Sports Quotes · Page 166

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game.

— Michael Jordan

Football and boxing helped me immensely. Those sports helped me become dangerous.

— Baron Corbin

Philosophically, I don't believe in public funding for private sports.

— Betsy Hodges

Placing blame on others is easy. Taking responsibility for yourself is empowering.

— Tony DiCicco

It's good that sport can make some tough situations feel simple and easy.

— Peng Shuai

Everyone dreams of playing March Madness and playing in those tournaments, big-time games.

— Kevin Knox

I think as a sportsman we're blessed to have the opportunity to go out and play a sport.

— Mayank Agarwal

England is unrivalled for two things - sport and politics.

— Benjamin Disraeli

Sport is an art: it has incredible appeal everywhere on this earth, and it fills so many human hearts with passion that…

— Frank Deford

I spend too much time sitting in an office. So I need to play sports on a regular basis, that's why I…

— Philipp Lahm

Bowling is not a sport because you have to rent the shoes. When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? This title offends…

— George Carlin

In football, it's the ultimate team sport. You have to have good people around you as a quarterback for things to happen.

— Warren Moon

There are a lot of leg strains on the inside of the legs. There's a lot of pressure on your legs and…

— Gerad Adams

It gives me the happiest feeling in the world. I just love scoring. It doesn't matter if it's a simple goal from…

— Cristiano Ronaldo

Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you're about…

— Allan Houston

Well, football is a hard game; there's no denying it. It's a game that can bring out the worst in you, at…

— Alex Ferguson

I hate divers, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who might be the greatest athlete in the sport, but he's a big baby. If things…

— Viggo Mortensen

I spend most of my life in sports kit, so it usually shocks people when they see me in casual clothing -…

— Johanna Konta

It's not my style to either wear minimum clothes, to strip, or to even be comfortable with a sex-symbol label. I just…

— Katrina Kaif

When things could've gone really bad, rugby caught my interest and I really stuck with it. The sport brought me, maybe off…

— Daniel Cudmore

“Who but the sports-mad [Norman] Mailer would liken the battle between God and the Devil to a game of American football? The…

— Christopher Hitchens

The three Divine are in this hierarchy, First the Dominions, and the Virtues next; And the third order is that of the…

— Dante Alighieri

MEMORIES OF MY FAMILY MEETINGS still are a source of strength to me. I remember we'd all get into the car -…

— Jack Handey

I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master,…

— Eric Williams

I'm a realist, I understand football and situations in the game.

— Robert Snodgrass

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

— Willie Stargell

I've just been trying to focus on the basketball and not the business of the game.

— Jordan Clarkson

I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing.

— Lisi Harrison

Poker has the feeling of a sport, but you don't have to do push-ups.

— Penn Jillette

When I'm in the game, in the paint, I try to use my height and help the team.

— Boban Marjanovic

My father and my mother were professional footballers and have also been coaches.

— Ada Hegerberg

The sport is rough. It does wear and tear on the body.

— Jermell Charlo

I know so much about sports, not only talking about tennis.

— Daniil Medvedev

As an athlete you have to be coachable. And being coachable is a humbling thing.

— Rashad Evans

I went to an all boys' school in South London and the only god was sport.

— Lennie James

I think any player, as a rookie coming into any sport, has to prove themselves.

— Kylie Bunbury

I'm just going to compete my tail off and hopefully win a lot of games.

— Carson Wentz

“There is no competition in work. If you want it, work for it.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

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

— Lou Holtz

Competition and the market are like water, they go where they want

— Seth Godin