Sports Quotes

My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller's got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.

I'm not interested in popular culture. I hate Quentin Tarantino. I rarely go to movies. I hate rock 'n' roll. I work. I think. I listen to classical music. I brood. I like sports cars.

I am really passionate about sports in general - especially water sports.

Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying.

When they treat you bad, you just got to take care of your pride, no matter what.

The most important quality I look for in a player is accountability. You've got to be accountable for who you are. It's too easy to blame things on someone else.

Jimmy Demaret and I had the best sports psychologist in the world. His name was Jack Daniels and he was waiting for us after every round.

The future you shall know when it has come; before then, forget it.

I believe marriage is a spectator sport.

In the Soviets' view, chess was not merely an art or a science or even a sport; it was what it had been invented to simulate: war.

I'm really quite exhausted at the moment, but you never know, you are always surprised at what you can find sometimes, and maybe I will find something deep within to find the desire to swim fast

No, we don't cheat. And even if we did, I'd never tell you.

The records I always maintained were there to serve just one purpose - that was to be broken

I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for them to succeed as their parents have succeeded.

Since I was a kid, I've wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer, but in the end I chose tennis. I love sports in general ... But tennis is my passion.

I've gone through back surgery a couple times, and of course, my radiation treatments for six weeks got me to the point where I was not able to play at the level that I was accustomed to.

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

If there is no evidence that sport lowers aggression, at the same time it should be said that there is also no evidence that sport is motivated by aggression.

Golf isn't just my business, it's my hobby.

I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.

When I'm able to see the ice ahead of time when I get the puck, I'm able to make some pretty good plays.

It's nice to feel the fans are behind you. You shouldn't concern yourself with things like that - but it does matter.

I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.

Don't make excuses, make good.

The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.

I'm actually a very quiet person off the golf course. I talk 150 miles per hour when I'm at the course, but when in private I very seldom ever open my mouth.

A baseball manager is a necessary evil.

I wish that every player could feel what I've felt in visiting ballparks. The receptions I've received, it's blown me away. It's absolutely remarkable.

If I'm going to break them, I'm going to break them both.

I had everything working my way, strong as a bull. And still I ignored the rules of the game of life.

Independence is the outstanding characteristic of the runner.

Instead of using brushes all the time, try a palette knife to paint.

Scientists have found a way to keep middle-aged female mice from going through menopause. Now they're working on a way to keep middle-aged male mice from buying expensive sports cars.

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions.

Though I'd have to say it was generally the guys in Detroit, as a group, that won the two Championships. They were terrific and I always look back very fondly.

The two championship years were that significant for me.

I don't understand these new coaches who don't drink. What do they do when they get beat?

I don't believe a manager ever won a pennant. Casey Stengel won all those pennants with the Yankees. How many did he win with the Boston Braves and Mets?

Always have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happens by accident.

In order to keep up with the rapid evolution of the sport, you've got to keep an open mind.

Fighting in the air is not sport. It is scientific murder.

The world of extreme sports is also one of the big businesses. Kids might think that snowboarding is the ultimate freedom, but this freedom is being marketed to them by commercial sponsors.

I have to wear two sports bras when I do my cardio. It takes a lot to hold these puppies up!

There are few positions in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered. These difficulties are, however, our best instructors, as our mistakes often form our best experience.

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together.

I believe in women. I believe in myself. I believe in my body.

We go there with confidence, but we know there is a very fine line between success and failure in this game.

Wrecks are going to happen in this business, that's just a risk of the sport. If you can't keep from worrying about it, then you're in the wrong line of work.

Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle.

On the way, I shared the backseat of Feyerabend's little sports car with the inflatable raft he kept there in case an 8-point earthquake came while he was on the Bay Bridge.