A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.

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“The most exciting two minutes in sports” (Kentucky Derby slogan)
“The most important parts of the Super Bowl are the commercials and the food…”
“The object of golf is to play the least amount of golf”
“The older I get the better I was” (sports adage)
“The only good time to say ‘I have diarrhea’ is during a game of Scrabble”
“The only man able to stop Michael Jordan was Dean Smith”
“The only thing that matters in wrestling are your teeth and your testicles”
“The only thing the prevent defense does is prevent you from winning”
“The only time a fisherman ever tells the truth is when he calls another fisherman a liar”
“The only time a golfer tells the truth is when he calls another golfer a liar”
“The only time a hunter tells the truth is when he calls another hunter a liar”
“The pawns in chess are gender fluid”
“The playoffs don’t start until the home team loses a game”
“The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet”
“The race to Finland isn’t over until you cross the Finnish line”
“The radar gun gets you drafted, but you have to pitch to get to the big leagues” (baseball adage)
“The real reason your golf pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can’t see him laughing”
“The reason women don’t play football is because 11 of them would never wear the same outfit”
“The regular season is where you make your name, but the postseason is where you make your fame”
“The score is still 0-0—you haven’t missed anything” (joke)
“The secret to managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the five who are undecided”
“The serve was invented so that the net can play” (tennis joke)
“The shortest book in the world is called ‘Great Jewish Sports Heroes’”
“The sideline is a defender’s best friend”
“The soccer goalkeeper invited my son and me to a party. It was the father, son and the goalie host”
“The Stanley Cup is the toughest championship to win”
“The team in first on July 4th will win the pennant” (baseball adage)
“The team that gets the best player wins the trade”
“The team that won’t be beaten can’t be beaten”
“The team, the team, the team”
“The trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name” (golf saying)
“The trouble with being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove it”
“The tug is the drug” or “The tug is my drug” (fishing saying)
“The will must be stronger than the skill”
“The Winter Olympics: Letting white people win at sports no one else can afford to learn”
“The woods are full of long hitters” (golf adage)
“The worst lead in hockey is a two-goal lead”
“There are a thousand ways to lose a horse race and only one way to win”
“There are no fish under the ice!” (ice fishing joke)
“There are only two great plays—‘South Pacific’ and put the ball in the basket”
“There are only two places in this league: first place and no place”
“There are only two places you should never attempt a drop pass—home and away” (hockey adage)
“There is a big difference between confidence and conceit”
“There is no ‘I’ in team, but there is in win”
“There is no glory in practice, but without practice, there is no glory”
“There Is No Such Thing As A Pitching Prospect” (TINSTAAPP)
“There was a gathering on a golf course. I guess you could call it a par-tee”
“There’s boxing and then there’s heavyweight boxing” (boxing adage)
“There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team,’ but there is a ‘me’”
“There’s no ‘I’ in ‘team’”
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