Sports Quotes · Page 154

All sorts of famous sports people have been suspended for extended periods.

— Frank Deford

I really didn't have one particular athlete I liked growing up.

— Masahiro Tanaka

Realise there is always somebody else in the World who's not coping as well as you are.

— Cathy Freeman

It's an enjoyable sport; we all love to play the game, and fans love to support it.

— Kyle Walker

I want the ball in my hands at the end of the game. I want to make something happen.

— Rajon Rondo

The most beautiful thing in the world is a ballpark filled with people.

— Bill Veeck

I like to go out and dance. Also rock-climbing and weird sports.

— Harris Dickinson

“I’d rather go into a competition as the underdog. Less pressure to perform, and more motivation.”

— Jarod Kintz

The greatest gap in sports is between the winner and the loser of the Super Bowl. The winner has confetti, parades, rings,…

— John Madden

Hitting a golf ball correctly is the most sophisticated and complicated maneuver in all of sports, with the possible exception of eating…

— Ray Fitzgerald

There are players associations in all the other major sports. If the UFC is going to continue to grow and be legitimate,…

— Carlos Condit

We practice throughout the week throwing jump balls, throwing fades, throwing all these little things. But when the game comes, you never…

— Julio Jones

What's the difference between a three-week-old puppy and a sportswriter? In six weeks, the puppy stops whining.

— Mike Ditka

Attitude is the whole thing in football. Every team has the talent and the coaching. Motivation makes the difference. The teams that…

— Sid Gillman

Being recognised by Guinness World Records in their 60th year is a real honour. It's also a real privilege for me to…

— Brian O'Driscoll

We've gotten so much as a result of the changes. Part of our responsibility is to give something back to the game…

— Carla Overbeck

When I was coaching I always considered myself a teacher. Teachers tend to follow the laws of learning better than coaches who…

— John Wooden

American sports are quite masculine. And football - although it's still played by men all over the world - football compared to…

— Noel Gallagher

At school I hated swimming and felt bigger and more self-conscious than all the other girls - and I would go to…

— Layla Moran

Where I'm from, there ain't a lot of other options, you know what I'm saying? Entertainment or football or crime. I don't…

— Dizzee Rascal

I want to be a contender, I want to be competing against guys at the top, I want to fight the prospects,…

— Dan Hooker

Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through…

— Dennis Quaid

A buddy of mine actually read of me being in the names of Tiger Woods and Roger Federer. That is a pretty…

— Michael Phelps

I have always seen myself as an athlete. Of course, I made the mistake of unintentionally opening the door to my private…

— Oliver Kahn

“If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out.”

— George Brett

Pro athletes don't even practice as much as college players.

— Cris Collinsworth

Injuries are a part of the game. Every athlete knows that.

— Damian Lillard

Basketball as a sport has brought me happiness, joy, education and a real sense of purpose.

— Patty Mills

Look, sports are sports. The scores are the scores and the stories are the stories.

— Michelle Beadle

That's one of the greatest parts of sports, seeing one guy propel his team to that winning moment.

— Justin Tucker

The young athletes are supposed to mature, to improve their personality.

— Rafael Nadal

Football is like that: there's a new game every three days.

— Sergio Ramos

It is so boring when you have seven days without a game.

— Bernardo Silva

~ Life was never a game for it has no restart button. ~

— Vince

We are professional athletes but we are laborers too.

— Jon Fitch

Victory is in having done your best. If you've done your best, you've won.

— Bill Bowerman

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

— Billie Jean King

You've got to be greedy in this game and to keep pushing.

— Mike Phelan

I am quite competitive. In stupid things like card games.

— Laura Marling

I'm an athlete. I'm not a big golf nerd in that aspect. I'm not big on the history.

— Brooks Koepka