332 Sport quotes

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Football is football and talent is talent. But the mindset of your team makes all the difference.

Winners never quit and quitters never win.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

You can't win unless you learn how to lose.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Champions keep playing until they get it right.

There's three things men always talk about - women, sports, and cars.

I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball.

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball.

That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.

Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.

It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.

The two most important things in life are good friends and a strong bullpen.

The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter.

Golf is a good walk spoiled.

Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.

You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.

If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf.

If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.

Economics is about creating win-win situations. But in sports, someone loses.

Pitching is the art of instilling fear.

If you got the game, you got the game. That's why Tiger Woods is out there playing golf with Greg Norman.

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

I used to play sports. Then I realized you can buy trophies. Now I am good at everything.

Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.

Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.

I spend a little time every day to play sports.

The most successful achievers in sports are people that are really driven and have that spirit of hunger.

I'm one of these people that likes adrenaline and new things, like extreme sports. It makes me feel alive.

Gray skies are just clouds passing over.

All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.

Golf is a game in which you yell 'fore,' shoot six, and write down five.

To find a man's true character, play golf with him.

You win some, lose some, and wreck some.

Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.

Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

Sports is the toy department of human life.

There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'

But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.

If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.

In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great.

When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

That's the biggest gap in sports, the difference between the winner and the loser of the Super Bowl.

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do.

I love sports. Whenever I can, I always watch the Detroit Tigers on the radio.

The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

If I was invincible, maybe I would take up some extreme sports.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.

I'm a football fan, a sports fan, a fan of competition.

In any small town, sports are really important to the high school, and I wasn't very good at sports.

My family knew, but most of the sporting world did not realize that my right hand been some 75% paralyzed.

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.

Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending.

I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.

Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.

If a man watches three football games in a row, he should be declared legally dead.

I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down.

I wasn't really a work-conscious type of person. I was a player. I loved to play sports.

If you look at all aspects of all sports, everything comes down to basics and fundamentals.

The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law.

Selling an electric sports car creates an opportunity to fundamentally change the way America drives.

Trying to sneak a fastball past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster.

I love outdoor sports, like volleyball, and I play them whenever I can.

Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.

Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.

For many sports fans, the onset of fall only means one thing: It's football season!

Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.

I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense.

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

Museums are like sports stadiums, hotels and hospitals: they are in the category of captive-audience dining.

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car.

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.

Life is about timing.

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.

If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.

Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose.

Thank you... fantasy football draft, for letting me know that even in my fantasies, I am bad at sports.

We don't see a lot of models for male social interaction. There's sports and barn raisings.

Swimming is one of the hardest sports.

Sports without music, it's nothing but a game. Music adds the emotion.

Sports are a great place to show that equality can happen.

Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.

I've always loved being active, and I used to do sports - basketball, soccer, volleyball - growing up.

I don't watch too much TV when it comes to sports or news or things like that.

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

You know it's going to hell when the best rapper out there is white and the best golfer is black.

I'm a character and a sports entertainer and a wrestler, but I'm also a father and a husband and a provider.

The addiction to sports, therefore, in a peculiar degree marks an arrested development in man's moral nature.

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.

Within an ensemble, like in sports, if you do your little job, it makes everybody look good.

I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships.

The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.

Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.

I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.

Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.

It's a crazy world, so sports and athletics and music can be a form of escapism.

Maybe because I am from a sports background, I don't give up easily. I am a fighter.

Sports are a microcosm of society.

I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports.

I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles.

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

I come from a small town in Ohio and was always into sports.

If a man can beat you, walk him.

Sports is human life in microcosm.

I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.

Nobody roots for Goliath.

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.

I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports.

In sports, every day you can be the hero or the goat.

Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.

And I realized that there was no sports reporter, so I started covering sporting events.

Skating, like all other sports, has an element of strategy.

Growing up, I was always into sports - basketball and volleyball - but I wasn't really a runner.

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.

Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.

I cherished my time playing high school sports.

When doing sports... on the water, it's crucial to stop aging by protecting your skin.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports.

It is incredible how far women have come and women in sports have come.

I got into sports because that was a way to prove your masculinity. I was good at it.

It's important for girls to feel strong and powerful even when they're playing sports.

I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.

Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes.

I think that every single person should play sports.

I did some sports. It was a bit frustrating. I wasn't the greatest sports person.

I was focused on athletics, outdoors, sports.

Sports not only build better athletes but also better people.

Babe Ruth is an icon, in sports and in our society.

You cannot mix sports with politics.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

I'm a huge sports fan.

I am big into water sports and just being out on the water. That is second nature to me, being from Florida.

I'm always fascinated by the use of the first-person plural talking about sports.

I love all motor sports at the top level.

The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight.

Most ball games are lost, not won.

The team has come along slow but fast.

Natural hydration is a key factor in any type of sports performance.

I think sports is one of the places where race plays itself out publicly. Although we pretend it doesn't.

I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards.

In sports... you play from the time you're eight years old, and then you're done forever.

It's hard to create new friendships outside sports.

Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports.

There's not a long track record of people leaving professional sports to become a software developer.

I'm not into extreme sports or something. I just live a quiet life.

I'm sort of like a lame, single guy in a red sports car.

I can talk about sports and stuff, but I have a season pass for 'Antiques Roadshow' on my TiVo.

I'm getting more and more bored with professional sports, but I still watch.

Good sports facilities are a blessing.

Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.

I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.

'Course the world of sports takes itself way too serious. Sports writers are all high and mighty.

I'm a great sports fan, you know. I love to watch tennis and basketball and baseball and so on.

People here don't identify themselves by their sports team.

God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.

I was into sports and dancing. I ran track. I have a lot of stamina.

I think sports are meant to unite people.

I was neither good in sports nor at studies, but I always wanted to stand out and be noticed.

My dad is not a sports guy but was drawn to the theatrics of wrestling.

Clean sports becomes an ethical question, but I believe in it.

I think sports are extremely beneficial for our youth. They parallel life in so many ways.

All the minor sports injuries you acquire over the years begin to multiply like flies when you get over 70.

I grew up playing sports, and being athletic was just something I have always hung on to.

We're a crazy country about sports, but for the longest time, only followed our own sports.

Sports is all about money.

The integrity of the game is everything.

Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day.

Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.

Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.

Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.

The purpose of sports - even foreign sports - is not to bore people.

I never in my wildest imagination dreamed that I would somehow become a sports commentator.

Your body's really only meant to compete at the highest levels of combat sports for a few years.

There's a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports.

When you think about the NASCAR brand, it resonates everywhere. They have the No. 1 sports brand.

My work ethic is from sports.

My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.'

Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.

I spent my whole life playing sports and training and pushing myself to the limits.

I'm girlie in the sense that I like makeup, but I also love sports and man food.

Well, I'm not a big sports fan.

If you drink don't drive. Don't even putt.

Whatever free time I get, I love to catch news and sports shows.

I'm nothing more than a sports slave.

There is so much hypocrisy in sports.

What passes for sports coverage is terribly sycophantic.

Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable.

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.

In terms of merit, sports has mathematical statistics. That's how you know who the best player is.

I didn't go to normal children school. I went to sports school when I was 8. So I studied martial arts.

I know I could be the host of 'SportsCenter' in two years if I changed my show today to sports.

Sports is like a war without the killing.

Serena Williams is my sports idol.

He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen.

I played sports. I had boyfriends. I loved high school.

When you write about sports, you're allowed to engage in mischief. Nothing is at stake.

All sports for all people.

I was a gymnast for 13 years, so I was heavy into sports.

If you're trying to get into the sports business, you really have to find a niche.

Meeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day.

I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.

I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.

Where I came from, sports were the only way to get out front.

Baseball life is a tough life on the family.

You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em.

Sometimes sports serves as a reprieve from politics, and sometimes it serves as an extension of it.

The crowd makes the ballgame.

Cleveland, as a whole, is a great sports town. People love the Browns here.

At one point, I was the youngest owner in major league sports.

Your dream, when you buy a sports franchise, is to win the championship, the Super Bowl.

Continuity is important in sports.

I think I've got such a diverse set of interests - movies, aviation, technology, sports teams.

Political columnists and sports pundits are rewarded for being overconfident.

I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.

I like a few vintage Rolexes, and Panerais are good. I'm not into sports watches - I like chronometers.

In Tulsa, it was sports or nothing.

I was always into sports, and as a sportsperson, you need to be fit to survive and play from start to finish.

I did everything - I did newscasts, I did sports, I did dramas.

When I was really young, I can remember being into fashion, but I was really into horses and sports.

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected.

I've given many lessons in many sports over the years to many different people.

Sports are sports. Its all about how we carry ourselves out of the ring.

My whole family is missing that sports gene. I hope I didn't screw that up by marrying a great golfer.

Boxing has become America's tragic theater.

Even if I did have, you know, a 'Sports Illustrated' body, I'd still wear elegant clothes.

And then I got into sports and gave my guitar to my brother Jeff who was just a little kid at that time.

Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

I always wanted to be a sports broadcaster.

I think every school in the world should have a sports program.

I play in the low 80s. If it's any hotter than that, I won't play.

Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you?

Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.

I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.

The growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow.

My sister is totally my dad's daughter because she loves sports.

I would probably say that being a commissioner in sports is one of the hardest jobs in the world.

We're taking sports too far and starting kids too early.

I watch sports and cable news. I'm a political junkie, so that's my interest.

I've always had an interest in sports across the board.

I'm not super into sports.

You cannot win if you cannot run.

I'm a big sports fan.

At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training.

Fans don't boo nobodies.

I was into sports and swimming as a kid and didn't spend a whole lot of time sitting down. I was a gymnast.

I've aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing.

If you want experiences to make you a better person, then you play two or three sports.

I never was a great sports player. In fact, in fourth grade, I had the second to the worst softball throw.

I feel like the Philadelphia sports teams are really good at having my back.

It sucks. When you're a woman in sports, people want you to show some skin.

Being involved in sports, you think less about how your body looks and more how it performs.

I played sports growing up in high school.

Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun.

I don't watch a lot of television. Sports and news, that's it.

Sometimes in football you have to score goals.

If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death.

I've been a sports fan forever.

I have a great deal of respect for any women that will enter the world of little boys of sports.

I've never bought a sports car.

The plays and sports of children are as salutary to them as labor and work are to grown persons.

I'm not a big sports fan.

Sports and education, I think they overlap.

Sports is a unique thing in our country. It's so influential. It's almost like a sacrament for religion.

Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events.

Sports is my passion.

I want to encourage more people in small villages to take up sports.

You don't really grow up until you quit playing sports.

I'll let the racket do the talking.

Tennis was a white, upper-class sport, and I wanted it to be treated like other sports were.

It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf.

I wasn't into sports, but I was really into Shakespeare.

Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.

I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.

Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.

What's a good tournament for him? Winning it. He's good enough.

The ban on sports betting does exactly what Prohibition did. It makes criminals rich.

There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither of them works.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

I overcame size with mechanics.

The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.

I went through baseball as 'a player to be named later.'

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

We all idolize sports figures, and we see them fall from grace. You just truly never know anybody anymore.

The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.

When we grew up, we wanted to do two things: to own a sports team and a casino.

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

Badminton in Beijing is huge - it's one of their top three sports.

You don't suffer, kill yourself and take the risks I take just for money. I love bike racing.

He hits the ball a long way and he knows how to win.

You know they're not going to lose 162 consecutive games.

In football, time and space are the same thing.

Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.

Football is violence and cold weather and sex and college rye.

I was showing early symptoms of becoming a professional baseball man. I was lying to the press.

Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.

Baseball is a man maker.

I got into sports, thankfully, because I didn't listen to my mother.

Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?

The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.

What's unfortunate about buying a pitcher for $12 million is that he carries no warranty.

Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick.

The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.