Sports Quotes · Page 209

That's the biggest part of our sport, is self-confidence, and self-belief.

— Urijah Faber

I've always said I'm going to play two sports as long as possible.

— Pat Connaughton

The sterner the discipline, the greater the devotion.

— Pete Carril

This is a dangerous sport, and I cannot make one mistake, and one little thing can change everything.

— Merab Dvalishvili

I believe I am a player that can organise the game well for my team.

— Fabinho

Always imitate the behaviour of the winners when you lose.

— George Meredith

Sports section and a sticky bun. Know what that means.

— Margaret Stohl

Longevity is having a chronic disease - and taking care of it.

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr

I'm the guy who holds the most coveted title in all of sports entertainment, that's because I deserve it! Nobody deserves it…

— Tommaso Ciampa

What track needs to figure out: how to engage us between the races. Instead, the entire off-the-track conversation is about doping. This…

— Malcolm Gladwell

The content and thematic materials of dance is, of itself, like boxing. You play tennis and baseball. But boxing is not a…

— Twyla Tharp

For me, action sports are all one in the same. It's all about pushing yourself and challenging what's possible, and that can…

— Travis Pastrana

Everyone wants to win, but I think winners believe they deserve to win. They've made the commitment, they've followed the right path,…

— Amy Ruley

If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and…

— Kim Kardashian

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

— Emil Zatopek

Greatness finds us by obstacles in front of us. I don’t look at hurdles as obstacles blocking my path but opportunities to…

— Lolo Jones

The average beast of prey is a decent creature who merely kills for the sake of food or in a fight against…

— Gilbert Murray

When I was writing the script, I knew didn't want to make a sports movie. I was very clear that I wanted…

— Carlos Cuaron

It all goes back to the players putting everything out on the pitch. They commit to the game, so the support gets…

— Chris Wilder

As a kid we moved around a fair bit as a family. It was difficult to make friends but sport helped. Once…

— Adam Goodes

What's funny is I still, more than anything, get recognized for 'The Mighty Ducks.' I love it. When I was younger, I…

— Elden Henson

I am a professional athlete, which means it's part of the deal for people to watch me and watch what I do…

— Andy Irons

The vast majority of the professional sports in the U.S. have sanctioning bodies. The National Football League, Major League Baseball, the Professional…

— Jon Fitch

The practice sessions of aspiring champions have a specific and never-changing purpose: Progress. Every second of every minute of every hour, the…

— Matthew Syed

I'm about winning football games and playing hard. That's all I care about.

— Nelson Agholor

We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.

— Alberto Juantorena

I didnt really watch Dallas growing up, as I was a bit young and into other things, like sports.

— Jesse Metcalfe

My first steps in football came thanks to my big brother who taught me the game.

— Paulinho

I can remember sport being at the centre of my family since I was a baby.

— Sam Kerr

When you've been around the game so much for so many years, it's just like it's a part of you.

— Paul Pierce

Watching the Olympics reminds me of how much talent I don't have.

— Anonymous

Big, strong personalities are a big part of what has made ESPN's 'College Gameday' so successful.

— Clay Travis

Can you be a nicer gentleman, or a better man for your sport or your kids than Joe Paterno?

— Pete Rose

I just loved the game of basketball growing up and my goal was to somehow be a part of it.

— Tim Donaghy

The game is not fun to me when I'm not playing up to my standards.

— Chipper Jones

My game is not talking. I just go out there and play. I don't care who's across from me.

— A. J. Green

I'm an athlete - my legs were everything. I had no idea what my life would be like without them.

— Lauren Wasser

I see myself as an athlete and just try to market myself as a feminine athlete.

— Natalie Gulbis

I'm gone. I'm through with the sport. You'll see. I'm through, man.

— Floyd Mayweather

I'm a boxer who believes that the object of the sport is to hit and not get hit.

— Floyd Mayweather, Jr