Sports & Teamwork: Sports Quotes

"Dorothy Hamill was my big idol as a kid. She'd won the Olympics in 1976. She was America's sweetheart with her personality, her talent, her haircut"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"I think the NBA will certainly survive without Michael Jordan"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"Center is a very tough position to play"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"I've always worked closely with the designers and whoever's making the costumes. Comfort is the last thing you want on your mind when you're competing. In an ideal situation, you'll have something where you'll put it on and you're fine and you don't have to worry about it at all"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport"

Shawn Johnson, Athlete

"I don't mind the sparkle - I think it's kind of a tradition in skating. I don't think the men really need sparkles, but for the women it's part of the glamour of our sport"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete"

Shawn Johnson, Athlete

"I didn't want to skate for someone else or for certain marks"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"Before turning pro, I would never have just left my skates sitting in the locker room unattended"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"A comeback in gymnastics is almost impossible in itself"

Shawn Johnson, Athlete

"After 13 years of hard landings in gymnastics, one ski run had delivered the biggest injury of my career"

Shawn Johnson, Athlete

"I don't know how many people really knew who I was before the Olympics, and that's the fun thing of the Olympics - you get to know someone who captures your heart, hopefully"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"I love sport because I love life, and sport is one of the basic joys of life"

Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Poet

"I wanted to play baseball!"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"I think I did very well against everyone who tried to defend me"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"The game has basically not changed since I ended my career"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Athlete

"The only change is that baseball has turned Paige from a second class citizen to a second class immortal"

Satchel Paige, Athlete

"It's funny what a few no-hitters do for a body"

Satchel Paige, Athlete

"If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?"

Arthur Ashe, Athlete

"I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball"

Satchel Paige, Athlete

"There is a syndrome in sports called "paralysis by analysis""

Arthur Ashe, Athlete

"It's easier to pick off a fast runner than to pick off a lazy runner"

Vin Scully, Celebrity

"There would be no debate about who was the best footballer the world had ever seen - me or Pele. Everyone would say me"

Diego Maradona, Athlete

"If you don't want to play clean football, then go up into the stands"

Diego Maradona, Athlete

"At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It's difficult to explain"

Diego Maradona, Athlete

"I really love baseball. The guys and the game, and I love the challenge of describing things. The only thing I hate - and I know you have to be realistic and pay the bills in this life - is the loneliness on the road"

Vin Scully, Celebrity

"All pro sports, as well as the NCAA, should thank God every day we have sports betting here... We have the only agency in the world that regulates the honesty of games"

Meyer Lansky, Criminal

"You can almost taste the pressure now"

Vin Scully, Celebrity

"The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people"

Alexander Haig, Public Servant

"Things are neither clear nor clean in the world of football right now, and many people recognise this reality"

Diego Maradona, Athlete

"Beckham is a nice man and I'm sure he will reach 100 appearances for England. But he is just a good player, nothing more"

Diego Maradona, Athlete

"Of course, in the first matches you are more careful, perhaps more careful than you should be"

Diego Maradona, Athlete

"To see the ball, to run after it, makes me the happiest man in the world"

Diego Maradona, Athlete

"Many people agree with me that many things are not clear in football these days, and it is not something people who watch football deserve. The situation will be the same while football is run by people who do not understand football"

Diego Maradona, Athlete

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