Quotes by Bill Simmons

You always hear that tragedies put sports in perspective, that they prove we shouldnt care this much about the successes and failures of a bunch of wealthy strangers. Im going the other way - sometimes, sports put everything else in perspective.

Theres a tipping point that happens with soccer in which you just kinda get it. I was drawn to it because the best soccer teams play similarly to my favorite basketball teams - like the eighties Lakers or eighties Celtics - teams that emphasized teamwork over individualism and relied on passing as their biggest ongoing edge.