"Play more than one sport in high school. If you play, say, football and basketball, you can learn to be physical and you can take those physical aspects of both sports and become better in both sports. Basketball players use some of the same skills football players do and vice versa."
"A dunk is nice because it can create momentum, but it's not as good as scoring a touchdown."
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Source: Antonio Gramsci, Amadeo Bordiga, Angelo Tasca (1977). “Selections from political writings (1910-1920)”
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