George Will Quote

Greek philosophers considered sport a religious and civic — in a word, moral — undertaking. Sport, they said, is morally serious because mankind's noblest aim is the loving contemplation of worthy things, such as beauty or courage.


Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball (1990)


Greek philosophers considered sport a religious and civic — in a word, moral — undertaking. Sport, they said, is morally serious because...

Greek philosophers considered sport a religious and civic — in a word, moral — undertaking. Sport, they said, is morally serious because...

Greek philosophers considered sport a religious and civic — in a word, moral — undertaking. Sport, they said, is morally serious because...

Greek philosophers considered sport a religious and civic — in a word, moral — undertaking. Sport, they said, is morally serious because...