Sport Quotes · Page 22

Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people.

— Francois Hollande

Swimming is not a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning. That's just common sense!

— George Carlin

“People argue between Pele or Maradona. Di Stéfano is the best, much more complete.”

— Pelé

Women are playing [hockey] because they love it, not because they’re trying to be a woman in a man’s game.

— Cammi Granato

I'm passionate about my sport and grateful that I get to do it for a living.

— Allyson Felix

Competitive bodybuilding is a niche sport, but bodybuilding is for everybody.

— Ronnie Coleman

I think that's the biggest thing in this sport is when you prepare, you have extra confidence.

— C. J. McCollum

I've never thrown a javelin. What kind of sport is that? It's hilarious.

— Jay Chandrasekhar

“The scrape of the skates on the ice. The smell of musty old equipment. The black puck stains on the boards. To…

— Jeff Lemire

Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's…

— Jackson Katz

I'm of the opinion of, if you're a woman, you should play. If you consider yourself a woman, and you want to…

— Dawn Staley

It's a sport about risk and reward. It's a sport about becoming a legend. You look at guys that have stepped up…

— Tyron Woodley

During my time on 'Question of Sport', we had a lot of boxing greats - such as George Foreman, Marvin Hagler and…

— Ally McCoist

If you're fighting for any other reason than wanting to be the best in the sport, then you're not going to make…

— Chris Eubank Jr

It's just part of the game that we just have to get used to. Sometimes it goes our way, sometimes it don't.…

— Jermall Charlo

Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant

— Richard Attias

“Success is always a team sport - even when it looks like a solo endeavour.”

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

I breathe jiu-jitsu, so I never had this outside view of the sport.

— Rickson Gracie

Nobody worked as hard to make snooker a popular sport as I did.

— Alex Higgins

This is the one sport you don't want to be one foot in one foot out.

— Urijah Faber

Fitness is the most important aspect in this sport. You've got to feel good.

— Mario Gotze

“Alfredo was the first Galactico. In fact, he was worth any three of them put together.”

— Francisco Gento

You can see a lot of technical fouls, ejections but at the same time, it's a man's sport.

— Goran Dragic

Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics.

— Clare Balding

Baseball is an everyday sport if you want to stay sharp.

— Mark Schlereth

“Politics and Sport were invented to give unknowledgeable people an opportunity to share their knowledge.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

In an individual sport, we're always focused on ourselves.

— Jack Draper

There are just so many parallels between sport and business.

— Tobin Heath

That's the biggest part of our sport, is self-confidence, and self-belief.

— Urijah Faber

Ronda is an amazing athlete and has done so much for this sport, especially for the women.

— Amanda Nunes

I'm gone. I'm through with the sport. You'll see. I'm through, man.

— Floyd Mayweather

Sport is dirty if you want to win, but I am not a dirty player.

— Aleksandar Mitrovic

Thats the beauty of sport. Sometimes you laugh, sometimes you cry

— Pep Guardiola

Any sport that turns a squash into a lethal projectile is safest watched from the comfort of your couch.

— Grant Imahara

Concerning the limits and limitations of the women's game - why should we believe there are any?

— Helen Wills

Just imagine if women's sport was on the TV all the time - how many more female athletes we would have?

— Nicola Adams

Nobody goes into a sport saying, I want to be the fourth-best person. We all want to be No. 1.

— Mary Cain

McGregor has no respect for the sport, for the person. That's it. He's not good for the sport.

— Jose Aldo

It should be common knowledge that women and men can talk about sports.

— Jessica Mendoza

I'm not a fan of everyone treating you different because you play a sport.

— Anthony Rendon