Sports Quotes · Page 259

When I was a little kid, I don't remember looking up and seeing so many Hispanic athletes out there.

— Laurie Hernandez

Like any footballer, I love to play. I love to feel important. I love to enjoy the game.

— Juan Mata

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

— Phil Crosby

I want to be recognized for my performance as an athlete and not because of who I am.

— Albert II, Prince of Monaco

Every athlete has flaws, standing or on the ground. I do, too.

— Marlon Moraes

I look back at my life fighting and I can't believe I did all that. This sport is totally nuts.

— Frank Shamrock

When I was young, I didn't really think about anything other than sports.

— Usain Bolt

I'm no different from anybody else with two arms, two legs, and forty-two hundred hits.

— Pete Rose

“...junior athletics is but one facet of the real gem: life's endless war against the self you cannot live without.”

— David Foster Wallace

An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which…

— Alberto Salazar

Sometimes, as in an athletic event where everything clicks, inexplicable things do happen. Learning and practicing an art or a skill has…

— Pattiann Rogers

When it rains, I do a lot of indoor exercises; when its pleasant, I play a lot of tennis and do swimming,…

— Mohit Raina

If after giving it all that you possibly can, you do lose to the competition, then they really deserve the win.

— Nabil N Jamal

I didn't really get into the sport for fame. I didn't get into it to be this infamous guy that everybody worships.…

— Tyron Woodley

I'm very excited to be the first female player to join with On, and truly thrilled how On's Lightning innovation team works…

— Iga Swiatek

In sport, if you want to be the best you have to compete against the best - I would much rather have…

— Daley Thompson

I believe in passing football with a purpose. You have to be physically strong and sometimes, in some games, you have to…

— Roberto Di Matteo

I've always thought of myself as an 80 percenter. I like to throw myself passionately into a sport or activity until I…

— Yvon Chouinard

It has been a staple in my sports journey since I was a kid, so I couldn't be more excited to join…

— Trevor Lawrence

This is sports. In sports, you win and you lose. That's the nature of sports. You can't get away from that part…

— David Robinson

As opposed to a movie [Real Steel] where everything feels fantastical, it was really important to me, and I recognise it's not…

— Shawn Anthony Levy

My mom would never let us quit. She always taught us the importance of sticking with it, even when times are tough.…

— Theo Ratliff

We can make a huge impact. We can be that difference maker just because of our status and because of what we…

— Davone Bess

If you look at the Olympic Games as a whole, if we would say we didn't want to interject politics into the…

— John Carlos

To me I don't think sport is something that I can take for life. I still have my academy, my studies.

— Caster Semenya

It's no longer about the length of time you've had in the sport. It's about hunger and dedication.

— Megan Anderson

I don't want to be a star. I just want to play football.

— Marouane Fellaini

That's the buzz you want as a footballer - to perform well in the big high-profile games.

— Gary Cahill

Toronto is just a passionate sports city in general.

— Auston Matthews

Whenever you go into a game, you want to win, and you want to come out victorious in any way.

— Hilary Knight

As the competition goes further along, you start to see who's rising and who's falling.

— Michael Symon

It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.

— Lou Holtz

Football isn't a contact sport; it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport...

— Anonymous

My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports.

— Tony Dorsett

What I always say is, "Look good, feel good, play good."

— Ian Poulter

Every player wants to start the game, especially me.

— Dominic Calvert-Lewin

I'm a student of the game, so I know where my touches are coming from.

— Tobias Harris

Being an athlete in a cold-weather sport is really difficult to deal with the asthma.

— Charlie White

It's a long season, and this is a game built for strong individuals.

— Tommy Pham

I'm kind of new to the racing game thing. I've always been, like, a shooter game kind of guy.

— Kevin Dillon