Sports & Teamwork: Sports Quotes

"I think I was given a gift to play golf and to be mentally strong"

Karrie Webb, Athlete

"The driver of a racing car is a component. When I first began, I used to grip the steering wheel firmly, and I changed gear so hard that I damaged my hand"

Juan Manuel Fangio, Celebrity

"People call me Wayne Wonder, and it also goes back to football, because I could do mad skills with the ball, and people would marvel and wonder how I could do it"

Wayne Wonder, Musician

"I can't compare quarterbacks as apples and oranges in my mind, because everybody's in a different system"

John Elway, Athlete

"The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast"

Rick Wagoner, Businessman

"Personally, it was hard to see Emmitt in red"

Jerry Jones, Businessman

"I really liked watching Bo Jackson run just because of his size and his speed"

Jamal Lewis, Athlete

"You know, my role as Vice Chairman is a lot less tiring than playing matches every three days"

Michel Patini, Writer

"Obviously my last two years in the NFL were not much fun at all"

Steve Spurrier, Coach

"Indy car racing is much more aggressive"

Emerson Fittipaldi, Celebrity

"I know if someone is coming from my right side. I could feel it"

Emerson Fittipaldi, Celebrity

"I have to accept risk as a racing driver"

Emerson Fittipaldi, Celebrity

"A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course"

Mike Weir, Athlete

"Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won't be like that. Germany are a tremendous side, but to be honest, I don't know much about Cameroon and Saudi Arabia"

Robbie Keane, Athlete

"Qualifying for the second stage would be a successful World Cup for us. I think we can do it"

Robbie Keane, Athlete

"A lot of players might be tired, but I feel nice and sharp"

Robbie Keane, Athlete

"In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners"

Pete Rozelle, Celebrity

"The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner - to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat"

Joe Henderson, Athlete

"That's how most of us would feel. But the sport has a few deviants without consciences!"

Joe Henderson, Athlete

"The Lotus is a couple of years newer than the Williams was, and as the pace of development in F1 cars is so quick, I expect it to be another completely different experience, but still one that I know I'm going to enjoy"

Nelson Piquet, Celebrity

"Sports don't define us; it is not what we live for"

Michael Wilbon, Journalist

"People here don't identify themselves by their sports team"

Michael Wilbon, Journalist

"Greenies have been part of the clubhouse culture longer than card games"

Michael Wilbon, Journalist

"Most Americans think Abner Doubleday invented the game, but he had little or nothing to do with cricket"

Henry Chadwick, Writer

"I think it's fair to say I've always been a boxing fan"

Walter Hill, Director

"I just felt all along that if I could get a certain amount of years in the league, have great years and still have my health when I walked away, that would be great"

Kevin Johnson, Athlete

"There are many young talents in Brazil. There is a lot of hope in Felipe Massa. It is very difficult to judge him in his first year, but by the end of the end we are going to have a better position how he does in Formula One"

Emerson Fittipaldi, Celebrity

"I was extremely aggressive from the start"

Emerson Fittipaldi, Celebrity

"But I am delighted to be a Dodger, I grew up a Dodger fan and now my dreams have really come true"

Milton Bradley, Athlete

"Our stadium seats over 80,000, and we sell all of our tickets"

Steve Spurrier, Coach

"I will continue to work as hard as I can to make this organization proud. Every time I step on the field, I will give everything I have, and I will leave everything I have on the field every single Sunday"

Tim Tebow, Athlete

"It doesn't matter how pretty you look, it's how many runs you get"

Steve Waugh, Athlete

"I don't feel badly about that. There's a lot of energy on the golf course. The guys are playing great. I like the pairings in the afternoon. I'm going to take what we've got"

Hal Sutton, Athlete

"It is cycling as a professional sport that represents the problem. It can transform someone into a liar"

Greg LeMond, Athlete

"My first love is the sport, and it will always be my priority"

Linford Christie, Athlete

"There was a tremendous amount of disappointment in missing the World Cup finals in 1998, so they're getting excited about this one and I really think we could do well in the Far East"

Robbie Keane, Athlete

"The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington"

Pete Rozelle, Celebrity

"Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players are getting a fair shake"

Pete Rozelle, Celebrity

"People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of court cases, racial problems and legislative issues they encounter in the rest of American life"

Pete Rozelle, Celebrity

"I'm excited, happy, nervous, anxious, all those feelings about playing for the Jets again. If I didn't have high expectations, I wouldn't come back here"

Vinny Testaverde

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