--- title: "11 Sports Big Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Sports Big quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Sports Big sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/james-maddison-9654_big_i-love-being-on-sky-sports-the-big-hype_1693638.jpg" --- > [I love being on Sky Sports, the big hype around the games and stuff like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maddison/i-love-being-on-sky-sports-the-big-hype-around-the-games-and-stuff/) [James Maddison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-maddison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/james-maddison-9654_big_i-love-being-on-sky-sports-the-big-hype_1693638.jpg) > [I mean, sports are big, big, big business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/i-mean-sports-are-big-big-big-business/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/phil-lesh-23560_big-business_i-mean-sports-are-big-big-big-business-1_1535821.png) > [I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. That's where I really started playing all sports, and that's why I'm a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-thomas/i-grew-up-in-the-boys-girls-club-that-s-where-i-really-started/) [Frank Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/frank-thomas-22178_advocate_i-grew-up-in-the-boys-girls-club-that-s_259370.jpg) > [In sports, big names and celebrities drive events, and that's what people gravitate to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donovan-bailey/in-sports-big-names-and-celebrities-drive-events-and-that-s-what/) [Donovan Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donovan-bailey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/donovan-bailey-16306_big_in-sports-big-names-and-celebrities-driv_1371277.png) > [Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/sports-were-a-big-part-of-my-life-i-was-the-captain-of-the-basketball/) [John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/john-w-rogers-jr-42264_basketball_sports-were-a-big-part-of-my-life-i-was_1732967.jpg) > [Sports has become such a big business that the line between journalism and being a broadcast partner for all intents and purposes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-zirin/sports-has-become-such-a-big-business-that-the-line-between/) [Dave Zirin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-zirin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/773/dave-zirin-53214_big-business_sports-has-become-such-a-big-business-th_70891.jpg) > [We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It's a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-finau/we-grew-up-in-the-rose-park-section-of-salt-lake-city-it-s-a-good/) [Tony Finau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-finau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba1/tony-finau-10294_city_we-grew-up-in-the-rose-park-section-of-s_2842947.jpg) > [Sports have always been a big part of my life. At school, I played a lot of different sports, and I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/izabel-goulart/sports-have-always-been-a-big-part-of-my-life-at-school-i-played-a/) [Izabel Goulart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/izabel-goulart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d41/izabel-goulart-30067_basketball_sports-have-always-been-a-big-part-of-my_1195333.png) > [For me, sports is a big part of my life. It helped me through high school. It helped me get better grades,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-charvet/for-me-sports-is-a-big-part-of-my-life-it-helped-me-through-high/) [David Charvet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-charvet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/david-charvet-52002_because_for-me-sports-is-a-big-part-of-my-life-i_554675.png) > [I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/i-have-learned-in-my-life-and-work-as-a-sportswriter-that-big-time/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/hunter-s-thompson-278_america_i-have-learned-in-my-life-and-work-as-a_2288457.jpg) > [I like sports. I'm a big football fan. When I was a kid, I was a... I don't even know how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-dennehy/i-like-sports-i-m-a-big-football-fan-when-i-was-a-kid-i-was-a-i-don-t/) [Brian Dennehy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-dennehy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ec/brian-dennehy-21357_big_i-like-sports-i-m-a-big-football-fan-whe_3024121.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports-big/#itemlist", "name": "Sports Big Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I love being on Sky Sports, the big hype around the games and stuff like that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Maddison" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-maddison/i-love-being-on-sky-sports-the-big-hype-around-the-games-and-stuff/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/james-maddison-9654_big_i-love-being-on-sky-sports-the-big-hype_1693638.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/james-maddison-9654_big_i-love-being-on-sky-sports-the-big-hype_1693638.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/james-maddison-9654_big_i-love-being-on-sky-sports-the-big-hype_1693638.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I love being on Sky Sports, the big hype around the games and stuff like that.” — James Maddison", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I mean, sports are big, big, big business.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Phil Lesh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/i-mean-sports-are-big-big-big-business/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/phil-lesh-23560_big-business_i-mean-sports-are-big-big-big-business-1_1535821.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/phil-lesh-23560_big-business_i-mean-sports-are-big-big-big-business-1_1535821.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/phil-lesh-23560_big-business_i-mean-sports-are-big-big-big-business-1_1535821.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I mean, sports are big, big, big business.” — Phil Lesh", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. 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