in.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents told me I should be honored to show the world that a Muslim woman could excel in sports on an international level. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z "Don't you call me 'old sport'!" cried Tom. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He’d dressed in a sports jacket for the occasion, his hair somewhat neatly combed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Fencing is mental—balancing respect for the sport, self-confidence, and calm. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “That must be Mike Newton. Nice kid — nice family. His dad owns the sporting goods store just outside of town. He makes a good living off all the backpackers who come through here.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t be a regular team, since cross-country was a fall sport. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z We didn’t want to hear about school friends and clubs and sports teams. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z What really matters about this story is that I had to sport a head scarf in the photo. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z It seemed like there was no sport for me to play. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z The staff told prospective parents something about a child, then permitted them to observe her or him during meals, campus events, sports, or talent shows. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was the sport of aging cowboys, too slow and heavy to dismount to wrestle down and tie the animal as they did in calf roping and team tying. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He sports a goatee that I assume is meant to make his boyish face look older or tougher. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “We know it. We want to go where they have the winter sport.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Games and sports aren't about taking part or even about winning. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Now his lavish home included landscaped gardens, an expensive Jaguar sports car in the driveway, and a maid. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They jogged through aisles of puzzles, past the bicycles and the sports equipment. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z If there are gods to listen, they are monstrous gods who torment us for their sport. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From his other pocket, he took out a red sports drink and a small bottle of sunblock, which his mom always insisted he wear during the summer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Hockey and soccer games were the sport of choice among the men. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He’s a sports fanatic—he plays soccer on the JV squad, but his real love is baseball. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I liked to watch sports—but couldn’t really play any. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As a council member, I would travel to different parts of the world to share my story and encourage women and girls from around the world to pursue their potential through sports. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even with my part-time job I didn’t have clothes to change on a regular basis or money for sports equipment. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z For Trip to pay attention to a conversation that wasn’t about sports, let alone tune in on someone else’s feelings, was nothing short of unusual, and they all knew it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One Bay Area sports scribe took to calling him the “sphinx of Berkeley” and wondered if he even so much as said hello to his wife in the evening these days. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I crept along, walking a southern walk in southern weather, closing my eyes from time to time against the dazzling reds, yellows and greens of cheap sport shirts and summer dresses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Hence the janitor who lives in one room but sports a robin’s-egg-blue Cadillac is not laughed at but admired, and the domestic who buys forty-dollar shoes is not criticized but is appreciated. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you want to manage crew for? What do you want to manage for? What’s that got to do with sports?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave the sports page to my dad and unfolded the metro region section. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “I remember with more pleasure the weekend outings, with hikes, sports, campfires, and youth hosteling,” she said. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He sips coffee from his cup and wipes some brown droplets out of his mustache with the sleeve of his sport coat. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Brandon had run a search like this before, but they had been looking for numbers related to sports. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Although I had boxed a bit at Fort Hare, it was not until I had lived in Johannesburg that I took up the sport in earnest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a fall sport, so they were done, but Ivy was pretty sure he played with a local league in the spring. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “But white sports officials across the country are working around the clock to get the government to act fast.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, Mom explained that it was a tough contact sport. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z All four of the lawyers sported new suits; the new shoes of the big-footed county attorney creaked and squealed with every step. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Rocky did not hear her; he was reading a sports magazine. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z You did not see them again except as sport clothes, odd-looking at a table among the closely packed peasants in black smocks. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Tam Lin only shrugged and went back to his sports newspaper. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All the animated action was displayed on ten wedge-shaped high-definition video screens—as luminous as any sports arena’s scoreboard. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Jairo understood as he drove that he needed to stop listening to crazy guys yell at each other on sports radio and start thinking about something that had consequences that were real and important. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The herd of sports equipment rolled under the coach’s berth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She was good at school and at sports, which almost never happens. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When it came to observing sports, Dad was a baseball fanatic, but when it came to playing, he loved to shoot hoops. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m getting paid good butler money, though,” Charlise says, as she unbuttons her shirt to reveal a black sports bra underneath. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Captain Hardcastle sported a moustache that was the same colour as his hair, and oh what a moustache it was! Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I must say something, Eleanor told herself; I must show them that I am a good sport, after all; a good sport; let them think that I am ashamed of myself. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I tried to tell her I'm not gonna be stupid like Tariq was, running around with the hood up, sporting colors. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t expect or want a volleyball scholarship, I simply wanted to prove to colleges that I was well rounded and could handle sports and academics year-round. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Regina tried giving her son the approval that every child needs, and the wings to find himself, by encouraging him to engage in sports, take part in family excursions, and do better in school. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Not if the persons primary achievement is playing a sport. But if you can make a case for their significant contribution to history, like through activism or humanitarian works, then maybe.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Alas, this gaggle of uncoordinated misfits was rounded up each week and made to play some sort of sport against each other. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Wearing the traditional crisp white barong shirt and often sporting a lei of flowers, he looked fit and handsome and was always smiling. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The Montana Fish and Game Department registered strong opposition to further spraying, saying it was “not willing to compromise the sport fishery resource for programs of questionable necessity and doubtful success.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z All of the sport began talking of a match race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a good kind of hurt,” my father tells me, then he quotes some sports guru, saying, “Pain is weakness leaving the body.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “The only sport I can really play well is soccer.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I knelt down on that sideline, took off my sports goggles, and started to cry. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The hulking soldiers continued to observe her peril like spectators enjoying a sport. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ranging in height from one to five inches, the fairy has a minute humanoid body, head and limbs but sports large insect-like wings, which may be transparent or multi-coloured, according to type. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z An hour later, the University Interscholastic League, which sanctioned high school sports in the state, kicked Carter out of the playoffs and replaced it with Plano East. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s my only sport when I’m traveling. My one hobby.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides wearing ties and uniforms, all students were required to play sports at PM. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z You could turn up your nose at the president or Coke or even God, but there were names for boys who didn't like sports. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Siobhan’s father loved tennis, but he grew up idolizing a team in another sport. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Ted was shivering in his sports jacket as he surveyed the damage to the garden. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She assumed he meant some kind of sport or maybe chess, but no, she didn’t know how those could be. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In preparation for the world’s most important sporting event, I would have to train even harder. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In Europe it is a popular sport to describe what the Americans are like. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The inside is filled with glossy pictures of after-school classes, smiling faces, and sports events. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The biggest of these fish didn’t fight the hook much, so my brothers did not count them good sport. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I followed his progress in the sports section. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “We tried to get an interview with young Eddie Ball,” the sports guy said. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z My Definitely Nots include my schoolbooks, jacket, sweaters and jeans I don’t like, action toys, board games and old sports cards. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew now why her face was familiar--its pleasing contemptuous expression had looked out at me from many rotogravure pictures of the sporting life at Asheville and Hot Springs and Palm Beach. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Nor would we want to deny the status of architecture to open-air theaters or sports stadiums. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed for the rest of her life Riefenstahl would continue to insist that the film was merely an artistic sports documentary. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I tried on a shiny blue suit that looked so worn I think Columbus must have sported it over to the New World. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z After competing against the best of the best in my sport, had I actually made the cut? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z |
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