--- title: "1 Sports Big Quotes By Phil Lesh" description: "1 Sports Big quotes by Phil Lesh. Plus more from Phil Lesh and more Sports Big sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/phil-lesh-23560_big-business_i-mean-sports-are-big-big-big-business-1_1535821.png" --- > [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) ## More by Phil Lesh > [We sing a little song before we eat, a little blessing before we eat, and it's really - we're thanking the Lord and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/we-sing-a-little-song-before-we-eat-a-little-blessing-before-we-eat/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [Michael is the kind of guy who has rhythm; he has rock'n'roll in his soul, whether he really plays it or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/michael-is-the-kind-of-guy-who-has-rhythm-he-has-rock-n-roll-in-his/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [To sing a simple round is truly an enlightening experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/to-sing-a-simple-round-is-truly-an-enlightening-experience/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [And that format was - we'd been using that format, I guess, since the late '70s, and it was starting to get very predictable.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/and-that-format-was-we-d-been-using-that-format-i-guess-since-the/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [Especially in the realm of bringing an opportunity to do something creative to people, as I said, who wouldn't ordinarily have that opportunity. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/especially-in-the-realm-of-bringing-an-opportunity-to-do-something/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [If, as some savants of consciousness suggest, we are actually agreeing to create, from moment to moment, everything we perceive as real, then it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/if-as-some-savants-of-consciousness-suggest-we-are-actually-agreeing/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/so-what-it-boils-down-to-in-my-humble-opinion-is-that-we-need-to/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [In St. Louis, some people were hurt seriously when some fans got on top of a roof that was where other fans were underneath…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/in-st-louis-some-people-were-hurt-seriously-when-some-fans-got-on-top/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [... We borrowed it all from Coltrane. I started encouraging everybody in the band to listen to John Coltrane - 'Check it out, see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/we-borrowed-it-all-from-coltrane-i-started-encouraging-everybody-in/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [In a way, it's my way of dealing with, finding closure with Grateful Dead music, and giving thanks in a way to Jerry and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/in-a-way-it-s-my-way-of-dealing-with-finding-closure-with-grateful/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [Yes, Pluton, actually, in the play. And I play him in my most stentorian voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/yes-pluton-actually-in-the-play-and-i-play-him-in-my-most-stentorian/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [Because, first of all, we were becoming aware during that tour that there was a group of people that was following the band around,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/because-first-of-all-we-were-becoming-aware-during-that-tour-that/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [... Everything we (the Grateful Dead) ever did was a demonstration of the value of cross-fertilization, It was unconscious at first, but when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/everything-we-the-grateful-dead-ever-did-was-a-demonstration-of-the/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [When the band would leave the stage, and then the audience would just take over, and keep the groove goin'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/when-the-band-would-leave-the-stage-and-then-the-audience-would-just/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) > [Actually, the year anniversary of what you just heard, my son Grahame and I are going to be in a play together, and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-lesh/actually-the-year-anniversary-of-what-you-just-heard-my-son-grahame/) [Phil Lesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-lesh/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports-big/phil-lesh/#itemlist", "name": "1 Sports Big Quotes By Phil Lesh", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "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": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports-big/phil-lesh/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports-big/phil-lesh/", "name": "Sports Big Quotes by Phil Lesh", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports-big/phil-lesh/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4a/phil-lesh-23560_big-business_i-mean-sports-are-big-big-big-business-1_1535821.png" }, "description": "1 Sports Big quotes by Phil Lesh. 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