The transition from sports into acting was something I got blindsided by. I had a full scholarship to law school. I had… — Marc Blucas Copy Share Image
When I was playing, we didn't have to compete against everybody in the world. Now it's a truly global sport, so the… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Yes, you have people shouting racist abuse and throwing bananas on the field, and there are issues regarding the number of black… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days.… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
For men and women are not only themselves; they are also the region in which they are born, the city apartment or… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
With combat sports, a lot of it has to do with mental. You get people like Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor. Conor McGregor,… — Ovince Saint Preux Copy Share Image
I've had girls say that because of watching me, they're playing sports. And it wasn't just basketball all the time. I definitely… — Brittney Griner Copy Share Image
I was a huge theater geek growing up, and that was not the easiest thing in the world, especially growing up in… — Johnny Galecki Copy Share Image
I think that at the start of a game, you're always playing to win, and then maybe if you're ahead late in… — Tom Brady Copy Share Image
“Traditional competition forces us to take on an attitude of winning. A worthy rival inspires us to take an attitude of improvement.… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
Until you've been in politics you've never really been alive; it's rough and sometimes it's dirty and it's always hard work and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
First impressions matter more in basketball than in any other sport, and they can be savored only in person. Players can't hide… — Bill Simmons Copy Share Image
As for my speed, I'm not the fastest, but just like in other sports, you learn to stay away from your weaknesses… — Chris Mullin Copy Share Image
Being a footballer is not just about wearing the shirt and playing football on the pitch. You have to be clean, you… — Emmanuel Petit Copy Share Image
I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision. But as a young kid,… — Brad Tavares Copy Share Image
When we played against Dan Marino, the best defense was to keep him on the sideline. By keeping him on the sideline,… — Boomer Esiason Copy Share Image
I did what sports were supposed to be like, and I was living in my car. So you know what, fine. I'm… — Ronda Rousey Copy Share Image
Something that's hard for me, I remember being a child in the '80s and looking at this field. It was a field… — Brianna Wu Copy Share Image
I played Little League baseball, but I also played basketball. Basketball was my primary sport. When you play basketball seriously, a lot… — Chadwick Boseman Copy Share Image
A Dominican monk, Father Henri Didon, used it as a watchword for his pupils in sports at Arcueil College in Paris. Baron… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
People who don't know me, when they see me they kind of step back and just stare at me and say, "Dang,… — Vince Wilfork Copy Share Image
Jagdish Singh was my basic coach, and he trained me from my very early days in boxing, teaching me the fundamentals of… — Vijender Singh Copy Share Image
I want my legacy to be that I was a man of character, I was a God fearing man and somebody who… — Andre Ward Copy Share Image
Becoming involved in sports and traveling the world and seeing how people of color were treated around the world, and America being… — John Carlos Copy Share Image
Now as I got older, it wasn't just that I want to be a pro in two sports, I want to be… — Pat Connaughton Copy Share Image
I think one of the concerns, anytime you're in the human business, like sports, it's a very high - risk endeavor. You… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Wrestling is sports entertainment for sure. But to be really good at what we do you have to be both an athlete… — Ted DiBiase Sr Copy Share Image
I always say that I need competition, and I need competition every week, and in Spain, I was at an amazing club,… — Jose Mourinho Copy Share Image
Success and excellence are not the same. Excellence grows within a person, is largely within that person's control, and its meaning lasts.… — Joe Paterno Copy Share Image
The word 'geek' today does not mean what it used to mean. A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector… — Olivia Munn Copy Share Image
Amateurism is the strongest form of discrimination in sports. Because it discriminates against the underprivileged, it discriminates against the poor. If we… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
Right before they named the (2014) team, I stepped back and I allowed myself to realize what I had accomplished. I got… — Kelly Clark Copy Share Image
So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's… — Al Oerter Copy Share Image
You've got this world, these pathologists that are, day in and day out, taking apart bodies, coming up with theories about how… — Milo Ventimiglia Copy Share Image
Heaven is by favor; if it were by merit your dog would go in and you would stay out. Of all the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Hip-hop in a lot of ways is like sports; when you go to a sports game, you see people from all ages,… — LeCrae Copy Share Image
I suppose, because I am a sportsman and travel all over Australia, I see every day Australians doing small and large and… — Steve Waugh Copy Share Image
When you're in the public eye - whether it be entertainment, sports, medicine, politics, whatever way - you have an opportunity, and… — Ed Begley, Jr Copy Share Image
When you are accustomed to winning, when you are used to winning, then afterwards you tend not to have the same level… — Thiago Silva Copy Share Image
I think sports are very beneficial in the fight against obesity. I remember playing little league - I was the best person… — Zach Braff Copy Share Image
