Sports & Teamwork: Sports Quotes

"I'm a Rangers fan and I love the club, but this will be a difficult game"

Graham Roberts, Actor

"We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom we would be playing before sold-out stadiums all over the country"

Lorrie Fair, Athlete

"I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer"

Lisa Guerrero, Journalist

"I just felt like reflecting on my junior year, when I didn't know what I was doing, I left a lot of stuff out there. Actually, I gained close to 700 yards more and I took myself out of a lot of games"

Marcus Allen, Athlete

"It's tempting, because as one senator said to me, 'We know if we invite baseball down, we'll draw a crowd.'"

Fay Vincent, Lawyer

"I think it would have been a lot better for him to say, I did it and I'm sorry, McGwire was never one to show a lot of emotion on the field, not a player who sought attention and craved to be thought of as a nice guy"

Fay Vincent, Lawyer

"I haven't seen it this busy since I've been an IndyCar driver. So I think that's a great kind of thing that's happening for the IndyCar Series, in general, right now. But it's an event that I'm very proud to be part of. I love it. I can't wait to come back next year"

Dan Wheldon, Celebrity

"I miss the game - I miss it a lot"

Joe Montana, Athlete

"The stadium here in Munich is the best of the lot for me. It is absolutely fantastic, especially the way it lights up a different colour according to who is playing. It's superb"

Claudia Schiffer, Model

"Forty years ago, the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil"

Leigh Steinberg, Businessman

"We have had more sales for this year's grand prix than any other, and we have been helped in that by the fact that Jenson had 10 podiums last season and looks like a winner. It is good for British motor racing if he is there and doing well"

Jackie Stewart, Athlete

"Kobe enjoys that situation. Stepping up and making the big basket or being involved in a key play"

Jason Kidd, Athlete

"Michael Jordan always wore his Carolina shorts under his Bulls' uniform"

Lorrie Fair, Athlete

"The two championship contenders, Dario Franchitti and Will Power, are starting right next to each other in the middle of the grid. Honestly, if I can be fast enough early in the race to be able to get up there and latch onto those two, it will be pure entertainment. It's going to be a pack race, and you never know how that's going to turn out"

Dan Wheldon, Celebrity

"The years I raced in were fantastic. There was so much change in the cars. We went from treaded tyres to no wings right through to slicks to enormous wings"

Jackie Stewart, Athlete

"Driving at high speed, where safe and legal, is part of my life. As well as a higher top speed, I wanted even better stability in my FX, and that meant work on the aerodynamics"

Sebastian Vettel, Celebrity

"The fact that the games were so close was a tribute to the level of skill in the World Cup"

Lorrie Fair, Athlete

"I think there is a special bond between Carolina athletes. A lot of people seem to wear our gear because it is fashionable. They love the colors. It's Michael Jordan's school!"

Lorrie Fair, Athlete

"On my morning run, I listen to sports talk radio"

Lisa Guerrero, Journalist

"I always root for the defense"

Wellington Mara, Businessman

"Well, my favorite sport as a kid was clearly baseball"

Leigh Steinberg, Businessman

"Now the advantage is all with the hitters"

Rogers Hornsby, Athlete

"I always tried to hit the ball back through the box because that is the largest unprotected area"

Rogers Hornsby, Athlete

"Every game I played was a bonus"

Graham Roberts, Actor

"This is a coup for Commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is"

Fay Vincent, Lawyer

"Right now I'm happy to be on the ice anywhere, anytime"

Eric Lindros, Athlete

"No matter what kind of day I've had at school, I always look forward to golf"

Nick Johnson, Athlete

"Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish"

Lorrie Fair, Athlete

"In the morning, I reach for the sports page"

Lisa Guerrero, Journalist

"I grew up in LA. I sort of watched the Raiders play and that sort of thing"

Jay Hernandez, Actor

"I cannot let this opportunity pass without placing on record how much I have enjoyed my cricket with Kent"

Frank Woolley, Athlete

"The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball"

Isaiah Thomas, Athlete

"It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands"

Isaiah Thomas, Athlete

"There are so many things about playing football that seem to me uniquely American. Anybody can succeed, anybody can play, but you've got to work hard to do it"

Dean Cain, Actor

"I think professional sports, football, to use it as an example, it's fundamentally a form of entertainment"

Gregg Easterbrook, Author

"You shouldn't have any betting in the locker room at all, whether it's baseball or it's horses. You can't beat the horses. You can't beat any kind of gambling because they have the odds"

George Steinbrenner, Businessman

"People keep coming up to me and asking, 'How does it feel to be banned for life?' Banned for life. I wasn't banned for life. There was never a word of suspension, probation or ban in that agreement. It was never meant to be part of it"

George Steinbrenner, Businessman

"You don't always make an out. Sometimes the pitcher gets you out!"

Carl Yastrzemski, Athlete

"The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything"

Frank Robinson, Athlete

"Unfortunately, there are no mulligans when it comes to pro football contracts"

Jay Mohr, Actor

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