Play not for gain, but sport. Who plays for more Than he can lose with pleasure, stakes his heart; Perhaps his wife's… — George Herbert Copy Share Image
The source of wealth is from individuals with little or no history of interest in the game, who have happened upon football… — Sepp Blatter Copy Share Image
When I look back at football, I've always said to myself, 'I'd rather leave the game and have something in my tank… — Richard Seymour Copy Share Image
I mean ESPN plucked me out of nowhere and I'm forever grateful for the opportunity. I don't love the way it ended.… — Colin Cowherd Copy Share Image
It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough… — Steve Waugh Copy Share Image
I like competing. Just going out there and battling. Having a game plan and going out there and executing it. — Jennifer Brady Copy Share Image
The media is very important, very powerful in athletics today, and we as coaches must try to learn more about what is… — Mack Brown Copy Share Image
We leaned on family, church, school, friends and sports. That's basically all we had. All those things really shaped my life and… — Kenny Chesney Copy Share Image
Growing up, I played about every sport imaginable except soccer and hockey. I've always had a passion for basketball. I remember actually… — Dwight Howard Copy Share Image
When you become a professional athlete, everybody thinks you have to do some kind of charity work and I wanted to, but… — Blake Bortles Copy Share Image
If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about… — Hope Powell Copy Share Image
Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned,… — Mia Hamm Copy Share Image
Given the illusion that sports presents - that of being indomitable, influential and financially powerful - what is remarkable is that it… — Simon Jordan Copy Share Image
“Grandmaster games are said to begin with novelty, which is the first move of the game that exits the book. It could… — Brian Christian Copy Share Image
I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and… — Omari Hardwick Copy Share Image
I think that it is very interesting to write about a team because a team is a group of people who work… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
We're professional athletes, and we have moments where we step back, and we have to think and assess everything in life. — Nick Foles Copy Share Image
I was a jock, hardcore sports all the way down the line, but I heard that if you auditioned for this arts… — Jake Epstein Copy Share Image
It is very important I live up to my own expectations as far as popularity and knowing that I left my mark… — Cub Swanson Copy Share Image
Though the first day of college was scary, I gradually adjusted to the environment and started enjoying myself with friends, lecturers, sports,… — Suhasini Maniratnam Copy Share Image
Today if I'm a cricketer it is because of Sachin Tendulkar. Else, I would never have picked up a bat. He's the… — Virender Sehwag Copy Share Image
I started racing go-karts. And I love karts. It's the most breath taking sport in the world. More than F1, indeed, I… — Ayrton Senna Copy Share Image
A lot of guys kind of get complacent with how they do in one game, but I just want to compete. So… — Donte DiVincenzo Copy Share Image
I take it so seriously as far as meditation, notes, visualization, preparation, everything. I take it a lot more serious than a… — Jon Jones Copy Share Image
To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. This is the sport, the luxury, special to the intellectual man. — Jose Ortega y Gasset Copy Share Image
Our success has not been a continual series of victories. We have had a number of devastating setbacks; how these are handled… — Clive Woodward Copy Share Image
I was always a tomboy. I always wanted to be around the boys, always wanted to play sports - basketball, football, kickball,… — Young M.A Copy Share Image
Once you pick up a skateboard, you'll find out that it's not a hobby, it's not a sport, it's a lifestyle. — Lil Wayne Copy Share Image
“Fact One: Races are won or lost in key moments. Fact Two: Success in the sport is, above all else, about enduring… — Chris McCormack Copy Share Image
I still love what I do and I've done OK over the years ... You're a long time retired and anyway, I'd… — Bart Cummings Copy Share Image
I am happy I have competition. It keeps me on my toes all the while and stops me from becoming complacent. So,… — Ameesha Patel Copy Share Image
If the IAAF feel that is the right way to go for TV rights and everything, the rule will stay. As much… — Kim Collins Copy Share Image
Because you excel in a certain sport, people kind of pigeon-hole you into only being able to talk about that sport. I… — Ryan Clark Copy Share Image
We're all doing it for the love of the sport. We want to make Canada proud. I'm so fortunate to skate in… — Cindy Klassen Copy Share Image
So much of a professional athlete's success depends upon not necessarily the play itself but how he deals with... always saying how… — Brett Favre Copy Share Image
When building a team, I always search first for people who love to win. If I can't find any of those, I… — Ross Perot Copy Share Image
Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Professional sports is a monster. It's not even real life. It's one of the few things in life, the economy goes bad,… — Jermaine O'Neal Copy Share Image
I played hockey, as most girls who go to convent schools in Ireland do, as well as table tennis and badminton -… — Laura Whitmore Copy Share Image
I wasn't the class nerd, but I was weird. I could tell long stories and be funny, but I couldn't do sports.… — Charles Ray Copy Share Image
