Sports Quotes

Coaches try to beat each other from the ears up.

Curt Gowdy was a pioneer in our business and set the highest standards for everyone. His many contributions to ABC as host of 'American Sportsman' and other ABC Sports programs are indelible .

Sports are never just sports, we all know that. You're always carrying the flag in some way, shape or form.

Redefine the sport in terms of your expertise, in terms of your talent, in terms of your strength, in terms of your flair. Make it interesting. Make it something that people want to watch.

I still think that there's some kind of psychological investment in black athletes carrying the flag for "us" at times. So, sports [remains a] metaphor for struggle and triumph and flair.

The Rope a Dope would not have existed without the Big Dope.

Put your name on something, it better be the best... you only get one shot.

An old cat sports not with her prey.

The best of the sport is to doe the deede, and say nothing.

When age is jocond it makes sport for death. [When age is jocund, it makes sport for death.]

It is a poor sport that is not worth a candle.

In sports and journeys men are knowne. [In sports and journeys men are known.]

Sports and music are the same thing to me. When done wrong, they are really frustrating; when done right, they can change your day.

Rock music is stronger than sports. That's why. Rock rules. Around the world, who's more famous: Willie Mays or Paul McCartney?

[O]rganized violence punctuated by committee meetings.

Baseball is Heaven's gift to mortals.

There is an aura of changelessness to sport. There is the flux of competition, but it occurs within the ordering confinement of clear rules.

Baseball was my main sport, but I peaked when I reached high school and so my baseball career stopped.

Kyokoshin I've done most, but I competed in Sports Karate also, that's my style that I come from, and mixed with the wrestling that's how I got the takedowns.

There are a lot of leg strains on the inside of the legs. There's a lot of pressure on your legs and knees. Shoulders are another big thing. We play a physical sport and those are the areas that go.

I think that sports, particularly football, gave me an opportunity to be out front, to be a leader, which helped me later on, when I got into politics.

Every time I see a guy walk out of an over-the-top sports car, I think they need a cold shower.

This sport is just crazy. Your worst enemy in college is your teammate and friend when you get to the NBA. Who would have thought it?

The joy of the roasts is to watch people get hurt and offended, and then have to laugh to pretend they're a good sport.

Sports also teaches you that it's about the team, and the better your teammates are, the better they make you.

I enjoy sports, and love being involved in any outdoor sport from volleyball to softball. I'm not being immodest when I say I'm a natural athlete.

Sports will always be important in global culture, and so fashion, as a reflection of cultural trends, will always incorporate influences from sports.

I have always been fascinated by the values of sport and loved its rituals; in fact, since ancient times sport has been a byword for top physical prowess and spectacular athletic performance.

I would love to play cricket today, with all - I am not just talking of money - the opportunity you get, the practice facilities, the amount of time you are able to put into preparation.

Our sport becomes not just what we do but an integral symbol-on all levels-of who we are.

The X-Games - I watch that; I'm not impressed. That's white dudes' desperation. They're running out of sports. They gotta find something that black dudes won't touch.

You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities.

Morality has nothing to do with sports. Bad people can be good at sports and good people can be bad at sports.

If people really want to clean the sport of cycling up, all you have to do is put your money where your mouth is.

I would love to try to win another game. Obviously, it's more fun when you win. I'd rather try and not win than not try at all.

The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches.

It's not a break until you hold your serve.

Golf's the only sport that comes with a slave.

I love sports, and when I was playing soccer, I was always trying to be the leader on the team and the one who takes control.

I think our strength is this strong relationship we have all together.

When you are very little tennis should be fun, it should be a game.

You can be a little lonely because it's an individual sport.

I think each player and myself live things differently because I have no physical effort to make.

To be a professional tennis player you need to put in these sort of hours.

It's a tough world out there and all the guys are fighting hard and the competition is really tough.

War is the only sport which is genuinely amusing. And it is the only sport which has any intelligible use.

I hate sports the way people who like sports hate common sense.

My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money.

Sports plays an interesting role in society. The greatest sportsmen have platforms to speak out on issues and really affect how the public thinks about some very critical issues facing the world.

That's the $64,000 question. And I would love to tell you there was an answer.