Major sports are major parts of society. It's not anomalous to have people who love sports come from other parts of that society. A. Bartlett Giamatti anomalouslovemajor Change image and share on social
Universities are not here to be mediums for the coercion of other people, they're here to be mediums for the free exchange of ideas. A. Bartlett Giamatti coercionexchangefree Change image and share on social
We have an obligation to spread amateur baseball both at home and abroad. Building up the game at all levels - Little League, Babe Ruth Leagues, the colleges - is in our own self-interest. That's where the pool of talent is - and also of fans. A. Bartlett Giamatti abroadamateurbabe share on social
Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive. A. Bartlett Giamatti americanbeliefcapacity Change image and share on social
I'm the world's expert on sterotypes held by academics about athletes and held by athletes about academics. To me, both of them are caricatures. A. Bartlett Giamatti academicathletecaricature Change image and share on social