Sport and death are the two great socializing factors in Ireland ... — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
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I look at a lot of guys who stay with their teams a long time and it's a special thing in sports. — Nikola Vucevic Copy Share Image
My one and only focus at the Olympic Games is to win a gold medal. — Jordan Burroughs Copy Share Image
Playing for Billy Martin is like being married to him. Right now, we're all sleeping on the couch. — Matt Keough Copy Share Image
If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel. — John Kessel Copy Share Image
I grew up with a lot of talented athletes through high school, through college. — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
On Chris Evert: Before I even met her, she stood for everything I admired in this country: poise, ability, sportsmanship, money, style. — Martina Navratilova Copy Share Image
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I practice the martial arts. I don't practice MMA. MMA is my job, MMA is a new sport. Martial arts is the… — Anderson Silva Copy Share Image
It's hard to understand the athlete's lifestyle. You literally eat, sleep, train. You go to training camps in the winter where there… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
Thanks to the competence, love of God, our country's security and stability, endowed wealth, integrated infrastructure and quality services, the U.A.E. turned… — Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Copy Share Image
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It was actually drumming that gave me the stamina to get into sports later. I started playing drums at 13, and when… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
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You change the mind and world of one individual and that's huge, man. You reach one person and that starts a spiral… — Aljamain Sterling Copy Share Image
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TV critics came after me for overhyping LeBron. A lot of people don't know this, but I didn't want to do the… — Dick Vitale Copy Share Image
Golf is a game in which you claim the privileges of age, and retain the playthings of childhood. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm such a day-to-day person and 'Sports Illustrated' was a 12-year-long dream that finally came true. — Camille Kostek Copy Share Image
When healthy competition prevails -- you come out to play and you play to win. — Lorii Myers Copy Share Image
Even while modeling, I was still practicing kung fu and boxing as sports. — Djimon Hounsou Copy Share Image
Women's sprinting is something the sport should appreciate more. — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Copy Share Image
I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously. — Bode Miller Copy Share Image
Deploring other people--their lack of perfection--had always been our sport. — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
