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title: "8 Sports Background Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Sports Background quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Sports Background sayings and thoughts."
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> [I come from a sports background and the spirit was always alive to strive for more, and better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angad-bedi/i-come-from-a-sports-background-and-the-spirit-was-always-alive-to/)

[Angad Bedi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angad-bedi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7a/angad-bedi-6323_alive_i-come-from-a-sports-background-and-the_289878.jpg)

> [I am from a sports background, and always wanted to become either a cricketer or footballer; in short, just play some sport…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonu-sood/i-am-from-a-sports-background-and-always-wanted-to-become-either-a/)

[Sonu Sood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonu-sood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e7/sonu-sood-5797_alive_i-am-from-a-sports-background-and-always_323509.jpg)

> [Because of my sports background, I know how to overcome wear and tear and how to temporarily fix injuries on the spot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angad-bedi/because-of-my-sports-background-i-know-how-to-overcome-wear-and-tear/)

[Angad Bedi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angad-bedi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f4/angad-bedi-6323_fix_because-of-my-sports-background-i-know-h_1769543.jpg)

> [I didn't come from a combat sports background where I had a real definitive background in anything to fall back onto.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-carmouche/i-didn-t-come-from-a-combat-sports-background-where-i-had-a-real/)

[Liz Carmouche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-carmouche/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ab/liz-carmouche-5262_anything_i-didn-t-come-from-a-combat-sports-backg_2145272.png)

> [When someone decides to come into the UFC, and they don't have a combat sports background, you're kind of thinking, 'Does he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-askren/when-someone-decides-to-come-into-the-ufc-and-they-don-t-have-a/)

[Ben Askren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-askren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99f/ben-askren-6167_come_when-someone-decides-to-come-into-the-uf_2390950.jpg)

> [Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deepika-padukone/maybe-because-i-am-from-a-sports-background-i-don-t-give-up-easily-i/)

[Deepika Padukone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deepika-padukone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/523/deepika-padukone-4403_am_maybe-because-i-am-from-a-sports-backgro_2638703.png)

> [I stay healthy - I mean, I've got a sports background and an athletic background. I was in competitive sports since the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-jackson/i-stay-healthy-i-mean-i-ve-got-a-sports-background-and-an-athletic/)

[Neil Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-jackson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/neil-jackson-28273_acting_i-stay-healthy-i-mean-i-ve-got-a-sports_2758256.jpg)

> [You get a world-class athlete like Hershel Walker, who was a Heisman trophy winner and did some amazing things, but he had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-coker/you-get-a-world-class-athlete-like-hershel-walker-who-was-a-heisman/)

[Scott Coker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-coker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/scott-coker-10397_amazing_you-get-a-world-class-athlete-like-hersh_2885499.jpg)

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