Sports & Teamwork: Sports Quotes

"Is it in the best interest of baseball to sell beer in the ninth inning? Probably not. The rule has got to be more clearly defined. And then some process should be set up where the judge is not also the appeals judge"

George Steinbrenner, Businessman

"My skating is a very emotional thing that comes from the heart, never doing it for the medal"

Debi Thomas, Athlete

"There are many skiers who have chosen tele for a more compact, streamlined skiing system"

Paul Parker, Athlete

"The best indication is that I still love to ski on most anything, from skating gear to heavy metal"

Paul Parker, Athlete

"You look at all the great players that they've had and the potential of playing in Yankee Stadium"

Nick Johnson, Athlete

"I was happy that I was drafted, and then it was the Yankees, and that just made it even better"

Nick Johnson, Athlete

"The true harbinger of spring is not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of the bat on the ball"

Bill Veeck, Businessman

"But when you actually go in the ring, it's a very lonely and scary place. It's just you and the other guy"

Frank Bruno, Athlete

"I suppose young people think football is glamorous - soccer - it's big money and the stars of it, they look good and have a great big house and a huge Ferrari"

Bryan Ferry, Musician

"The difference between relief pitching when I did it today is simple, there is too much of it. It's one of those cases where more is not necessarily better"

Bob Feller, Athlete

"After a month or so in St. Louis, we were looking around desperately for a way to draw a few people into the ball park, it being perfectly clear by that time that the ball club wasn't going to do it unaided"

Bill Veeck, Businessman

"I'd love to follow the Tour de France one day. It's a really exciting spectacle. I've only seen it once as it was coming into Paris and that was very exciting for me. I have memories of that"

Bryan Ferry, Musician

"My parents couldn't handle my energy, so they enrolled me in every sport the school was offering. I didn't resent it because I loved sports and picked them up easily"

Channing Tatum, Actor

"I race in two or three classic races a year, and I may carry on for 10 more years, or I may stop tomorrow"

Barry Sheene, Celebrity

"We'll probably have to play the perfect game"

Tim Buckley, Musician

"With the fans and the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, the way I've been treated here has been awesome"

Mats Sundin, Athlete

"If the money's right, I'm happy to bust up the other side of his face... No problem"

Lennox Lewis, Athlete

"I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do on the court"

Vince Carter, Athlete

"I wish they'd shut the gates, and let us play ball with no press and no fans"

Richie Allen, Athlete

"The human element should be the two players on the court, not the officials. The best officials are the ones you never notice. The nature of the game made officials too noticeable a part"

Gene Scott, Clergyman

"I'm not afraid to swing the bat. If they elect to pitch to me, I'm going to swing. I'm not as picky as Mr. Sheffield. I'll swing at something over my head"

Bobby Bonilla, Athlete

"I couldn't begin to name names... In general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well"

John Oates, Musician

"Ninety percent of my game is mental. It's my concentration that has gotten me this far"

Chris Evert, Athlete

"One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer"

Will McDonough, Writer

"I liked playing in Chicago, and I gave them everything I had, but I knew in my heart I was a Red Wing"

Ted Lindsay, Athlete

"I had the idea that I should beat up every player I tangled with and nothing ever convinced me it wasn't a good idea"

Ted Lindsay, Athlete

"Safin, in his way, is very talented. It is a joy to watch them play; it is tennis of a very high quality"

Richard Krajicek, Athlete

"Maybe one other match better, but if you look at the tournament as a whole, I played very high quality tennis for seven matches and raised my game when I needed to"

Richard Krajicek, Athlete

"There's always one shot that I can rely on when I'm not hitting the ball that well, is my serve"

Pete Sampras, Athlete

"It is nice to walk out on a court to have it packed"

Pete Sampras, Athlete

"I don't know how I do it, I really don't"

Pete Sampras, Athlete

"We spent last night listening to Liverpool football team on the radio, wanting them to win so badly. Paul supports Liverpool. He was Everton for a while because of his family - but it's all Liverpool now"

Linda McCartney, Photographer

"I'm a golfer - not an athlete"

Lee Westwood, Athlete

"The first thing you do when you get out to center field is put up your finger and check the wind chill factor"

Mickey Rivers, Athlete

"I have never taken any substance to enhance my performance"

Kelli White, Athlete

"I can't do it every day. They're not going to give me much to hit right now. They're pitching me real well. If I get there, fine"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"Don't compare me to Babe Ruth. God gave me the opportunity and the ability to be here at the right time, at the right moment, just like he gave Babe Ruth when he was playing. I just hope I can keep doing what I've been doing - keep taking care of business"

Sammy Sosa, Athlete

"I was in the main draw from the start, my opening match was on Court One against Jan Eric Lundquist of Sweden who was about eight in the world at the time"

John Newcombe, Athlete

"The dumber you are on court, the better you're going to play"

Jim Courier, Athlete

"I would like to see it go back to the wood racquets, to see the touch put back in tennis"

Jana Novotna, Athlete

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