Sports Quotes · Page 385

People say I wasn't a real athlete, but I trained hard. It's possible to take something seriously and still have fun at…

— Eddie the Eagle

Coaches need to have the ability of tact - to teach the team to rub out mistakes rather than to rub them…

— John Kessel

I've gotten to watch a lot of football games. Growing up, watching sports, watching people compete, whether it's my brothers or teammates.…

— Eli Manning

You take a team with twenty-five assholes and I'll show you a pennant. I'll show you the New York Yankees.

— Bill Lee

The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.

— Nat King Cole

I always thought there was at least one person in the stands who had never seen me play, and I didn't want…

— Joe DiMaggio

My favorite sport, frankly, is college football. I'm a college football junkie, even though I'm associated with golf and like golf and…

— Dan Jenkins

I think some of the pressure comes from the expectations of other people. Like if your father played baseball, they expect you…

— Barry Bonds

I love the competitive aspect of it [business]. It's like playing chess. Why do people play chess? Knowing the realm of moves?…

— Mark Cuban

I didn't know too many people in life, not just in sports but in life, that were vegan, so it was something…

— Chris Smalling

“Baseball isn't just a game. It's the smell of popcorn drifting in the air, the sight of bugs buzzing near the stadium…

— Katie McGarry

My objective as a mentor, as a father, as a manager and as a former participant of the great game of boxing…

— Chris Eubank Sr

If you are in your sport for your country, you should be able to go to the Olympic Games and represent your…

— Eddie the Eagle

I'm 5'3'', and not often you get to see that in a magazine. I think that what is so cool about 'Sports…

— Alexa Ray Joel

That's what's beautiful about sports in general is you give someone a bat, a ball, a piece of sporting equipment and what…

— Jessica Mendoza

I think the other thing that's interesting about the women's peloton is that if you ask what their background is most have…

— Kristin Armstrong

You want to try to play the game in a really good positive way, not just on the field but off the…

— Israel Folau

In the end, for me, football is still a game. Even if you are a professional, you need to have fun when…

— Kevin De Bruyne

I used to practice at the hockey ground on synthetic surface while I was in the sports hostel, so Test cricket is…

— Suresh Raina

I stubbornly chose the most difficult sport for myself. When I reached the summit, I felt like screaming at the top of…

— Arunima Sinha

We play a tough game. If people want to whinge, they can go to a different sport. It's part of the game,…

— Ben Hannant

Game after game, year after year, you never stop thinking about the balls you get your hands on and don't catch.

— Tony Gonzalez

It's cool because here everybody has the same goal. We're all competing for our countries. We're all coming down here to do…

— Michelle Carter

The ultimate sports figure. The ultimate competitor. Great person. I consider him my friend. I wouldn't be that good if I was…

— Toni Kukoc

Playing at a club like Chelsea and being given the opportunity to play with the world-class players that we have means you…

— Gary Cahill

Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing, It's always pleasant when you spot it. There's only one unhappy thing: You have to lose…

— Richard Armour

I'm not your average athlete. I'm good at other things. I'm not just a basketball player. I'm multi-talented.

— Willie Cauley-Stein

It's not about winning or losing a competition, it's about beating the doubt from within yourself and knowing at the end of…

— Jonathan Horton

Back when I was playing I enjoyed studying films, looking for new trends in the game and examining the new players who…

— George Blanda

In the dust of defeat as well as the laurels of victory there is a glory to be found if one has…

— Eric Liddell

My football philosophy is to win as many games as possible. Brand of football? I believe in mixing a bit of everything.…

— Roberto Di Matteo

I did a little bit of theater when I was in high school outside of my high school. I was focused more…

— Simone Missick

I'm thrilled that ESPN has been the leader in trying to find opportunities for women in visible and non-traditional roles.

— Doris Burke

Pros like myself played football not for money or glory, but for the simplest reason: the love of the game.

— Chuck Bednarik

As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if…

— Wayne Rooney

I used to go play football matches in the morning, and Id go straight from me football game to a dance competition.

— Tristan MacManus

I play really hard. I put my body on the line every damn practice. Every day in the games. That's my passion.…

— Jimmy Butler

With 'Dear Black Boy,' I wanted to encourage BIack boys to dream outside of sports and think differently.

— Martellus Bennett

Rooting from the sidelines is the most democratic of sporting rites: no skyboxes, no tickets required, just an unabashed will to holler…

— Nancy Gibbs

As a footballer, you always want to get better personally. And if you get better personally, you make the team better.

— Marc-Andre ter Stegen