Sports & Teamwork: Sports Quotes

"There is but one game and that game is baseball"

John McGraw, Writer

"My message to the kids and our fans is hockey's a great game. There's a lot of hockey being played at all levels. Get involved, do it. We will be back and we will be back better than ever and hopefully as soon as possible. Don't give up on the game. It's too good"

Gary Bettman, Businessman

"If it's a slow race, you have to be on your guard. You have to be patient, but I prefer that"

Michael East, Athlete

"You look around baseball, and when things go south, that type of fan apathy happens"

Mike Quade, Coach

"Everyone knows the game is about the players"

Mike Quade, Coach

"Baseball is what we were, and football is what we have become"

Mary McGrory, Journalist

"I don't like the designated hitter. A guy who plays should be able to catch and hit"

Marge Schott, Businessman

"If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit"

Paul Waner, Athlete

"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round"

Gaylord Perry, Athlete

"I have no doubts that it will be a major sport-in the United States. I'm probably not going to live to see that day because Americans are a little afraid of getting interested in something at which they're not very good"

Lamar Hunt, Entertainer

"You can't get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot of opportunities for atonement"

Mike Piazza, Athlete

"These kids are the future of the National Football League. They're the next generation that will be playing high school football, NCAA football, and some even to the pros"

Troy Vincent, Athlete

"Professional sports are something they can't control"

Troy Vincent, Athlete

"We play fair and we play hard. If we win the game, we win, if we lose the game, we lose"

Jason Williams, Athlete

"Being able to pit your wits against literally hundreds of other people is really exciting and ultimately the biggest single challenge for a poker player"

Tim Page, Photographer

"They see themselves as athletes and only athletes"

John Murray

"I think the fans are going to expect a lot from me, as they should"

Wayne Rooney, Athlete

"Unfortunately, we don't get a second chance. We've already played them twice"

Trevor Brooking, Athlete

"I've never been scared of contact. Now I get to bring it, that's what I love to do, so I'm going to bring it"

Reggie Lewis, Athlete

"Well, you know, Pudge Rodriguez, obviously, is as good as it gets"

Johnny Bench, Athlete

"I think when you saw this year's playoffs, Miami and Detroit have a pretty fierce rivalry now. Also, the Suns and San Antonio look like they're starting to develop something there. I look forward to seeing those rivalries continue and develop"

John Starks, Athlete

"The goals made such a difference to the way this game went"

John Motson, Celebrity

"And Seaman, just like a falling oak, manages to change direction"

John Motson, Celebrity

"When I was playing, I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do"

Bob Gibson, Athlete

"The genius of our institutions is democratic - baseball is a democratic game"

Al Spalding, Athlete

"Cobb would have to play center field on my all time team. But where would that put Speaker? In left. If I had them both, I would certainly play them that way"

John McGraw, Writer

"A buoyant, positive approach to the game is as basic as a sound swing"

Tony Lema, Athlete

"I made a lot of mistakes out of the ring, but I never made any in it"

Jack Johnson, Athlete

"To play Holland, you have to play the Dutch"

Ruud Gullit, Athlete

"I'd always have grease in at least two places, in case the umpires would ask me to wipe one off. I never wanted to be caught out there with anything though, it wouldn't be professional"

Gaylord Perry, Athlete

"Going back down to the minors is the toughest thing to handle in baseball"

Gaylord Perry, Athlete

"When you sit down and focus on the matches and series that took place during the 12 month period, it strikes you just how broad the talent pool is in international cricket, is today"

Sunil Gavaskar, Athlete

"Football tactics are rapidly becoming as complicated as the chemical formula for splitting the atom"

Jimmy Greaves, Athlete

"I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players"

Mike Piazza, Athlete

"I have gone from a player who thought he would spend his whole career with one organization to a player who's been with three organizations in a week. It's like rotisserie baseball"

Mike Piazza, Athlete

"You can find flaws in Agassi and Sampras, but Federer has none"

Marat Safin, Athlete

"I love surfing more than cricket, more interesting, and you meet great people"

Hansie Cronje, Athlete

"Baseball is a man maker"

Al Spalding, Athlete

"If you look at my bookings, they've gone down each season. That's something I'm trying to keep improving. On the pitch you don't want any silly bookings"

Wayne Rooney, Athlete

"It's all about racing on the track"

Adam Petty, Celebrity

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