Sports Quotes · Page 176

I am of the firm view that there is no impediment to me competing in athletics competitions.

— Caster Semenya

What you are as a person is far more important that what you are as a basketball player.

— John Wooden

I don't feel as if I'm in competition with myself; not at all.

— Roger Waters

Football is such a great game, but football players are so dull,

— Steve Sabol

Some things as an athlete are very important for us. Representing our country for us is important.

— Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Obviously, ESPN, that Monday Night gig is a big deal. You don't just easily dismiss that.

— Greg Olsen

You can lose when you outscore somebody in a game, and you can win when you're outscored.

— John Wooden

Basketball is a game. Baseball is a religion. Baseball is American.

— Jerry Reinsdorf

I can say for a fact, football is definitely my sport, and I can't wait to show the world what I can…

— Nora Fatehi

When you go through a tournament of seven games, there are peaks and valleys. You kind of ride the players that are…

— Jill Ellis

Colleges produce more sports therapists than engineers. Perhaps because America is a sporty country: a lot of outdoors.

— Azim Premji

“You are either a player or a spectator! Players influence the game while spectators watch them to do it. Such is life!”

— Israelmore Ayivor

Your competition is yourself. Don't think about anyone else because when you think about someone else, you go to the other track,…

— Caleb McLaughlin

I think competing gets overlooked sometimes. The competitiveness that you bring to a game and an at-bat, it can go a long…

— Christian Yelich

“This is indeed only a game, but it is a game of life and death!” the Reverend John Hollidge of Gold Hill…

— David M. Ewalt

Golf mogul Donald Trump sports an arrangement of hair that is less a comb-over than a 'do-over, a candy-floss confection of gossamer…

— Steve Rushin

I have one quote I very often read to myself, from a very good friend: 'Forget the people around you now; remember…

— Sebastian Vettel

One of the most difficult things for people who have been successful in sports is adapting to the daily world where you…

— Mark Spitz

The Lord calls us to love everybody. Every day it's a challenge. Within this sport, I'm called to love everybody. That means…

— Elana Meyers

I really just try to enjoy the game and hope that I can inspire young kids. I started playing tennis because of…

— Ana Ivanovic

I think sports are very beneficial in the fight against obesity. I remember playing little league - I was the best person…

— Zach Braff

When you are accustomed to winning, when you are used to winning, then afterwards you tend not to have the same level…

— Thiago Silva

Sanctioning bodies bring consistency to a sport - the kind of consistency that fans can understand and root for. These entities manage…

— Jon Fitch

When I was growing up, I wasn't particularly great at anything. I was in my own world, and my teachers felt I'd…

— Dulquer Salmaan

Wrestling is a worldwide sport. It's totally international.

— Ben Askren

Economics is about creating win-win situations. But in sports, someone loses.

— Stan Kroenke

It's always in the back of your head that this is a crazy sport.

— T.J. Dillashaw

It's a team sport but every player's ego will kick in at a certain point.

— Jay-Jay Okocha

Boxing is the toughest and loneliest sport in the world.

— Frank Bruno

Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence.

— George Will

My improvements, my fights and the competition is going to get better. I'm going to be ready for it.

— Ryan Garcia

I like to compete. I think competition brings out the best in anybody.

— Charles Tillman

“With sports, you have no time to reflect. You just do.”

— Terri Giuliano Long

If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.

— Pierre de Coubertin

I've matured - just growing up and learning more about my sport and more about myself.

— Michelle Carter

When I was younger, I wanted very much to play football.

— Andris Nelsons

Football has not just been a sport, it's been a vehicle in my life.

— Angelos Postecoglou

My sentimental problems, my private life, should not be involved in sports and politics.

— Peng Shuai

A dual-sport champion, man. That's unheard of and pretty impressive, man.

— Goldust

Art must anchor in nature, or it is the sport of every breath of folly.

— William Hazlitt