Quote by Alan Partridge

“He adored competing but didn't want you to know he'd ever worked at it.”

— H.W. Brands

“It never escaped my notice that Riley was dealing with some shit. He wanted the world to believe he was all easy smiles and…

— Kate Canterbary

“I've always been a poor sport and a sore loser...any other behavior might encourage a repeat performance”

— Josh Stern

“He had the polite yet aggressive air of a man who enjoys competitive racket sports.”

— Hari Kunzru

“Years later he would say that when he'd decided to become a professional baseball player, it was the only time he'd done something just…

— Michael Lewis

“The journalist won’t say anything then; she’s too young, too concerned about her job, but she will remember the fear in their eyes. And…

— Fredrik Backman

“No matter the disappointment, you simply cannot divorce your favorite team.”

— Kevin Walker

“His participation was in the ballpark of a pity fuck.”

— Janet Evanovich

“He seemed to resonate with a kind of confidence that life was still nothing but a joke - an endless succession of soccer goals,…

— Markus Zusak

“Revenge was an expensive sport. The question was always whether the prize was worth the ticket.”

— Janus Lucky

“Never being a person satisfied to create a small disaster when I could just as easily create a catastrophe, I realized I was about…

— Ron Luciano

“He won every game, yet she hardly noticed. As long as she hit the ball, it resulted in shameless bragging. When she missed -…

— Sarah J. Maas