Sports & Teamwork: Sports Quotes

"The first race is really just something that we will all need to get through. Until people see the cars in action, I don't think they will understand how quick they will be, which means they are going to be tiring to drive"

Nigel Mansell, Athlete

"Racing a thoroughbred grand prix car in front of a home crowd will be a surreal and mighty experience"

Nigel Mansell, Athlete

"I always get a kick out of who is going to be the larger cheering section"

Mike Quade, Coach

"When I was coming up, I just wanted to play baseball and I'm doing what I love to do most. How can I feel pressure doing what I love to do?"

Miguel Cabrera, Athlete

"The reason I became a better player was because I came to Philly"

Michael Vick, Athlete

"The match against Brazil was football at its best. Both sides had opportunities to win the game"

Michel Patini, Writer

"I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals"

Michel Patini, Writer

"You can't compare a Super Bowl crowd, which tends to be more polite and a little more neutral to that. The Super Bowl only has 7,000 to 8,000 fans for each team"

Lamar Hunt, Entertainer

"I could make good time because I was so long and skinny, shooting through the water like a stick"

Johnny Weissmuller, Actor

"I can throw out any man alive"

Johnny Bench, Athlete

"Obviously dunking on Horace Grant and Michael, in those circumstances, is just an incredible thing to happen. I'm happy I was able to make that play, and I'm fortunate I was in that position where I could make that happen for my team"

John Starks, Athlete

"I think the media makes it tough to play in New York. There are so many papers and TV channels covering the Knicks and the expectations for the Knicks are so high"

John Starks, Athlete

"It's Arsenal 0 - Everton 1, and the longer it stays like that the more you've got to fancy Everton"

John Motson, Celebrity

"Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running round the pitch playing with themselves"

John Motson, Celebrity

"It was the baseball fantasy of a lifetime - to be able to sit on the bench with all those professional athletes. I got to take my son along because I wasn't sure I would be able to play with them"

Matthew Modine, Actor

"Football doesn't build character. It eliminates the weak ones"

Darrell Royal, Coach

"As an individual, not as the boss of a company, I am very interested in motor racing"

Carlos Ghosn, Businessman

"Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while, so if it's close, you'd better hit it"

Cal Hubbard, Athlete

"The World Cup needs a brilliant Brazilian team"

Alan Hansen, Athlete

"The Italians are very strong defensively. They showed in Euro 2000 how good defensively they are"

Alan Hansen, Athlete

"I don't expect to see them in the top six, but I think of all the teams that have come up in previous seasons, I think Manchester City are the biggest club"

Alan Hansen, Athlete

"I never thought we'd catch him, and when I saw he was ready to drop I felt sorry for him. I wanted to show it's not true I'm trying to win it all. My goal is the Tour of Spain"

Laurent Jalabert, Athlete

"Rookies are also coming in from college programs as big stars, whereas when we came in, we were just happy to be there. We were happy to be playing in a big gym, to be on television, to be playing in America"

Sue Wicks, Athlete

"I was very pleased that the positive things about me and my game outshone the aggressive style of play I use. I would never tone that down, because I believe in that style of play, and I believe that you can play rough on the court and still be a good sport"

Sue Wicks, Athlete

"The wickets I have played on for my whole career, most of them have been to suit fast bowlers in Australia"

Shane Warne, Athlete

"You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today"

Oscar Robertson, Athlete

"This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money"

Oscar Robertson, Athlete

"I think that basketball players should get the job done no matter how it looks on the screen"

Oscar Robertson, Athlete

"I rode in a nine-day charity ride recently, averaged 43km a day and still finished in the lead group. I'm 38, not quite finished yet"

Greg LeMond, Athlete

"My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all"

Larry Holmes, Athlete

"These players are prima donnas. They need to educate themselves so they don't make such stupid remarks"

Richard Williams, Director

"They developed a platform for me to put up another 12 years, and that was my ticket to Cooperstown. Those were the best years of my life. It was like magic"

Dennis Eckersley, Athlete

"I had never been to the playoffs, and it was exciting. The fans went through the roof. They were excited about the whole team. It was great to be traded to a city like Chicago, which was a lot like Boston"

Dennis Eckersley, Athlete

"I don't come to tournaments to make friends, to go to parties, to hold conversations. I come to be the best, and I'm not mean and cruel and dirty"

Venus Williams, Athlete

"I'm a guy who just wanted to see his name in the lineup everyday. To me, baseball was a passion to the point of obsession"

Brooks Robinson, Athlete

"I actually had a Bobby Orr action figure. You could put the pads on him and skates and all that. I was 7, and he was still playing"

Mike Weir, Athlete

"Canada is hockey"

Mike Weir, Athlete

"If you're a sports fan, you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice"

Jimmy Fallon, Comedian

"It would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting"

Tris Speaker, Athlete

"I hope she misses the cut. She doesn't belong here"

Vijay Singh, Athlete

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