Sports Quotes · Page 697

My father was a footballer. I used to play a lot as a kid, but not like a team or something, just…

— Simona Halep

[Meeting Mandela] was the highlight of my career; to meet such a great man and a strong man and such a passionate…

— David Beckham

I wasn't the athletic kid in my family. Both of my brothers were on athletic scholarships and my dad played semi-pro hockey.…

— Trevor McNevan

We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.

— Alberto Juantorena

My mom played every sport possible. My dad is 'extremely' competitive. You can't even play Ping-Pong with him.

— Kate Upton

I love the game and I just want to be around it or watch it all the time.

— Collin Sexton

I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome…

— Natalie Dormer

Everybody has questioned my heart, questioned my training ethics, this and that, but I never did something as cowardly as to take…

— B.J. Penn

What sparked my interest in the combat sports in general was my older brother. I guess older brothers are supposed to pick…

— Jake Hecht

It doesnt matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesnt give…

— Monica Seles

The waves get high, they get low. It's been a wonderful journey, every bit of it, and that's from every praise to…

— Brent Musburger

In America, we have three major sports - baseball, football and basketball. They get the most coverage. Then there's things like golf…

— Maurice Greene

We all know what it's like to have the ups and downs in this sport.

— Cub Swanson

I have to admit, between the Seahawks games and the Blazer games and playoffs games, we're talking about close to 100 games…

— Paul Allen

People are gonna go up and down and people are gonna come in and out of this sport.

— Rose Namajunas

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

— Tom Brady

Stay hungry, stay healthy, be a gentleman, believe strongly in yourself and go beyond limitations.

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

At one point, I was the youngest owner in major league sports.

— Paul Allen

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.

— Ben Hecht

It's always exciting to play, you know, sports.

— Kei Nishikori

It is tough when you're by yourself, and I think that's why team sport is so appealing.

— Ashleigh Barty

I love the competition no matter at what age.

— Jason Kidd

You have to remember, I had come from a pretty hard life. There was all this abuse and everything else, so the…

— Frank Shamrock

I did a severe amount of plays in high school. I was in every single show that my drama club produced. Then…

— Chris Wood

My passion for the game is something I'd love to continue to do.

— Sam Kerr