Sports Quotes

If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.

Is it [hunting] really a sport if you have all the equipment and your opponent doesn't know a game is going on?

The Internal Revenue Service is the real undefeated heavyweight champion.

It's all trotters in Sweden, so that's what's always caught my eye.

And I coached against Mike when he was an assistant with the Bears and they won that football game.

Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.

If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen

In hindsight everything is much clearer.

I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.

I really lack the words to compliment myself today.

In sport, part of the game is accepting the umpire's call, no matter how hard that might be. Sometimes the calls go your way, and sometimes they don't.

Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it.

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.

I'm 31 years old and I want to be part of a championship team before my career is over.

I've always had a great interest in sports that embody the values of commitment, hard work and teamwork - all values I strongly believe in.

I don't try to get players emotionally up for a game; it creates too many peaks and valleys... I strive for even keel; they will get up for the big games.

I want to do my best to make the people happy. I play with my heart for the sport.

Minor sports in the community is fun and recreation for everyone, not just the elite. I think back to my days in minor hockey and those are my fondest memories, having fun.

Sport...teaches life's lessons. But there's no substitute, in my book, for education, because that gives you choice.

I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.

There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

We make too much of winning. The mere fact of winning doesn't make you great.

Once I'm at the arena with the guys in the dressing room, and in the bus, and on the plane, I'm a player. And I sit in the back with the players and I play cards and try to take their money.

The beauty of my sport is that you can do it from anywhere.

The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.

I didn't like the way the game was being played.

Confidence is the invisible cement that binds a team together.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that's just what I'm going to do.

But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.

When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose the weight!

I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.

The work that we do during the winter is very important; we have a new bike and it's important to develop it during this time.

Winning to often is as disastrous as losing too often. Both get the same results, the falling off of the public's enthusiasm.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

I wish I had an answer to that because I'm tired of answering that question.

Broadway shows in New York draw two times the attendance of all New York sports teams put together.

Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.

I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards.

People have an opinion of Africa and it is not so good, but we have to let sport unite us all.

A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.

I will always be someone who wants to do better than others. I love competition.

I guarantee you that's what Jeff Gordon does. He uses everything the fans throw at him to stoke his fire and it drives him to be better at what he does.

Your mind is what makes everything else work.

Balanced is probably what I am, although that's just a polite way to say that you don't do anything very well.

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.

I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.

Trophies should go to the winners. Self-esteem does not lead to success in life. Self-discipline and self-control do, and sports can help teach those.

Racing a thoroughbred grand prix car in front of a home crowd will be a surreal and mighty experience.

In sports, teams win and individuals don't.