http://en.thinkexist.com/quotes/top/occupation/athlete/last-name/johnson/
Can Charlie or Rupert verify any of these? Sound pretty poetic, some of them, for BJ.
http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/jonson/
Wrong Ben Johnson. BJ the poet is one of my favorites. Very crisp words, very concise writings.
IX. — SONG. — TO CELIA.
Drink to me, only with thine eyes,
And I will pledge with mine ;
Or leave a kiss but in the cup,
And I’ll not look for wine.
The thirst, that from the soul doth rise, 5
Doth ask a drink divine :
But might I of Jove’s nectar sup,
I would not change for thine.
I sent thee late a rosy wreath,
Not so much honoring thee, 10
As giving it a hope, that there
It could not wither’d be.
But thou thereon didst only breathe,
And sent’st it back to me :
Since when it grows, and smells, I swear, 15
Not of itself, but thee.
What got me was that they list “Ben Johnson, Canadian Sprinter” as the author. Thanks though.
“When the gun go the race be over.” - BJ (Canadian sprinter)
“I don’t talk no shit.” - BJ (in Rome after the WC final, having predicted he would beat Carl and set a world record.
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Some of those quotes look like BJ quotes…hard to say. I’ll ask him next time I see him.
R
That’s my favorite BJ quote. Direct and aggressive. Ben’s so dreamy… 