Sports Quotes

“You don't have to be in shape to bowl. It's the only sport where there's a way to signal for a cocktail waitress.”

I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan.

I love both the sun and the moon, day and night. But I enjoy the day the most because I live in Rio and I can play sports.

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race.

If I get two strikes, I'll go to a pitch maybe that will help induce that a little bit.

Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball

Every time I toe the rubber, it's no different for me than it was in the World Series.

Some of my finest memories are from my time at the University of Texas. College baseball, I love it.

It was an exciting time for me personally because the number of times I've been to the playoffs, that was the opportunity to obtain the first ring. That was special, that's for sure.

I only really watch sport. That's where you see real joy. I don't like watching much else on TV, because it's generally either twisted or sad.

To dope the racer is as criminal, as sacrilegious, as trying to imitate God; it is stealing from God the privilege of the spark.

I love to see Favre playing his best football, and if his mind his right, he'll probably have a fine season.

A lot of the high-level sports are really in your mind.

There are two things you can be certain of: dying and getting the arse as a football coach.

First, don't cry. That's the worst thing a gymnast can do in training, because it can ruin your concentration and lead to injury. Second, always place the highest demands of yourself in the sport.

But I also live to perform and I've been performing my whole life, whether it's been in sports or you know in band or with my singing.

Sport is not my thing.

Most of the pressure comes from myself, not from others. I don't need a manager or a pundit to put pressure on me. I do all that myself before others do it.

The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years.

I like playing all sports, from football to soccer, and I love playing baseball.

I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport.

No player in baseball history worked harder, suffered more, or did it better than Andre Dawson. Hes the best Ive ever seen.

I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers

I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college

The reason I am here, they tell me, is that I played the game a certain way, that I played the game the way it was supposed to be played.

It doesn't always happen according to the way you have planned things out but I feel if you have covered most of the aspects, it does help out there in the middle.

At least with me, the match starts much, much earlier than the actual match.

Any team sport, there are certain team targets and those targets should always be in the forefront.

Let us celebrate the spirit of sport through the National Games

The Australian tour was good for us; it was ideal preparation for us.

Before coming here I had a minor back problem and I thought whenever I play Pakistan I get a back problem.

Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit if a history regarding Pakistan.

Those who don't have a wife should sublimate their sexual energies with outdoor sports or long walks.

I love to get home and hang out with my family. My brothers and I love spending time at the beach. I enjoy doing all kinds of surf sports and keeping healthy.

Is duty a mere sport, or an employ! Life an entrusted talent or a toy!

I love team sports - they give me something to focus on rather than the fact that I can't breathe or my muscles are aching.

I love to go out. I love the outdoors. I love outdoor sports. I'm a big traveler.

My training has been going really well these past few days and my goal is to keep it up for the next few weeks and hopefully earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

Skating has always been a major area of interest to me.

When I was a kid, I was always an athlete. I played a lot of sports. I played football, basketball, baseball and soccer.

I have rock climbed but not in awhile. Love all sports, reading, cooking, some carpentry, gardening.

Dear God, I understand that if I fail to believe in you, I'll burn in hell for eternity. Thanks for being such a good sport about it.

AR-15s, in particular, are often called America's gun. They're some of the most popular rifles in the country, especially when it comes to sports shooting.

Sport is my passion but I have a way to go.

Sports teams, people who follow sports teams, religion, churches, work - any company, I find that people just generally have a need to belong to something larger than themselves.

We're in different categories. She [Venus Williams] does sports, I do more of the fashion side.

You need to work very hard, you have to spend a lot of time practicing your sport - six to seven hours daily.

My policy was just to give good things for sports in my region.

In a race, sooner or later there's a moment that separates the winner from those who don't win. That instant is your chance, the moment you've been waiting for.

Practice works because practice gives us a chance to relax enough to make smart choices.