--- title: "12 Sports Person Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Sports Person quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Sports Person sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/shania-twain-2669_enjoy_i-enjoy-sports-in-person-1625483_1625483.png" --- > [I enjoy sports in person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shania-twain/i-enjoy-sports-in-person/) [Shania Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shania-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/shania-twain-2669_enjoy_i-enjoy-sports-in-person-1625483_1625483.png) > [I think I'm skilful enough, but I don't consider myself a naturally talented, gifted sports person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/i-think-i-m-skilful-enough-but-i-don-t-consider-myself-a-naturally/) [Tony McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21e/tony-mccoy-10409_consider_i-think-i-m-skilful-enough-but-i-don-t-c_2208774.jpg) > [As a sports person there is definitely a responsibility to be a good role model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hoy/as-a-sports-person-there-is-definitely-a-responsibility-to-be-a-good/) [Chris Hoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc5/chris-hoy-4690_good_as-a-sports-person-there-is-definitely-a_2871341.jpg) > [I did some sports. It was a bit frustrating. I wasn't the greatest sports person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/i-did-some-sports-it-was-a-bit-frustrating-i-wasn-t-the-greatest/) [Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbd/tim-burton-2476_frustrating_i-did-some-sports-it-was-a-bit-frustrati_2725244.png) > [To be a sports person... There is a never say die attitude you have to have to succeed. The first thing I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robbie-rist/to-be-a-sports-person-there-is-a-never-say-die-attitude-you-have-to/) [Robbie Rist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robbie-rist/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/166/robbie-rist-49940_attitude_to-be-a-sports-person-there-is-a-never-s_1637991.jpg) > [I actually don't prepare for onscreen nudity. I really believe that you have to be comfortable with your own body and unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacy-martin/i-actually-don-t-prepare-for-onscreen-nudity-i-really-believe-that/) [Stacy Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacy-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/stacy-martin-5160_believe_i-actually-don-t-prepare-for-onscreen-nu_1310280.jpg) > [As a sports person, you are always aware that at some point your career is coming to an end and you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susie-wolff/as-a-sports-person-you-are-always-aware-that-at-some-point-your/) [Susie Wolff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susie-wolff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fc/susie-wolff-5650_coming-to-an-end_as-a-sports-person-you-are-always-aware_2764343.jpg) > [I'm a very bad impersonator so I can't even remember if I've ever done a sports person. I mean, I think I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-forte/i-m-a-very-bad-impersonator-so-i-can-t-even-remember-if-i-ve-ever/) [Will Forte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-forte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/will-forte-13248_bronze_i-m-a-very-bad-impersonator-so-i-can-t-e_279761.png) > [I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijender-singh/i-want-to-compete-in-the-next-olympics-if-i-go-to-rio-it-will-be-my/) [Vijender Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijender-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/vijender-singh-22172_around_i-want-to-compete-in-the-next-olympics-i_1273395.png) > [I was someone who was trying to make it into the world of glamour. On the other hand, Tiger has also been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jackie-shroff/i-was-someone-who-was-trying-to-make-it-into-the-world-of-glamour-on/) [Jackie Shroff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jackie-shroff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b1/jackie-shroff-5850_athlete_i-was-someone-who-was-trying-to-make-it_465031.jpg) > [I'm not a sports person, but every now and then, I incorporate sports in my rhymes because I'm always grabbing from certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gza/i-m-not-a-sports-person-but-every-now-and-then-i-incorporate-sports/) Gza [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce8/gza-3767_always_i-m-not-a-sports-person-but-every-now-an_2302552.png) > [My goal is always to create work that I'm excited about. It's never being affiliated with a thing that already exists. Which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julio-torres/my-goal-is-always-to-create-work-that-i-m-excited-about-it-s-never/) [Julio Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julio-torres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/julio-torres-5718_create_my-goal-is-always-to-create-work-that-i_2577571.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sports-person/#itemlist", "name": "Sports Person Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I enjoy sports in person.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Shania Twain" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shania-twain/i-enjoy-sports-in-person/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/shania-twain-2669_enjoy_i-enjoy-sports-in-person-1625483_1625483.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/shania-twain-2669_enjoy_i-enjoy-sports-in-person-1625483_1625483.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/shania-twain-2669_enjoy_i-enjoy-sports-in-person-1625483_1625483.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I enjoy sports in person.” — Shania Twain", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think I'm skilful enough, but I don't consider myself a naturally talented, gifted sports person.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony McCoy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-mccoy/i-think-i-m-skilful-enough-but-i-don-t-consider-myself-a-naturally/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21e/tony-mccoy-10409_consider_i-think-i-m-skilful-enough-but-i-don-t-c_2208774.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21e/tony-mccoy-10409_consider_i-think-i-m-skilful-enough-but-i-don-t-c_2208774.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21e/tony-mccoy-10409_consider_i-think-i-m-skilful-enough-but-i-don-t-c_2208774.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think I'm skilful enough, but I don't consider myself a naturally talented, gifted sports person.” — Tony McCoy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a sports person there is definitely a responsibility to be a good role model.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Chris Hoy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hoy/as-a-sports-person-there-is-definitely-a-responsibility-to-be-a-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc5/chris-hoy-4690_good_as-a-sports-person-there-is-definitely-a_2871341.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc5/chris-hoy-4690_good_as-a-sports-person-there-is-definitely-a_2871341.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc5/chris-hoy-4690_good_as-a-sports-person-there-is-definitely-a_2871341.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As a sports person there is definitely a responsibility to be a good role model.” — Chris Hoy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I did some sports. 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