Heard on NFL Blackhawks vs. Redwings

Benjamin Barrett gogaku at IX.NETCOM.COM
Thu Dec 24 01:21:32 UTC 2009


Those sound like different things to me in relation to sports (though I never watch them).

Fast sounds like running and quick sounds like making movements to the side for avoidance or otherwise changing the plan when needed. Quick can also refer to the mental faculty.

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Michael Sheehan wrote:

> "Not only is he fast, but he is quick."  [Mickey Redmond}

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