Sports Quotes · Page 356

I find motivation within myself. I run track not from a competitive Nature, but because I'm a very goal-oriented person.

— Gail Devers

Ever since I was a kid, my dad, he'd watch a lot of sports - really all sports. I just remember I'd…

— T. J. Oshie

The strongest thing I put into my body is steak and eggs. I just eat. I'm not a supplement guy. Steroids are…

— Jim Thome

First and foremost, my involvement within the Olympic pursuit and Games were obviously surrounded by only putting the absolute best nutrients into…

— Apolo Ohno

I love watching other athletes perform at the highest level. Maybe I don't understand the sport or what it takes to be…

— Francisco Lindor

Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He…

— Bobby Hull

Tokyo 2020 was an Olympic Games of many firsts for India. The success of Team India at the Olympics is a reflection…

— Anurag Thakur

The only place you can win a football game is on the field, the only place you can lose it is in…

— Darrell Royal

Since its beginnings, baseball has been guided by an invisible hand. A set of unwritten rules that all players are expected to…

— Carlos Correa

Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion…

— Samantha Stosur

There have been competitions where I got on the line and psyched myself out before I even let myself compete. I was…

— Tori Bowie

I think you can just go out and try to be the best you can be, deal with people with respect, with…

— Tom Brady

Sport is a very important subject at school, that's why I gave Quidditch such an important place at Hogwarts. I was very…

— Anonymous

All the athletes have a place to put our feet up in between events, and as soon as I get back, while…

— Mat Fraser

First and foremost, Howard Cosell is sports. There are all these people, these fans, who claim that when Cosell does a game…

— Frank Deford

I've been coaching the sport for a number of years. And I went through many athletes. Some athletes stay with your program…

— Liang Chow

The conditioning and the lifestyle changes you have to make to remain a healthy athlete are what molded me into what I…

— John Cena

I enjoy playing the game that I love and thankful for that opportunity but, I mean, I'm a competitor. The fun part…

— Jordan Poole

Vitali [Klitschko] does want to fight me, but his promoter wants to be bigger than him. This is another situation of politics…

— Lennox Lewis

I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching…

— Landon Donovan

As soon as you have an average game, everyone is quick to criticise and say, 'You suck; you shouldn't be playing rugby.'

— Francois Hougaard

The government should have something in place where, in school, they see what sport you are most suited for, and it should…

— Dillian Whyte

Oh, this absolute loneliness and the game - loving to play the game, loving to go and tell stories to men that…

— Jennifer Beals

I've swum for my country, I've swum for my coaches and my schools and my teams. I decided this time I was…

— Janet Evans

I'm very fortunate to be in the position that I am, to be able to play the sport that I love every…

— Alex de Minaur

If you enter a sport, you'd rather reflect on competing against people who are considered the best in history, rather than having…

— David Coulthard

Competition in its best form is a test of self. It has nothing to do with medals. The winner is the person…

— Al Oerter

Cycling is such an endurance sport. I don't think it's the worst thing ever to start when you're in your twenties.

— Kristin Armstrong

The opportunity to represent my country at the Olympic Games is one of the greatest honors I've experienced in my career.

— DeMarcus Cousins

It doesn't matter to me. I play the game. The crowd is gonna cheer for who they want to cheer for, but…

— Dillon Brooks

A thousand games for one organization, it's pretty cool, and I'm going to be the first guy to do it in Washington.

— Alexander Ovechkin

I always want to win, of course, I'm an athlete and this is my life, but you can't control the outcome of…

— Mauricio Rua

I've just got to do everything possible to help my team win games, which is bringing energy, bringing my ability to shoot…

— Christian Wood

I didn't grow up in a sports household. But I certainly was definitely a fan of the Philadelphia teams, and certainly the…

— Michael G. Rubin

It's not really part of the game to say, 'Oh, it's a batter's game; it's a batter's game' - I don't know…

— AB de Villiers

My school have been so supportive in the balance between my sport and my studying, ever since I won the two golds…

— Ellie Simmonds

As a sports fan, I like the one-and-done playoff setups of the NFL and NCAA, but a best-of-seven gives the favorite a…

— James Holzhauer

I just don't think it's acceptable that any animal should lose its life in pursuit of entertainment, which is also why I…

— John Bishop

I am a sore loser. I've always been like that ever s'nce I started playin' sports and just life in general. I…

— Snoop Dogg

Don't mistake activity for achievement - practice the right way. - John Wooden I only play well when I'm prepared. If I…

— Ivan Lendl