Sports Quotes

There was an old man of Orleans, Who was given to eating of beans; Till once out of sport, he swallowed a quart, That dyspeptic old man of Orleans.

Throughout the history of the sport, the heavyweight champion has been... a reason to talk about boxing at the water cooler.

What really makes baseball so hard is it's retributive capacity for disaster if the smallest thing is done wrong, and the invisible presence of defeat that attends every game.

He doesn't know the meaning of the word fear. Of course, there are lots of other words he doesn't know either.

It doesn't matter whether you are pursuing success in business, sports, the arts, or life in general: The bridge between wishing and accomplishing is discipline.

The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.

One brave deed makes no hero.

Sport is an important part of the Australian psyche. Anybody who thinks that sport is not part of the fabric of Australian life misunderstands this country quite dramatically.

There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground.

To catch a wave, to stand up - it was just life-changing. There was nothing that even came close. I quit playing all other sports - by the time I was eleven, they were toast.

A good, quick, small team can beat a big, slow team any time.

A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won't be happening.

I don't think it's healthy to take yourself too seriously.

If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country.

Men forget everything; women remember everything. That's why men need instant replay in sports. They've already forgotten what's happened.

You're still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don't have genuine desire, you won't be dedicated enough to prepare properly.

The game is the ultimate significance to me because it is so important to a lot of people. It has left a mark on our culture to be voted as one of the best to ever play.

For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end; running doesn't.

I have a chef who makes sure that I'm getting the right amounts of carbs, proteins and fats throughout the day to keep me at my max performance level.

I've always believed that the desire must come from within, not as a result of being driven by coaches or parents.

That's why I don't talk. Because I talk too much.

The strongest and most dangerous enemy you will ever face is a negative attitude. Learn to recognize when it is trying to invade your body and mind, then simply refuse it entry.

There is no such thing as life in-between.

People who create 20% of the results will begin believing they deserve 80% of the rewards.

Our sports are totally different, if Lance Armstrong himself were to come and train with us he'd be completely exhausted after half and hour.

Men forget everything; women remember everything.

Discipline of others isn't punishment. You discipline to help, to improve, to correct, to prevent, not to punish, humiliate, or retaliate.

Goalkeeping is like extreme sports sometimes - you have to let yourself go

Sports are 90% inspiration and 10% perspiration.

I don't like celebrity quarterbacks. We don't need those. We need battlefield commanders.

Any penalty - I've told you a hundred times - can be eliminated by concentration or good judgment.

I love my curves. You know, I'm healthy and I think thats what Sports Illustrated represents: healthy, confident women who love their bodies.

A true champion works hard and never loses sight of her dreams.

The quarterback is in charge of the chuck wagon. He's handing it out here and there, but he can't just throw it out there indiscriminately or the wolves will get him.

Lets go eat a God damn snack

Cricket is battle and service and sport and art.

I can't believe how much money I lose betting on sports. "sucker born every minute". That's me!

I could have been a Rhodes Scholar, except for my grades.

I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care.

For what is the best choice for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.

Good guys are a dime a dozen, but an aggressive leader is priceless.

As a player all you can do is play within yourself, even in the context of a team sport.

In the building I live in on Park Avenue there are ten people who could buy the Yankees, but none of them could hit the ball out of Yankee Stadium.

Throwing out the first pitch at the Cubs game and having 40,000 people give me a standing ovation was probably one of the highlights of my life. You could see what a great sports town Chicago is.

I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.

Focus on competition has always been a formula for mediocrity.

I was a tomboy who liked to play rough just like my two older brothers. That's probably why I liked the athletic part of skating - especially the jumping!

Athletes have a certain stubbornness that carries us through and makes us do things that people say we can't do.

If I don't do what I need to do to win, I won't win, no matter who is on the other side of the net.

I don't think the discus will ever attract any interest until they let us start throwing them at one another.