Sports Quotes · Page 264

Fishing is a sport invented by insects and you are the bait.

— P. J. O'Rourke

I like games that are complex - the deeper you get into the game, the more there is to learn.

— John Mackey

Confidence is a lot of this game or any game. If you don't think you can, you won't.

— Jerry West

The only things that interested me were sports, girls, adventures, celebrities - in short, life.

— Porfirio Rubirosa

“Hot men grappling each other in the name of sport,” he said. “What’s there not to like?”

— Pamela DuMond

Playing the scout-team quarterback in practice really helped develop my game.

— Patrick Mahomes

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible.

— Deion Sanders

The thing about the NBA, any pro sport, is, guys don't know how to take care of their body.

— John Salley

Sailing is a completely new sport for me and I wasn't sure what to expect but I've definitely got the bug.

— Kirsty Gallacher

I tried to be a good person as a professional athlete inside the octagon, but also as a normal person outside the…

— Mauricio Rua

Environmentali sm isn't a spectator sport. You actually have to stand up and demand that we be vigilant in protecting our air…

— Lisa P. Jackson

Because of my sports background, I know how to overcome wear and tear and how to temporarily fix injuries on the spot.

— Angad Bedi

People put football players up there for being tough, but if you look at the schedule and the actual minutes played, NBA…

— Montel Vontavious Porter

In any sport at the top level, if you don't put in the hard work, you can be sure someone else is.…

— Stephen Hendry

As an example, one of the schools I have been studying is too small to compete effectively in most sports, but participates…

— James S. Coleman

For some sport is a hobby but for me it is a way to survive. It makes me calm, balanced and well-rested.…

— Mikhail Prokhorov

Ronda Rousey is a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, and anything that Ronda Rousey does is going to come with extreme scrutiny because…

— Paul Heyman

Sport is a seductive metaphor (life as a game in which we gain victory through hard work, discipline, and visualizing success). but…

— Garrison Keillor

People know what they're getting with me. It's part and parcel of football that people want to see new faces, but all…

— Jermain Defoe

Me and my mate used to go across the park, jump on the Met line to get the Tube into Harrow. There…

— Steve Easterbrook

I think it is going to be wonderful. I went to the Paralympics in Beijing and have seen how brilliant the sport…

— Boris Johnson

In fact, I have no hobbies. The only thing I like to do in life is to go to the Russian Baths…

— Jonathan Ames

I believe in playing with your heart, with every fiber in your body-fairly, squarely, by the rules-to win. And I believe that…

— Bela Karolyi

That's baseball, and it's my game. Y' know, you take your worries to the game, and you leave 'em there. You yell…

— Humphrey Bogart

As a game developer, getting your game onto a console is probably the most difficult.

— David Baszucki

I think of myself as a complete person, not just a football player and athlete.

— Chris Long

Every golfer has a little monster in him. It's just that type of sport.

— Fuzzy Zoeller

Ive always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances.

— Manu Bennett

Football is a really strange sport that can change out of nowhere.

— Matthijs de Ligt

I just love the game. I've got a passion for the game.

— Jameis Winston

I think of football as a sport the way ducks think of hunting as a sport.

— Bill Watterson

Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes.

— Mark Wahlberg

Your dream, when you buy a sports franchise, is to win the championship, the Super Bowl.

— Paul Allen

I used to be good at sports. Then I realized that I could buy trophies. Now Im good at everything.

— Anonymous

During a game, sometimes you don't know how much you've scored.

— Derek Carr

Matthaus is a legend of the German game and he can say whatever he wants.

— Ciro Immobile

Obviously my knowledge of the game has improved but I've tried to keep true to what I believe in.

— Chris Wilder

“If you focus on your competition, you will never deliver anything truly innovative.”

— Eric Schmidt

When I leave this sport, I want to be the same person as when I started this sport.

— Matt Hughes

Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.

— Cheech Marin