Sports Quotes

"Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence"

"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"

"They wil rise highest who strive for the highest place"

"Victory belongs to the most persevering"

"It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day"

"If you can't accept losing, you can't win"

"There are no gains without pains"

"You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place"

"If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up"

"They can because they think they can"

"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game"

"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day"

"Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing"

"For the last six years I was struggling and it was difficult sometimes. I had to miss some training sessions but I am really happy because it's done and it is really good for me. I learned how to play with it, and now maybe I will have to change my game again"

"Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence"

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

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

"I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children"

"Baseball happens to be a game of cumulative tension but football, basketball and hockey are played with hand grenades and machine guns"

"Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time"

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

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

"I'll let the racket do the talking"

"He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity"

"He's got everything. He' not a great player yet because he hasn't won any major championships, but it's a matter of time. He's an outstanding talent. I didn't realize how tall he is"

"Overall the fundamentals seem to be there and he's obviously got a very mature head on his shoulders. He's got a kind of presence"

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

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

"The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back"

"Baseball life is a tough life on the family"