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If a Hollywood studio needed a fighter to play the hero in an old-time boxing movie, the search could begin and end with John Duddy.
- Thomas Hauser
#Boxing
#End
#Fighter
#Hero
#Search
Not voting is disrespecting the best of what this nation stands for.
- Thomas Hauser
#Best
#Nation
#Stands
#Voting
The Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice should take a long, hard look at the standard publishing contract.
- Thomas Hauser
#Division
#Hard
#Justice
#Long
#Look
Publishing is a business. It's about squeezing every last dollar out of every available source, and the most vulnerable source is the author. No clearer proof of that exists than the 'standard' book contract.
- Thomas Hauser
#Book
#Business
#Contract
#Last
#Proof
I've learned over the years that big-name writers might be treated fairly by the media conglomerates that dominate publishing today. But the average author isn't.
- Thomas Hauser
#Average
#Dominate
#Media
#Over
#Today
The standard publishing contract is replete with clauses that strip authors of control over their books.
- Thomas Hauser
#Books
#Contract
#Control
#Over
#Strip
For thousands of years, the most physically imposing buildings on earth were temples, churches, and mosques. But in the 20th century, new houses of worship came to dominate the landscape. Yankee Stadium is the most storied of these contemporary shrines.
- Thomas Hauser
#Buildings
#Earth
#Landscape
#New
#Years
One can construct a strong legal and ethical argument for minimizing the fees that are paid to world sanctioning organizations in conjunction with championship bouts. It's not uncommon for skilled fighters to be denied championship opportunities while less-talented but better-connected boxers fight for belts.
- Thomas Hauser
#Argument
#Fight
#Legal
#Strong
#World
As a general rule, Las Vegas sports books take boxing bets only on major fights.The same is true of most Internet gaming sites. Within that framework, not only does boxing allow participants to bet on their own bouts, it sometimes encourages them to do so.
- Thomas Hauser
#Internet
#Own
#Sometimes
#Sports
#True
Presidential election campaigns offer a unique opportunity to educate the public and engage in an intelligent dialogue on issues of national importance.
- Thomas Hauser
#Dialogue
#Election
#Opportunity
#Unique
I'm old enough to have lived through a time when Martin Luther King Jr., Medgar Evers, Viola Liuzzo, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and others died so people of color could vote.
- Thomas Hauser
#Enough
#King
#People
#Time
#Vote
In 1946, the year I was born, Yankee Stadium was only 23 years old. But from my perspective as a boy, it had been around forever. At age seven, I saw it for the first time. As I grew older and was allowed to navigate the city's subway system on my own, I went to Sunday doubleheaders with friends on a regular basis.
- Thomas Hauser
#Age
#Born
#City
#Perspective
#Time
Professional fights between men and women send the message that violence between men and women is appropriate. In most homes, that's not a fair fight, which is why I'm against intergender boxing.
- Thomas Hauser
#Fight
#Men
#Violence
#Why
#Women
In 1996, Muhammad Ali and I co-authored a short book about bigotry and prejudice that was keyed to religious and racial divisions. To spread the message, we visited schools in a half dozen cities across the country, talking with students about the need for tolerance and understanding.
- Thomas Hauser
#Country
#Need
#Tolerance
#Understanding
In the 1940s, boxing was a mainstream sport and deeply ingrained the fabric of Harlem. Joe Louis ruled the world, but the local icon was Sugar Ray Robinson.
- Thomas Hauser
#Boxing
#Fabric
#Icon
#Sugar
#World
Being a good police officer is one of the most difficult, dangerous, idealistic jobs in the world.
- Thomas Hauser
#Being
#Difficult
#Good
#Police
#World
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