“No grass stains, no glory; no bruises, no story” (soccer, softball adage)

“No guts, no glory” is a saying that was used in World War II. “No grass stains, no glory; No bruises, no story” is a sports saying popular in both soccer and baseball/softball that has been printed on many posters.
 
“No grass stains, no story. No bruises, no glory” was cited by a softball enthusiast on Twitter on October 13, 2011. “No grass stains no glory, no bruises no story<3 I love soccer" was cited on Twitter on July 10, 2012.
       
   
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Rachel House
‏@rhouse7
No grass stains, no story. No bruises, no glory. Go big or go home. #MBTS
11:27 AM - 13 Oct 2011
 
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Paige Taylor
‏@PaigeTaylor_03
No grass stain, no story. No bruises, no glory. #simplesoftballfacts
11:54 PM - 18 Dec 2011
 
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Softball Quotes
‏@SftballQuotes_
No grass stains, no story, no bruises, no glory.
12:21 PM - 3 Mar 2012
 
CustomInk
March 27, 2012
Baseball Sayings and Slogans For T-Shirts – Play Ball!
by Adam Levine in Slogans & Sayings
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No grass stains – no glory, No bruises – no story.
 
Twitter
Nikki Scrivner
‏@NikkiScrivner
No grass stains no glory, no bruises no story<3 I love soccer #soccer #loveit

Virginia, USA
10:22 PM - 10 Jul 2012
 
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Baseball Players
‏@Baseball__Fam
No grass stains – no glory, No bruises – no story.
11:13 PM - 25 Jul 2012
 
The Bolt (The Student Newspaper of the Out-of-Door Academy)
Soccer Boys at it Again
Jake Romine, Staff Writer • October 17, 2013
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No grass stains, no glory, no bruises- no story!
 
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GO! Soccer Videos
‏@GOSoccerVideos
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2:30 PM - 27 Feb 2015