Sports Quotes · Page 183

The wise coach takes all the heat when his players lose, and gives them all the credit when they win.

— John Kessel

I write all day and outline stories, a sports mythological universe.

— Kobe Bryant

Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.

— Ron Blomberg

I try to prove that I am an important player every day and game after game.

— Alexis Sanchez

I have an uncompromising relationship with my goals.

— Diana Nyad

Bull riding is probably the most dangerous sport in the world in terms of head injuries.

— Jonathan Gottschall

I have a job to do, and my job is to analyze the game.

— Kirk Herbstreit

Growing up in a sports household where my dad was a coach, I never had to fake my knowledge.

— Samantha Ponder

I'm always going to go up against movies with bigger muscle and money, so I need to have a strong grass-roots game.

— Will Packer

I was done with wrestling and I was teaching with competition behind me. It was that experience that gave me confidence and…

— Charlie Brenneman

I played all sports when I was young. I was into wrestling, basketball, baseball, football, and I ran track. But wrestling was…

— Muggsy Bogues

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch…

— Red Auerbach

Whole purpose of doing endurance sport is to understand your body better, it's not about timing, it's not about competition, it's about…

— Milind Soman

I feel like I had as normal a childhood as anyone, but it had a certain focus. Maybe other kids focused on…

— Hilary Hahn

What is speed? The sports press often confuses speed with insight. See, if I start running slightly earlier than someone else, I…

— Johan Cruijff

I haven't had a lot of 'Games Of Thrones' groupies. The fans seem to be really nice. They don't seem that invasive.

— Alfie Allen

“Who else, when we stepped to the line in Torino, was going to be so mentally tough? Who else would have proven…

— Apolo Ohno

I have to give credit to the NBA, because they've done an unbelievable job of taking our game global and putting us…

— Dwyane Wade

Competition is great for everyone. Sports can teach you so much at an early age, including camaraderie and sportsmanship. Competition aspect is…

— Tim Duncan

Basketball is an intricate, high-speed game filled with split-second, spontaneous decisions. But that spontaneity is possible only when everyone first engages in…

— Malcolm Gladwell

To me, it's just another game of football - 11 players, a grass pitch. Regardless what shirt I have on, it's important…

— Nikita Parris

He [Gene Kelly] once told me dancing was a man's game, as much of a sport as baseball itself. And he made…

— Liza Minnelli

Indeed, the maligned American pastime of baseball may be by-far the greatest and best sport by one criterion, when it comes to…

— David Brin

“Football is an angry game, played with punishing violence," he writes. "People get destroyed on the field, lives end. It makes sense…

— Rich Cohen

There is no life without sport and no sport without competition.

— Randeep Hooda

The truth is, every sport has been turned into a huge, nihilistic business.

— Steve Almond

Women play a finesse game: a real pattern game as opposed to flash and dash, power and strength.

— Anne Donovan

“It's considered good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.”

— Mark Twain

I know my game's on, and when my game's on, I know I can beat any player in the world.

— Roger Federer

“Anyone who likes or hates Dana White should take a look at this.”

— June White

The big games against big opponents, those are the best games to play in.

— Oscar

I'm trying to make the game easier for everyone else.

— Khris Middleton

There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport.

— David Millar

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

— Herb Elliott

What do we need spectators for? The game should be played behind closed doors. Football is an art!

— Ivan Slavkov

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

— Ben Hogan

I don't like the competition part of soccer. It's a war in short pants. I prefer art.

— Shakira

I just think there's no reason to limit yourself to one sport.

— Kyler Murray

Recovering from failure is often easier than building from success.

— Michael Eisner

We all love Conor McGregor's fights. I mean he's the biggest combat sports star in history probably.

— Mike Perry