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Iba, Henry

College and Olympic Basketball coach

 No coach is going to make a great shooter out of an ordinary one. But the average boy can learn to be a fine defensive player.

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Imlach, Punch

Hockey coach and manager

 A good fighting club will beat a club that has superstars on it every time.

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Ion, Mickey

NHL Referee

 Always remember one thing: From the time the game starts until it ends, you and I are the only sane men on the ice.
[to a novice linesman]

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Ireland, George

College basketball coach

 So what if they're taller? We'll play big.

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Irwin, Hale

Professional Golfer

 You start to choke when you drive through the front gate. On the first hole, you just want to make contact with the ball.
[about the Masters Tournament]

 If you're not just a little bit nervous before a match, you probably don't have the expectations of yourself that you should have.

 There are things that I think are important to you in your career. Obviously winning and making money and all that. But I think there are those special moments that come along that truly are significant and something that you do look forward to.

 There's no other feeling quite like stepping into the winner's circle. And you sort of feast upon that, and once you get it in your system, it's hard to flush that out. You don't try to. You just want more of it.

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Isaacs, Stan

Sportswriter

 Sports is the opiate of the American masses.

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Issel, Dan

NBA player, coach, and broadcaster

 This will be the first time the referee drops the ball.
[Before a jump ball between 5-foot-3 Muggsy Bogues and 5-foot-10 Michael Adams]

Ivan, Tommy

NHL coach

 Nothing is permanent in this business until you have the Stanley Cup perched on the trophy shelf.

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