Sports Quotes

I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because I've played so many matches in my life.

I grew up a Catholic and I dont want to talk badly about the Catholic Church but theres a lot of routine stuff going on. You say the same prayers, you sit, you kneel, whatever.

Now I've had everything except for the thrill of watching Babe Ruth play.

One time I was forced to go to the doctors because of a sports accident. Herpes.

I have no regrets about the amount of work I put into the sport. This is what I needed to do with my life.

I used to think the only use for sport was to give small boys something else to kick besides me.

Alas! we are the sport of destiny.

It doesn't matter if you win as long as you give everything in your heart

Here's a good rule of thumb; too clever is dumb.

The integral part of being a star is having the will to win. All the champions have it.

If your team is going to win, you need to play better than the other quarterback.

I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.

The sentimentality of baseball is very deeply rooted in the American baseball fan. It is the one sport that is transmitted from fathers to sons.

Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole.

I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part.

The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.

Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law.

People don't have to like or support you. So you always have to say thank you.

Baseball was my first sport. I wish I would have stayed with it.

I have a lot of offers to play for appearance fees. It's nice gravy, but it's not a big motivating factor for me, to go here and there just for money.

The English gentleman is a combination of silence, courtesy, dignity, sport, newspapers and honesty.

I think that tennis is a lady's sport, so we should look out there like ladies.

The sport in 2000 wasn't as big as it is now [in 2008].

Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don't want.

The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there.

If you are going to be a successful duck hunter, you must go where the ducks are.

Never back down, never fear anyone, for the best opponents will help you to play your best.

The final release point for the fastball is the tips of your fingers.

Two out of every three goals you score come from checking. One out of every three comes from sheer finesse.

Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.

Well even before she was diagnosed with the cancer, I would have said that she was a lot tougher than me and most guys would probably say that about their wives and it's probably true in most cases.

It's not easy to part with the trophies. However, I do need to have some long-term financial security for those close to me.

As an example, one of the schools I have been studying is too small to compete effectively in most sports, but participates with vigor each year in the state music contests.

Tennis is not like other sports where the coach is hired by an independent entity, and that makes a huge difference in the dynamic.

Dictators lead through fear; good coaches do not.

I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and as perhaps I might ever be. I went climbing three weeks before, because I was feeling fed up with running.

I got bad calls every match, and I never got an apology. So I thought it was rather strange.

All I have to do is to work on transition and technique.

I've been very clear. I won. I didn't commit the crime.

Boxing was the only career where I wouldn't have to start out at the bottom. I had a good resume.

Every season is a journey. Every journey is a lifetime.

First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good.

Fascism rewarded jackasses in uniform. Democracy gives privileges to those in sports' gear. In Italy, political regimes come to pass. Jackasses remain. Triumphant.

The best teams are team in any sport that lose themselves in the team. The individuals lose their identity. And their identities come about as a result of being in the team first.

People didn't wasn't the People's party to come in to power again, so they saw NS a viable alternative not us, because everyone knew we were not ready.

Just give it everything you've got and bowl as fast as possible.

I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.

I have been, and will go on, fighting that damnable, dirty, rotten business with all the power at my command.

And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure.

Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest.