C. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - CA, POI, DI, INFO, IMP, PRO - 2:30 p.m.
Speaker 1
"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow." - Proverb
"Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal, you'll be sick." - George Leonard
"The monarchy is a labor-intensive industry." - Harold Wilson
Speaker 2
"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush." - Doug Larson
"Competition is a rude yet effective motivation." - Toba Beta
"Royalty is a political act." - Andrea Dworkin
Speaker 3
“Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'" - Robin Williams
"Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people." - David Sarnoff
"Royalty is a talent. You are born with it." - Patricia Neal
Speaker 4
"The deep roots never doubt spring will come." - Marty Rubin
"Competition is the whetstone of talent." - Traditional Proverb
"Royalty is a government in which the attention of the nation is concentrated on one person doing interesting actions." - Walter Bagehot
Speaker 5
"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." - William Shakespeare
"Competition is the lifeblood of the market, but cooperation is the soul of business." - John Ray
"Royalty is like dandelions. No matter how many heads you chop off, the roots are deep and the seeds scatter afar." - Maya Angelou
Speaker 6
"In spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." - Margaret Atwood
"Competition is a process or variety of habitual behavior that grows out of a habit of mind." - Willard Beecher
"Royalty is always what the people make it." - Joseph Joubert
Round 2 - CA, POI, DI, INFO, IMP, PRO - 4:30 p.m.
Speaker 1
"My face is my calling card, baby." – Reno 911
"The only way to win at a casino is to own one." - Steve Wynn
"If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you." - Paul Newman
Speaker 2
"I don't like change, I want things to stay the way they were in the past, when everything was the same." – Reno 911
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Seneca
"The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket." - Kin Hubbard
Speaker 3
"All my life, all I've ever wanted to be was a cop. Or a veterinarian." – Reno 911
"The casino is a place where fortune favors the bold." – Unknown
"The best bet you get is an even break." - Franklin Pierce Adams
Speaker 4
"We're not in the land of fairytales, we're in the land of prostitutes and cops." – Reno 911
"The casino is the only place where you can lose everything and still feel like a winner."
"Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit." - R.E. Shay
Speaker 5
"I thought I was chasing a weasel, but it was just a ferret." – Reno 911
"Casinos are the ultimate test of nerve and skill." – Unknown
"The only way to beat the roulette is to steal money when the dealer's not looking." - Albert Einstein
Speaker 6
"Let's face it, in a fair fight, I can't even take me." – Reno 911
"In a casino, every chip has a story to tell." – Unknown
"Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do." - Baltasar Gracián
Round 3 - CA, POI, DI, INFO, IMP, PRO - 9:00 a.m.
Speaker 1
“Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” – George Orwell
“You don’t win a debate by suppressing discussion; you win it with a better argument.” ― Frank Sonnenberg
“Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.” ― Nelson Algren
Speaker 2
“If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.” – Blaise Pascal
“A loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo
“Let me tell you something. I'm from Chicago. I don't break.” ― Barack Obama
Speaker 3
“Travel in all the four quarters of the earth, yet you will find nothing anywhere. Whatever there is, is only here.” – Ramakrishna
“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.” – Joseph Joubert
“I miss everything about Chicago, except January and February.” Gary Cole
Speaker 4
“When a man pints a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.” – Louis Nizer
“It is easier to wrestle minds than to conquer hearts.” ― Matshona Dhliwayo
“Chicago has so much excellent architecture that they feel obliged to tear some of it down now and then and erect terrible buildings just to help us all appreciate the good stuff.” ― Audrey Niffenegger
Speaker 5
“When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.” – Mark Twain
“Before debating anything with me, tell me the language of fish?” ― Dr. P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar
“Loving Chicago is like loving a woman with a broken nose.” – Nelson Algren
Speaker 6
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” – Pablo Picasso
“Any rational thinking person who believes people are entitled to their opinions should not be angry when they express one.” ― Eduvie Donald
“... Chicago divided your heart. Leaving you loving the joint for keeps. Yet knowing it never can love you.” ― Nelson Algren
Medal Round-CA, POI, DI, INFO, IMP, PRO - 1:00 pm
Speaker 1
“For me, losing a tennis match isn’t a failure, it’s research.” – Billie Jean King
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” – Yogi Berra
“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.” ― Wilt Chamberlain
Speaker 2
“No one remembers defeats. People remember victories.” – Rafael Nadal
“A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.” – Humphrey Bogart
“But that's the thing about basketball: you don't play games on paper.” ― Bill Simmons
Speaker 3
“You’ve got to get to the stage in life where going for it is more important that winning or losing.” – Arthur Ashe
“Close doesn’t count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.” – Frank Robinson
“If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life.” ― Isiah Thomas
Speaker 4
“You only live once, but you get to serve twice.” – Unknown
“It ain’t nothin’ ‘til I call it.” – Umpire Bill Klem
"Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona." – George Will
Speaker 5
“In my case, I can sincerely say nothing is impossible.” – Novak Djokovic
“Good pitching will beat good hitting any time, and vice versa.” – Bob Veale
“Good coaches tell you where the fish are, great coaches teach you how to find them.” ― Kobe Bryant
Speaker 6
“The next point – that’s all you must think about.” – Rod Laver
“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth
“If you want to look good in front of thousands then you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.” ― Damian Lillard
Speaker 7
“Love is nothing in tennis, but in life it’s everything.” – Unknown
“When they start the game, they don’t yell, ‘Work ball.’ They say, ‘Play ball.’” – Willie Stargell
“The only difference between a good shot and a bad shot is if it goes in or not” ― Charles Barkley