Some people thought I was bringing the sport down. I don't think so. I was the best and only jumper my country… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
Every child should have time for arts, music, sports, drama, robotics, school newspapers and the like, not to mention recess and play. — Chris Gabrieli Copy Share Image
You need to take care of your time and practice, you need to rest and talk to media. So it's really important… — Yani Tseng Copy Share Image
Sports is a bloodless rehearsal of confrontation, and everyone shakes hands or high fives or fist bumps at the end to show… — John Hodgman Copy Share Image
If I go on to the pitch, do things well and the fans love me and my team-mates, too, we take on… — Diego Costa Copy Share Image
“The second game, it doesn’t have an official title, but it revolves around power: trying to obtain it, attempting to increase it,… — Justin DePaoli Copy Share Image
Once you become an owner of a team, you get so much more into the sport and you can't help it. So… — Paul Allen Copy Share Image
Obviously in the world of sports, you go through different ups and downs than in normal life. You might be on top… — Tobin Heath Copy Share Image
I think we should bring up our children with much less pressure to compete and get ahead: no comparing one child with… — Benjamin Spock Copy Share Image
A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing. It's not always winning.… — Simone Biles Copy Share Image
I think our path to the Olympics is a good metaphor for how you build a company. Our skill and commitment grew… — Tyler Winklevoss Copy Share Image
I still get a lot of letters from kids and parents who face different challenges and disabilities. I share some of the… — Jim Abbott Copy Share Image
Boxing is an American sport - a 'so-called sport' to many - in which images of incalculable beauty and violence, desperation and… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
Every now and then, I get a free ticket from someone, and I look at the price, and it says $800, and… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
It's a game of failure [softball]. Everybody would play, that was easy and everyone's not playing because it is so tough. But… — Jennie Finch Copy Share Image
The College Athlete Right to Organize Act is the first step in bringing college sports into the 21st century by ensuring college… — Jamaal Bowman Copy Share Image
I look back at the bubble as a net positive. Maybe it's because of how my career continued to go from there.… — Malika Andrews Copy Share Image
Pressure bursts pipes. I thank God for giving me peace of mind to overcome pressure. The difference between winning and losing is… — Evander Holyfield Copy Share Image
People are playing games on their TV, young men are, and people are shopping... they are not watching their news channels, but… — Rupert Murdoch Copy Share Image
“Remaining positive is one of the most precious qualities in an athlete. That, and the ability to stay focussed and disciplined.” — Parul Sheth Copy Share Image
There are only two types of player-those who keep their nerves under control and win championships, and those who do not. — Harry Vardon Copy Share Image
I love sport, so I'd love to do more stories if I can that deal with sport maybe. Other characters, actually the… — Asif Kapadia Copy Share Image
When you have a background in combat sports, people think you're this martial arts expert, but really I'm just a guy who… — Rick Yune Copy Share Image
I was always a real athletic kid. Then when I got older, I just figured it was part of life to keep… — Idris Elba Copy Share Image
As busy as we are and as focused as we are at our sport, there are times the coaches want you to… — Pat Connaughton Copy Share Image
Business is a game, and as with all games, the team that puts the best people on the field and gets them… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
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I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit the curve ball, the jump shot, or… — Dick Schaap Copy Share Image
I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football - particularly as it's the most… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You know what's sad about this? Not the gambling, but the best way to reach college athletes is the Cartoon Network. — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
A lot of people think I'm under a lot of pressure with my family and friends spending all that money to follow… — Bonnie Blair Copy Share Image
In the spirit of the Olympic Games, they traditionally ask that all fighting and warfare around the world stop. So, there's hope… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
Many people consider darts a sport, with a live audience and very excited fans and competitors who aren't hitting the bull's-eye. — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
My mindset as an athlete and as a man is to accept what God is asking me to do and to live… — Vitor Belfort Copy Share Image
Every game is decided by one or two plays that teams do or don't make; you've got to make them or else… — Joe Burrow Copy Share Image
I didn't have, like, any way to penetrate organized sports. So I decided at that point that I had to be rich.… — Daryl Morey Copy Share Image
Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take… — Jim Sensenbrenner Copy Share Image
You believe this is a game, and you may be right. But if you think you can play it better than me,… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
Redefine the sport in terms of your expertise, in terms of your talent, in terms of your strength, in terms of your… — George Elliott Clarke Copy Share Image
The opening and closing ceremonies of the London Olympics are mass satanic rituals disguised as a celebration of Britain and sport. Their… — David Icke Copy Share Image
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