Sports Quotes

I have a lot to say, and if I'm not No. 1, I can't say it.

Martina and I went through a very bad five years. Everything's very good between us now, but it was a long haul.

Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals.

At 62 you want to keep moving; that's important.

I always wanted to help make tennis a team sport.

I like putting money back into what made my life, and tennis has been great to me.

I'm not a TV junkie outside of sports and history really and stuff like that.

There is no law, divine or human, that the saloon respects.

I ran the high school newspaper and was in student government. I played sports my whole life but was never picked as captain.

I wanted to play in the NBA, I wanted to play sports, I wanted to do all this. And I have. I think I am becoming a man.

But in fairness also to the idea of continuing success, you also have to exploit opportunities.

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.

I don't think baseball owes colored people anything. I don't think colored people owe baseball anything, either.

As far as we're concerned, there was no sporting organisation [that] should have anything to do with the sport in South Africa.

If I were the commissioner of all sports media, the one change I would make is to sprinkle a little niceness and civility across our industry. Just a touch.

I just grew the hair on my back. Facial hair just wasn't appealing to me. I liked it on my back, though.

A better ending could not have been scripted. Of course, if we had won, that would have been better.

I guess I'll retire someday if I live that long.

We weren't trying to walk him; he just wouldn't swing at any bad pitches.

All I've done all my life is just tried to better the game for our players and for those people watching.

I have as many good friends in the media as anybody in sports has. It's just that I probably have a hell of a lot more enemies than anybody else.

I'm not sure sports writing is an art.

Writing was far more of an art in the sports world than it is now.

Obviously it's critical that the three cars are able to contribute to the program. I think that certainly has given much of the reason as to why we did so well at Indy over the last several years.

Being injured is something that happens in this sport. Anybody who gets into it understands that.

What's really hit me over the years is that you go to every race and see all the well-wishers, and you really feel like you are connected with people after all these years.

In 1982 when I showed up, the average age of the drivers in the series was something like 40, 41. The crowds were small. There was not much prize money. The competition wasn't very tight.

I have never had problems sleeping the night before a race.

The place where I had so much success as a driver would be where I had my first win as a team owner.

I guess it is the sense of personal satisfaction that racing gives you that I am probably going to miss, because in racing you get that feedback very quickly

The fans know that I have been giving it my all and that we had the good judgment to when to say when.

We ran three cars last year. Unfortunately, as time went on, we did have to let a few people go, which we regretted, but just because of the situation.

When you back off, it's easier to do mistakes. For me it's better to ski fast.

People in the U.S. will watch anything if it's put in front of their face over and over again. I like to see what's possible, more than anything.

Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought I would accomplish what I have in the sport

My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it.

That kid ain't got no bills to pay, he ain't got no kids; When you're that young to him it's only all about the sport he's playing. You don't have to worry about nuthin' else!

I've done a lot of training in martial arts. I started out in warring tempo, I did sports jujitsu, and I've also practiced extreme martial arts.

Educate yourself. Understand what you're dealing with. Then figure out how to fight it. Then figure out how to raise money for that fight. It'll help you cope. It'll help your child.

Over the years, I've enjoyed working for WFAN and MSG - two sports giants in the industry. There couldn't be a better fit due to the long-standing history both entities have had with NY sports.

I don't know how many millions of photographs have been taken of me.

Rowing is such a fine sport. Everyone goes backward, and the leader can see his opponents as they struggle in vain.

I've always been interested in the sport even as a young kid. I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision.

It's so funny that people specify that year because in a way it was the biggest battle for me health wise.

When I played, I had a natural ability to jump and run, and I just wanted to get bigger and heavier.

I know for a stretch, at least nine years, I was one of the best lead-off hitters in baseball

I think soccer is more respected now than it ever has been. You can see that in the numbers of young kids who are playing and the numbers of people who are coming to watch.

I definitely like to stay active. Im a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.

Everyone I know who is successful has issues with their father, regardless of whether it was sports or business or entertainment.

You have to know how to score.