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April 17, 1967
?Melvin (Sunshine) Calvert, trainer of Florida Derby winner In Reality, explaining why he races his horses sparingly: "To me a horse is like a bar of soap. Every time you wash your hands you take a little of the bar away. That's why I don't race my horses too much and never have. If you do, no soap."
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April 17, 1967

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?Melvin (Sunshine) Calvert, trainer of Florida Derby winner In Reality, explaining why he races his horses sparingly: "To me a horse is like a bar of soap. Every time you wash your hands you take a little of the bar away. That's why I don't race my horses too much and never have. If you do, no soap."

?Don Chargin, Oakland promoter, on Wilt Chamberlain's chances against Muhammad AH: "How could a guy who misses a stationary free-throw target 489 times in one season hit a man who moves as fast as Clay?"

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