---
title: "11 Global Sport Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Global Sport quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Global Sport sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/clyde-drexler-16589_basketball_basketball-is-a-global-sport-538476_538476.jpg"
---

> [Basketball is a global sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-drexler/basketball-is-a-global-sport/)

[Clyde Drexler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clyde-drexler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/clyde-drexler-16589_basketball_basketball-is-a-global-sport-538476_538476.jpg)

> [Basketball is such a global sport, being second to soccer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-lopez/basketball-is-such-a-global-sport-being-second-to-soccer/)

[Robin Lopez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-lopez/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/robin-lopez-5338_basketball_basketball-is-such-a-global-sport-being_2940719.png)

> [Football is a global sport and black players have contributed to the global sport for a number of years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-yorke/football-is-a-global-sport-and-black-players-have-contributed-to-the/)

[Dwight Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-yorke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/dwight-yorke-22593_black_football-is-a-global-sport-and-black-pla_515049.png)

> [To reach the heights of a truly global sport, in a sport as difficult as this, is a monumental achievement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israel-adesanya/to-reach-the-heights-of-a-truly-global-sport-in-a-sport-as-difficult/)

[Israel Adesanya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israel-adesanya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/israel-adesanya-6638_achievement_to-reach-the-heights-of-a-truly-global-s_285661.jpg)

> [A vote for Japan is a vote for the future of rugby. We will do our best to make rugby a global…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshiro-mori/a-vote-for-japan-is-a-vote-for-the-future-of-rugby-we-will-do-our/)

[Yoshiro Mori](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yoshiro-mori/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/yoshiro-mori-67885_inspirational_a-vote-for-japan-is-a-vote-for-the-futur_3134885.jpg)

> [You have to see that cricket is developing as a sport because what's very important is you want cricket to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/you-have-to-see-that-cricket-is-developing-as-a-sport-because-what-s/)

[MS Dhoni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ms-dhoni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/ms-dhoni-7509_cricket_you-have-to-see-that-cricket-is-developi_2189175.jpg)

> [We are a global sport. I mean, golf is obviously played all around the world. But when you have your National Championship,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-creamer/we-are-a-global-sport-i-mean-golf-is-obviously-played-all-around-the/)

[Paula Creamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-creamer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/paula-creamer-13209_america_we-are-a-global-sport-i-mean-golf-is-obv_493998.png)

> [There are a lot of sports that New Zealand does very well but MMA is a truly global sport and it's practiced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israel-adesanya/there-are-a-lot-of-sports-that-new-zealand-does-very-well-but-mma-is/)

[Israel Adesanya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/israel-adesanya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/israel-adesanya-6638_earth_there-are-a-lot-of-sports-that-new-zeala_1005059.jpg)

> [American leagues - baseball, ice hockey, American football and basketball - you are the best. But in a global sport like soccer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bastian-schweinsteiger/american-leagues-baseball-ice-hockey-american-football-and-basketball/)

[Bastian Schweinsteiger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bastian-schweinsteiger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/bastian-schweinsteiger-10300_american_american-leagues-baseball-ice-hockey-ame_487320.jpg)

> [I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sania-mirza/i-have-a-passion-for-playing-tennis-and-enjoy-the-workload-and/)

[Sania Mirza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sania-mirza/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/sania-mirza-13571_amazing_i-have-a-passion-for-playing-tennis-and_713707.png)

> [When I was playing, we didn't have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it's a truly global sport, so the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-jean-king/when-i-was-playing-we-didn-t-have-to-compete-against-everybody-in-the/)

[Billie Jean King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-jean-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/billie-jean-king-3780_areas_when-i-was-playing-we-didn-t-have-to-com_2160102.jpg)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/global-sport/#itemlist",
            "name": "Global Sport Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 11,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Basketball is a global sport.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Clyde Drexler"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clyde-drexler/basketball-is-a-global-sport/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/clyde-drexler-16589_basketball_basketball-is-a-global-sport-538476_538476.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/clyde-drexler-16589_basketball_basketball-is-a-global-sport-538476_538476.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/clyde-drexler-16589_basketball_basketball-is-a-global-sport-538476_538476.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Basketball is a global sport.” — Clyde Drexler",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Basketball is such a global sport, being second to soccer.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Robin Lopez"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-lopez/basketball-is-such-a-global-sport-being-second-to-soccer/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/robin-lopez-5338_basketball_basketball-is-such-a-global-sport-being_2940719.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/robin-lopez-5338_basketball_basketball-is-such-a-global-sport-being_2940719.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/089/robin-lopez-5338_basketball_basketball-is-such-a-global-sport-being_2940719.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Basketball is such a global sport, being second to soccer.” — Robin Lopez",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Football is a global sport and black players have contributed to the global sport for a number of years.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dwight Yorke"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-yorke/football-is-a-global-sport-and-black-players-have-contributed-to-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/dwight-yorke-22593_black_football-is-a-global-sport-and-black-pla_515049.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/dwight-yorke-22593_black_football-is-a-global-sport-and-black-pla_515049.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/dwight-yorke-22593_black_football-is-a-global-sport-and-black-pla_515049.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Football is a global sport and black players have contributed to the global sport for a number of years.” — Dwight Yorke",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "To reach the heights of a truly global sport, in a sport as difficult as this, is a monumental achievement.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Israel Adesanya"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israel-adesanya/to-reach-the-heights-of-a-truly-global-sport-in-a-sport-as-difficult/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/israel-adesanya-6638_achievement_to-reach-the-heights-of-a-truly-global-s_285661.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/israel-adesanya-6638_achievement_to-reach-the-heights-of-a-truly-global-s_285661.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/994/israel-adesanya-6638_achievement_to-reach-the-heights-of-a-truly-global-s_285661.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“To reach the heights of a truly global sport, in a sport as difficult as this, is a monumental achievement.” — Israel Adesanya",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "A vote for Japan is a vote for the future of rugby. We will do our best to make rugby a global sport.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Yoshiro Mori"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yoshiro-mori/a-vote-for-japan-is-a-vote-for-the-future-of-rugby-we-will-do-our/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/yoshiro-mori-67885_inspirational_a-vote-for-japan-is-a-vote-for-the-futur_3134885.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/yoshiro-mori-67885_inspirational_a-vote-for-japan-is-a-vote-for-the-futur_3134885.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d17/yoshiro-mori-67885_inspirational_a-vote-for-japan-is-a-vote-for-the-futur_3134885.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“A vote for Japan is a vote for the future of rugby. We will do our best to make rugby a global sport.” — Yoshiro Mori",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "You have to see that cricket is developing as a sport because what's very important is you want cricket to be a global sport when it comes to participation.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "MS Dhoni"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ms-dhoni/you-have-to-see-that-cricket-is-developing-as-a-sport-because-what-s/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/ms-dhoni-7509_cricket_you-have-to-see-that-cricket-is-developi_2189175.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/ms-dhoni-7509_cricket_you-have-to-see-that-cricket-is-developi_2189175.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/ms-dhoni-7509_cricket_you-have-to-see-that-cricket-is-developi_2189175.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“You have to see that cricket is developing as a sport because what's very important is you want cricket to…” — MS Dhoni",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We are a global sport. I mean, golf is obviously played all around the world. But when you have your National Championship, of course, everybody in America is rooting for an American.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Paula Creamer"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-creamer/we-are-a-global-sport-i-mean-golf-is-obviously-played-all-around-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/paula-creamer-13209_america_we-are-a-global-sport-i-mean-golf-is-obv_493998.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/paula-creamer-13209_america_we-are-a-global-sport-i-mean-golf-is-obv_493998.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/paula-creamer-13209_america_we-are-a-global-sport-i-mean-golf-is-obv_493998.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We are a global sport. I mean, golf is obviously played all around the world. But when you have your…” — Paula Creamer",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "There are a lot of sports that New Zealand does very well but MMA is a truly global sport and it's practiced in the farthest reaches of this earth.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Israel Adesanya"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/israel-adesanya/there-are-a-lot-of-sports-that-new-zealand-does-very-well-but-mma-is/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/israel-adesanya-6638_earth_there-are-a-lot-of-sports-that-new-zeala_1005059.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/israel-adesanya-6638_earth_there-are-a-lot-of-sports-that-new-zeala_1005059.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/israel-adesanya-6638_earth_there-are-a-lot-of-sports-that-new-zeala_1005059.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“There are a lot of sports that New Zealand does very well but MMA is a truly global sport and it's practiced…” — Israel Adesanya",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 9,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "American leagues - baseball, ice hockey, American football and basketball - you are the best. But in a global sport like soccer, you're not.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Bastian Schweinsteiger"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bastian-schweinsteiger/american-leagues-baseball-ice-hockey-american-football-and-basketball/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/bastian-schweinsteiger-10300_american_american-leagues-baseball-ice-hockey-ame_487320.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/bastian-schweinsteiger-10300_american_american-leagues-baseball-ice-hockey-ame_487320.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/bastian-schweinsteiger-10300_american_american-leagues-baseball-ice-hockey-ame_487320.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“American leagues - baseball, ice hockey, American football and basketball - you are the best. But in a…” — Bastian Schweinsteiger",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 10,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing global sport.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Sania Mirza"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sania-mirza/i-have-a-passion-for-playing-tennis-and-enjoy-the-workload-and/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/sania-mirza-13571_amazing_i-have-a-passion-for-playing-tennis-and_713707.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/sania-mirza-13571_amazing_i-have-a-passion-for-playing-tennis-and_713707.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/sania-mirza-13571_amazing_i-have-a-passion-for-playing-tennis-and_713707.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I have a passion for playing tennis and enjoy the workload and struggles of performing in this amazing…” — Sania Mirza",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 11,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When I was playing, we didn't have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it's a truly global sport, so the competition's much greater, just like it is for our children in every other area, whether it be in science or technology or whatever you talk about.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Billie Jean King"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-jean-king/when-i-was-playing-we-didn-t-have-to-compete-against-everybody-in-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/billie-jean-king-3780_areas_when-i-was-playing-we-didn-t-have-to-com_2160102.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/billie-jean-king-3780_areas_when-i-was-playing-we-didn-t-have-to-com_2160102.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abf/billie-jean-king-3780_areas_when-i-was-playing-we-didn-t-have-to-com_2160102.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When I was playing, we didn't have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it's a truly global sport…” — Billie Jean King",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/global-sport/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/global-sport/",
            "name": "Global Sport Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/global-sport/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/519/clyde-drexler-16589_basketball_basketball-is-a-global-sport-538476_538476.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 11 Global Sport quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Global Sport sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/global-sport/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/global-sport/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Global Sport Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/global-sport/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```