Meadowlarks Quotes

• Meadowlark was the most sensational, awesome, incredible basketball player I've ever seen.

  Wilt Chamberlain

  Basketball, Player, Incredibles

  "Harlem Globetrotters Star Meadowlark Lemon Dies at 83" by the Associated Press, www.hollywoodreporter.com. December 28, 2015.

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• Death's a fierce meadowlark: but to die having made / Something more equal to the centuries / Than muscle and bone, is mostly to shed weakness.

  Robinson Jeffers

  Weakness, Fierce, Bones

  Robinson Jeffers, Tim Hunt (2001). “The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers”, p.20, Stanford University Press

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• Meadowlark inspired me to play for a long time. I thought, 'If he could do it, I can do it.' The legacy that Meadowlark leaves is something that every child and adult can benefit from.

  Robert Parish

  Children, Play, Long

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• My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with the basketball and dedication to the game were an inspiration not only to me, but to kids all around the world.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Growing Up, Inspiration

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• Wherever we go we do harm, forgiving ourselves as wheels do cement for wearing each other out. We set this house on fire, forgetting that we live within. (from "To a Meadowlark," for M.L. Smoker)

  Jim Harrison

  Fire, House, Forgiving

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• Meadowlark Lemon's book Trust Your Next Shot is written by a remarkable person. I have had the pleasure of knowing Meadowlark for quite some time. He has given back to his community quite generously in addition to serving as an outstanding role model for young people. Meadowlark's career has allowed him to touch people's lives everywhere and I am so proud to be his friend. God has certainly touched his life.

  Lenny Wilkens

  Book, Careers, Knowing

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• Meadowlark, you are the best!

  Jerry Colangelo

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• Meadowlark and I share a common vision of bringing joy and laughter to others.

  Bill Cosby

  Laughter, Common Vision, Joy

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• Meadowlark Lemon is one very clever man, unique and truly one of a kind.

  Mickey Rooney

  Clever, Unique, Men

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