Sports Quotes

There's nothing wrong with the Little League World Series that locking out the adults couldn't cure.

Sports don't matter in the grand scheme of things. But in the moment, when things are just right, they're the most important thing in the world. That's what makes them so great.

The Six W's: Work will win when wishing won't.

When I joined the trio, it was as if I was capable of driving a sports car at 60, but Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson just kept pressing the pedal down, and I was trying to control the car at 80!

You have to remember something: Everybody pities the weak; jealousy you have to earn.

McDonald's being the official restaurant of the Olympics is like smoking being the official medicine of cancer.

It is how you show up at the showdown that counts.

These days baseball is different. You come to Spring Training, you get your legs ready, you arms loose, your agents ready your lawyer lined up.

Officials are the only guys who can rob you and then get a police escort out of the stadium.

Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping-stones to greater experience...When one door closes, another always opens; as a natural law it has to, to balance.

A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.

The key to any game is to use your strengths and hide your weaknesses.

Sports is a moral undertaking because it requires of participants, and it schools spectators in the appreciation of, noble things - courage, grace under pressure, sportsmanship.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

The best activities for your health are pumping and humping.

There is no such thing as natural touch. Touch is something you create by hitting millions of golf balls.

No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink.

The only thing that helps you win the game is preparation and getting your mind ready to go to battle. That's what you've got to do.

Golf isn't like other sports where you can take a player out if he's having a bad day. You have to play the whole game.

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.

I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.

You can get defeated, just as long as you don't fail.

Life is not a spectator sport.

Since emotions are few and reasons are many (said the robot Giscard) the behavior of a crowd can be more easily predicted than the behavior of one person.

The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first ahead of personal glory.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.

I like to get in my own world. When I'm getting ready for a meet, I always have headphones on, listening to rap music to get myself fired up

Boxing brings out my aggressive instinct, not necessarily a killer instinct.

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in order to achieve your goals.

I am not interested in rules or conventions. Photography is not a sport.

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.

At Barca we trained every day with the ball. I hardly even took a step running without a ball at my feet.

Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart.

In the sweep of its appeal, its ability to touch every corner of humanity, football is the only game that needed to be invented.

Passive resistance is a sport for gentleman (and ladies)-just like the pursuit of war, a heroic enterprise for the ruling classes but a grievous burden on the rest.

Tell me your heroes and I'll tell you how your life will end up

The only thing that counts is your dedication to the game. You run on your own fuel; it comes from within you.

My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan.

You're never guaranteed about next year. People ask what you think of next season, you have to seize the opportunities when they're in front of you.

The time when there is no one there to feel sorry for you or to cheer for you is when a player is made.

Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones.

There is no such thing as a successful defense.

The best thing you can do is to keep riding your snowboard and love what you're doing. Without a passion for the sport it's difficult to take your riding to the next level.

I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will - that's just the bottom line.

Obviously in the world of sports, you go through different ups and downs than in normal life. You might be on top of the world playing or you're sidelined with an injury.