Sports Quotes

The Yankees don't pay me to win every day, just two out of three.

Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has demonstrated the ability to handle the job.

I enjoy talking to my football men and my chemistry classes and I feel sure that they are quite interested in what I have to say.

George [Steinbrenner] is a great guy, unless you have to work for him.

In terms of history and sports, I don't think people will forget.

There's nothing wrong with failing if you learn from it, and I've failed out here plenty.

The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, There's a star. The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, Superstar. I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.

I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me

The real person you are is revealed in the moments when you're certain no other person is watching. When no one is watching, you are driven by what you expect of yourself.

In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.

My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.

Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be.

That's about the 1000th and tenth time (I've been asked about my neck). It's OK. I'm been doing a little stuff. I got some stuff from UT, weights to build you back up.

I don't think the sport is any more dangerous than it's ever been.

It wasn't always easy getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning to go to the rink. Sometimes I wanted to just go back to sleep.

Volleyball is a Jewish sport. It's fun, and nobody can get hurt.

I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay

I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.

If a player demonstrated that he is the best, and a team decides, even so, we don't want to pay him, as in any other business, he should be able to play elsewhere.

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

A modern school where football is taught.

I never really did Christmas before. Christmas Day? I mean - what's that? What's it all about? I was always flying on Christmas Day

We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently.

I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make the team, might be a captain's pick. I made the effort to go over there.

Education is a priority over any sport because without a mind you can't contribute to society.

For me, tennis is a sport. It's not a job, it's a sport.

[My] career was sputtering until [I] did a 360 and got headed in the right direction.

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.

The baby sits in front of MTV watching violent fantasies, while Dad guzzles beer with his favorite sport only to find his heroes all coked up.

Pilates is an awesome cross-training exercise for any sport because it focuses on functional movement.

I just love the feeling from the fans and when I'm walking on deck I can hear people screaming and wishing you the best. That puts you into the game more than anything.

At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports.

Never eat less than four hours before boxing. Then eat only lightly.

Any game becomes important when you know and love the players.

I love the Olympics, because they enable people from all over the world to come together and--regardless of their political or cultural differences--accuse each other of cheating.

Even our recreation was scheduled. There was no time to look for birds or wander into the nearby woods. We were put into teams and sent into violent pursuit of a helpless ball.

I had grown used to getting a pat on the back and being told after a good result: 'Well done, David - you should be happy, you're the first clean rider.

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.

I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.

In sports teams, apart from talk of sporting prowess and the imparting of inspirational thought, an extraordinary amount of time is spent discussing, and flaunting, material possessions.

I think we want to make the sport bigger and better and leave a good legacy for the next generation that comes through.

Go into the sport because you have fun doing it, not because of 'what ifs' and dreams of gold medals. That way, no matter what happens, you win.

The common denominator is that we want to make the world a better place, for women and for everybody, and we do it through sport.

They say a tie is like kissing your sister. I guess that is better than kissing your brother.

Nothing makes a player more productive than the last minute.

A lot of these angles are really about trying to mimic broadcast sports angles in order to anchor the scene, to sort of normalize it before it becomes abstracted.

It is unbecoming for a cardinal to ski badly.

Exactly how intricate a sport is jogging? You were two years old. You ran after the cat. You pretty much had it mastered

We all know that girls who compete in sports perform better in school, are physically healthier and have a stronger self-esteem.

Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.