Sports Quotes · Page 208

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

— Pete Rose

People have an opinion of Africa and it is not so good, but we have to let sport unite us all.

— Didier Drogba

I'm not afraid of anyone, but sometimes I'm afraid of myself. The mental part is very important.

— Justine Henin

To me, that's how I want to define my career, is making a difference in big games.

— P.K. Subban

Chess is too difficult to be a game and not serious enough to be a science or an art.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

As athletes, when you find something that gets to someone you have to press their buttons.

— Linford Christie

Squash has been my life and I owe a lot to the sport.

— Jahangir Khan

You know, God gave me a gift to do other things besides play the game of basketball.

— LeBron James

I've always wanted to skate. If and when I decide to retire... I want to perform. I want to be on the…

— Jeremy Abbott

My dad was a basketball coach, and so I went to his games. But baseball was the sport I could enjoy with…

— Stan Van Gundy

Every day in training you learn. I've been playing football for years, and I understand the game better with time.

— Joao Moutinho

Growing up, video games allowed me to feed this competitive drive while still hanging out with my friends and being a kid.

— Gordon Hayward

Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time…

— Ryan Sheckler

The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not…

— Julianna Baggott

Right now, I'm at the top of the world in my game so my focus isn't on when I'm going to end.…

— Venus Williams

I want to be successful in playing the game. I'm going to do my best to help myself and my teammates play…

— Andrea Pirlo

The one thing about being an athlete, say you are struggling with throwing a comeback route, well, then you go out and…

— Troy Aikman

I've been a professional for I think 13, 14 years. It's not easy hitting balls every day and staying really motivated throughout…

— Jelena Jankovic

If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him, speak well of him, and stand by the institution he…

— Elbert Hubbard

We only work… the most I ever work is three days a week. Very rare that I will work four. If I’'m…

— Ric Flair

People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the…

— Michael Lewis

While it's great for a quarterback to have athletic ability, his goal is to get the ball out of his hand, orchestrate…

— Steve Young

“I liked sports real well myself. And when I was about thirteen, I thought I knew why. I looked at it this…

— Paul Quarrington

The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether…

— Angela Ruggiero

“I never watch sports. Ever. The reasons are obvious—or should be to anyone who values their time.”

— Graeme Simsion

Good sports must always be recognized and appreciated, a big thumbs up to two really good sports.

— Grass Hopper

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

— Mike Singletary

I am just like all the jerks and idiots you know. I am just a guy that watches sports all day.

— Brian McKnight

Who wants to be failing always? No one in this game, but it's a game of failure.

— Xander Bogaerts

I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father.

— Greg Norman

That's what we want to do, we want to compete in every competition we play in.

— Martin Odegaard

As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball to come to you.

— Adam Thielen

The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.

— Richie Benaud

Sports is a mass product, and it's a non-replicable product. You can't knock it off.

— John Skipper

Whilst there's a competition still on we're still a chance,

— Adam Gilchrist

I always go into a game trying to get an assist and trying to get a goal, I want to influence games.

— Mason Mount

I played many sports, but when that golf bug hit me, it was permanent.

— Babe Didrikson Zaharias

I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.

— David Beckham

My game is to attack. If I'm aggressive, I'm at my best.

— Goran Dragic

Once you have selected a sport or a creative activity, the rules are pretty much the same.

— Bill Toomey