In so-called communist Romania, chess was held in high esteem, even if our champions were weaker than the Soviets. This game, this… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
Our country's growing obsession with organized sports isn't just hurting our children, but also our communities. As play is siphoned off to… — Darell Hammond Copy Share Image
I moved to Los Angeles, and 'The Office' became successful, and the charity/cocktail party circuit is really not my scene. But I… — Brian Baumgartner Copy Share Image
If I performed poorly, I knew the eyes of the sports world would be turned away from me. In that situation I… — Gerry Lindgren Copy Share Image
You get a good win, you take extra confidence into the next game and it shows in the result. You end up… — Simon Mignolet Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about fake news and fake media is that it's a heresy against reality. Again, as a Catholic, I was… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
“If soccer really is a ‘a slum sport played in slum stadiums increasingly watched by slum people’ as declared by the Sunday… — Robbie Dunne Copy Share Image
There were two very distinct voices going on in my head and I moved easily between them. One had to do with… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
I didn't get a ton of interest from colleges in baseball and football, but I was outstanding in track and had the… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
I think understanding where you are as an athlete is important. Creating a baseline so that you know in what direction you… — Morten Andersen Copy Share Image
“Toward the end of Carmel's life, the perception of super talls shifted dramatically, thanks largely to televised NBA games, By 1975, pretty… — Arianne Cohen Copy Share Image
In sport you always think the strongest guy should be going for it and getting the best results. The thing is, cycling… — Chris Froome Copy Share Image
It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
I'll explain it to you. To me it's more than a game." She touches her chest and says, "When you love something… — Simone Elkeles Copy Share Image
Football is not, in my view, a sport: it is somewhere between a business racket and a mental illness. I associate it… — Simon Heffer Copy Share Image
Sports remain a great metaphor for life's more difficult lessons. It was through athletics that many of us first came to understand… — Susan Casey Copy Share Image
We don't swim for the attention. We don't swim to be rock stars. There is something beautiful about being in an anonymous… — Aaron Peirsol Copy Share Image
I can assure you that most of the drivers have a lot of things they'd like to do, but racing keeps them… — Denny Hamlin Copy Share Image
The wrestling, even though I would only wrestle for 15 or 20 or 30 minutes at a time, and it would look… — Laila Ali Copy Share Image
When I was about nine years old, I was on an All-Star team made up of kids from my area, and we… — Cordarrelle Patterson Copy Share Image
The lowest point in my non-league career came when I was a teenage substitute for Workington Reds in a game at Blyth… — Glenn Murray Copy Share Image
“There are two more things that I do regularly to keep my legs the way I want them: 1. I just walk… — Joan Crawford Copy Share Image
Showing up to games year after year, no matter what the product on the field gives you back, is a learned behavior… — Joe Cowley Copy Share Image
I think competition is the best thing for everyone. Competition is what makes us evolve, from when we were itty bitty little… — Big Show Copy Share Image
At 13, I was a big, totally uncoordinated, hopeless football player. I responded to somebody elses rules, and I stayed just good… — Brian Dennehy Copy Share Image
“She clung to the game the way a person clings to a post when a storm threatens to blow him away. And… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I don't think I have ever learnt a difficult lesson. Probably sports betting, which I have lost money on. I did lose… — Giles Coren Copy Share Image
My older brother, he did everything. He played baseball, he played basketball. Just being able to watch him as a youngster, wanting… — Ed Reed Copy Share Image
“Our best intentions are often thwarted by external forces—forces that we ourselves set in motion long ago. Decisions, especially bad ones, create… — Andre Agassi Copy Share Image
It has always been my thought that the most important single ingredient to success in athletics or life is discipline. I have… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
Will I have to explain to my daughter that her brother is gonna make more money doing the exact same job because… — Serena Williams Copy Share Image
“Last night I missed two free throws which would have won the game against the best team in the state. The farm… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Beware the beast man, for he is the devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed.… — Roddy McDowall Copy Share Image
Running is a very natural activity. If you get too caught up, you find yourself constantly seeking to make running something that… — Bill Rodgers Copy Share Image
There are lots of guns and action in my drawings, and part of that is just to make them more interesting. Because… — Raymond Pettibon Copy Share Image
Alas! What boots it with uncessant care To tend the homely slighted Shepherd's trade, And strictly meditate the thankless muse; Were it… — John Milton Copy Share Image
The practice sessions of aspiring champions have a specific and never-changing purpose: Progress. Every second of every minute of every hour, the… — Matthew Syed Copy Share Image
Global sports tournaments have a range of benefits that go far beyond the games themselves. They can transform the image of a… — Richard Attias Copy Share Image
I think sport in general affects what people see in movies. I always try to explain to people in Hollywood that we… — Roland Emmerich Copy Share Image
Football has always been a constant in my life and I'm excited about the unique opportunity to present America's favorite sport to… — Oliver Luck Copy Share Image
