Sports Quotes

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling.

The best thing about sports is the sense of community and shared emotion it can create.

Australia has got some of the best sports people in the world, but we've also got some of the best scientists and innovators too, and that needs to be celebrated more.

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

I have always wanted to be liked and respected.

I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics are mass satanic rituals disguised as a celebration of Britain and sport. Their medium is the language of symbolism.

I don't have a strict diet. It's all about cramming in as many calories into my system as I possibly can. To be honest with you, I have a tough time keeping weight on.

Passion, not pedigree, will win in the end.

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.

Playing the sport has taught me about teamwork and how to be a good team player, social skills and most importantly, dedication.

Blogging is to writing what extreme sports are to athletics: more free-form, more accident-prone, less formal, more alive. It is, in many ways, writing out loud.

It's important to just kind of get away from your sport until you miss it. It's about taking time to enjoy other aspects of life or learn new things. It helps rejuvenate.

Joining Real Madrid is a dream come true.

If you're fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail.

There is no need for me continuing unless I'm able to improve.

I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports.

Winning isn't worthwhile unless one has something finer and nobler behind it. When I reach the soul of one of my boys with an idea, or ideal, or vision, then I have done my job as a coach.

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager, and never, ever your uniform.

I don't think I can play any other way but all out . . . I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it.

Greg Jackson is a sport killer

I think skating helped me find myself.

Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.

When a man realizes his littleness, his greatness can appear.

Eating wheat, like ice climbing, mountain boarding, and bungee jumping, is an extreme sport. It is the only common food that carries its own long-term mortality rate.

Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated.

No one has as much luck around the greens as one who practices a lot.

Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.

The fighter loses more than his pride in the fight; he loses part of his future. He's a step closer to the slum he came from.

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.

You have to find it. No one else can find it for you.

You can always find a distraction if you're looking for one.

You only fail if you don't finish the game. If you finish you win. You have to measure what you started out with by what you overcome.

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.

You never lose a game if the opponent doesn't score.

When you see me smash somebody's skull, you enjoy it.

If I do not practice one day; I know it. If I do not practice the next, the orchestra knows it; if I do not practice the third day, the whole world knows it.

I've never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best

Have confidence in yourself and don't let people put you down or make you feel weak or worthless, because the more they put you down, the more you need to get back up and prove how wrong they are.

I haven't thought about it. I'm not capable of deep thinking.

You know, there's a rule in sports, "Don't do anything great if you can't handle the congratulations."

The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.

Sport hunting is a crime. My sympathies are with the fox.

Sports teach you how to be quick. Injuries teach you how to slow down.

Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

I have never used steroids. Period.

I love tennis! I've always felt like this because it is such a classy sport with a great, competitive flair to it.