Monday, Nov. 26, 2001


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As Page 2's movie theme continues, we're listing the 10 best quotes from sports movies.Take a look at our list, then send us your favorite. We'll run our readers' list later this week.
10] Mickey (Burgess Meredith) in "Rocky"
"You're gonna eat lightnin' and you're gonna crap thunder!"
9] Sidney Deane (Wesley Snipes) "White Men Can't Jump"
"You can put a cat in an oven, but that don't make it a biscuit."
8] Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) in "Any Given Sunday"
"... On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. ..."
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    We've all been there. Trapped on Thanksgiving weekend at the home of a relative who thinks "wishbone" refers to something found in the turkey. Page 2's Brian Murphy was there this weekend, mired in the non-football-watching house of his in-laws -- but the Murph managed to pull off an amazing triumph, capture the couch and own the remote control.

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    Thursday Eagles 3 Chiefs 37
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