Sports Quotes

I think sports media really do need to think about the world in more humble terms. Not everything is the game of the century, and not everything is life or death.

My theory is, the more pictures you take, the better you get. It's like a sport. I never wait to get a particular shot because wonderful accidents can happen when you shoot a lot.

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that.

I think so highly of people who love their sport and make a really strong commitment to it.

It's a piece of property that, if you're going to have a development out here, you need to have a golf course because you need to take care of the effluent water being created by the development.

Extraordinary scenes there at the end. I think some of the crowd chanting 'Italy! Italy!' were actually Irish.

I consider myself to be respectful, and I believe this is a main value for sports.

Always give an autograph when somebody asks you.

I've always called L.A. 'the world capital of sport.'

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports.

I was able to look at football as something that God was allowing me to do, not something that should define me. I couldn't take my identity from this sport.

I played team sports, but I never felt like I fitted in that well, so this allowed me to be part of a community but to do it in my own way.

Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal.

I have always been physically active. I grew up a tomboy and [was] into sports, so staying active is something that I enjoy.

Our sport is not made for anybody to be able to play it, especially at the NFL level, so there's obviously some risk that we all take knowingly.

It is a violent sport that we choose as men, and that we as parents allow our children to play.

Taking part in these types of programs is crucial to our youth and crucial to the future of this game.

Obviously we will talk about doing everything we can to make our sport as safe as possible.

I've got to be first. ALL the time.

I was certain I was going to do something in sports.

I try to focus and compete and do positive things for the sport.

I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.

If I can stay [involved] with the sport, we can find different ways to motivate people and preach to them and explain to them that all they need is dedication to the sport.

I want to stay involved in athletics; I want to encourage kids to take part and try to grow the sport.

There are things that bother me. I try not to let them, but they do.

It is better to win ten times 1-0 than to win once 10-0.

I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.

There have been many frustrating games. I don't there's going to be another one that isn't frustrating. That happens, but that's sport. Otherwise why would there be so much glory in victory.

It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup.

I don't want to give anyone an edge in my mind. Every time I walk out on the court, I have to feel I'm the best so I can compete well. A lot of times, my chief rival is just me.

To be a well-rounded person and know what's going on in the world around you, to have a perspective outside of your sport, is important for every athlete. I'm blessed that our parents gave us that.

If wanted to play a sport, I played a sport. If I wanted to do things that many girls born in 1950 didn't do, I did it

I said, 'You missed practice yesterday didn't you?' The player replied, 'No coach, not a bit.'

I don't think there's a punch-line scheduled, is there?

When you travel with the team and you eat with the team - you eat what the team eats.

My dad raced motocross back in the day, and I've always enjoyed watching it. That sport intrigues me.

I believe it is no secret that I like Japan very much - Japanese culture, sport, including judo, but it will not offend anyone if I say that I like Russia even more.

Even if states sometimes have problems with each other, arts and sports should not suffer from that. Arts and sports are there to bring the people together - and not to divide them.

Kodokan is, to a large degree, a trendsetter in the sport. This school trained outstanding masters and is a kind of Mecca for all judokas. Certainly, I would be pleased to visit, if time permits.

The question of good and evil remains in irremediable chaos for those who seek to fathom it in reality. It is mere mental sport to the disputants, who are captives that play with their chains.

Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.

I don't think either team can win it.

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

Kids tend to look up to sports figures and entertainers, probably more than they should, but I've tried to use that in a positive way.

Attitude is an inner concept. It is the most important thing you can develop in your life.

I think money in general hurts all sports.

Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity.

One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer.

Rail-splitting produced an immortal president in Lincoln, but golf hasn't produced even a good Congressman.