Cricket is battle and service and sport and art.

Bodybuilding is not only a sport but first an ART.

— Serge Nubret

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

— Frank Deford

I think there are definite parallels between sport and art. There's a real sense of sacrifice. There's a real sense of dedication that is…

— Matt Smith

From 17 to 21, I was obsessed by sport and art. In art, I loved the pre-Raphaelites and Rembrandt first. Then I discovered Salvador…

— Anthony Browne

“Sport becomes an art when there's perfect harmony.”

— Justus Frantz

Just as sport can, art has the capacity to cross so many boundaries like education, race and religion.

— Susie Wolff

Sport strips away personality, letting the white bone of character shine through. Sport gives players an opportunity to know and test themselves. The great…

— Rita Mae Brown

Tennis is more than just a sport. It's an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater.

— Bill Tilden

“I think you might be surprised how thin the lines between art and sports really are - some artists consider their craft a sport,…

— Francesca Zappia

The point about football in Britain is that it is not just a sport people take to, like cricket or tennis. It is built…

— Arthur Hopcraft

IPL is pure sport. The glitz and glamour is just 15 per cent. 85% is actually professional, hard cricket.

— Sourav Ganguly

“The hunter is among the most innocent of men; living in the moment makes him feel pure. When he returns in the evening, his…

— Hilary Mantel

Football is a team sport. I'm proud of what I achieved in my career, but I also know that I wouldn't have achieved any…

— Peter Schmeichel

All are welcome in sport.

— Didier Deschamps

Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical…

— Nita Ambani