"Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition"
About this Quote
The specificity matters. "Sports", "athletics", and "competition" overlap, but they signal slightly different things: the spectacle, the physical discipline, the appetite to win. Stacking them suggests she is anticipating skepticism that often greets reality-TV personalities when they enter arenas coded as serious or earned. It's not "I want to prove people wrong". It's not even "I'm naturally gifted". It's motivation framed as pleasure, which can be more credible than ambition because it doesn't beg for validation.
The subtext is also gendered. Women in competitive spaces are frequently asked to justify their presence with exceptionalism or moral purpose, as if enjoyment isn't reason enough. Cannatella's line sidesteps that trap. It positions competition as a legitimate form of fun, not a character flaw or a compensation strategy. Coming from a celebrity, it also carries an implied corrective: athletic desire isn't the exclusive property of trained professionals; it's a mainstream impulse, and she is claiming it without apology.
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| Topic | Sports |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Cannatella, Trishelle. (2026, January 16). Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/because-i-just-like-sports-i-like-athletics-and-i-86794/
Chicago Style
Cannatella, Trishelle. "Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/because-i-just-like-sports-i-like-athletics-and-i-86794/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/because-i-just-like-sports-i-like-athletics-and-i-86794/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.







