Sports & Teamwork: Sports Quotes

"I was a starter and did some good things there, and then I got a chance to prove myself as a closer. Because of that opportunity, I was blessed with the honor of being elected to the Hall of Fame"

Dennis Eckersley, Athlete

"Some other people are very lucky, and always get in to the very best teams at the very best times, and therefore go out and score lots of championship points, and be in with a chance of the championship"

David Leslie

"The 1984 European Championships were held in France and that was something important. I felt on form then, even though I was practically always injured at all the World Cups. It's a great memory. But in any case, the past is past"

Michel Patini, Writer

"I was playing the best football of my career at the time, finishing top scorer in Italy three year's running. There were other good players around but I think I was the best at that time"

Michel Patini, Writer

"Yeah, see, my view of Jordan is that he doesn't belong to Washington"

Michael Wilbon, Journalist

"What we've seen this season is that if something that will enhance performance is available, some players will indulge... unless the penalty is an absolute deterrent"

Michael Wilbon, Journalist

"Both of us played basketball, and I played tennis, and my knees are done. Now, if you ask us head-to-head who wins at golf, I'm asking for a couple of strokes"

Michael Wilbon, Journalist

"But what I'd really like to tell you is I never dreamed of being in the Hall of Fame. Standing here with all these great players was beyond any of my dreams"

Robin Yount, Athlete

"When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had"

Jim Evans, Athlete

"As a youngster, I played in Little League, Pony League, and all sorts of amateur baseball programs growing up"

Jim Evans, Athlete

"After one year in the Texas League, the American League bought the rights to my contract. They optioned me back to the Texas League for the 1970 season"

Jim Evans, Athlete

"They try to say this era was a tainted era. But so many great players played in the last 15 to 20 years. This is going to be the best era in the history of the game in my opinion"

Rafael Palmeiro, Athlete

"I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level"

Rafael Palmeiro, Athlete

"I have never used steroids. Period"

Rafael Palmeiro, Athlete

"In terms of soccer, it wasn't really a thing that girls did. In England, it more kind of Net Ball and Hockey, and stuff like that in athletics. It's to each their own, really"

Parminder Nagra, Actress

"And of course, in America, you've got American football and baseball and all those other ball games, soccer has become a little niche that the women have kind of filled"

Parminder Nagra, Actress

"You will never have great tennis champions from England because of the cold and dark, but most of all because people only care about the sport for two weeks a year, and then they're on to something else. There's just not a great love of the sport there"

Monica Seles, Athlete

"I used to pretend that I was Tom attacking Jerry, who was drawn on the ball"

Monica Seles, Athlete

"Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity"

Andrew Shue, Actor

"When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete"

Dick Fosbury, Athlete

"It was a great time here in the States this year, and definitely I feel like I'm playing well again. I gained a lot of confidence in the last couple of weeks, and I just have to, you know, keep going and keep the momentum now"

Daniela Hantuchova, Athlete

"I reached the point where I actually enjoyed the umpiring more than playing"

Jim Evans, Athlete

"I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried"

Matthew Ashford, Actor

"But when I stopped facing Sandy, I had to face Don Drysdale. No one on my team wanted to face him"

Juan Marichal, Athlete

"I don't think tennis is a glamour game, not at all"

Mahesh Bhupathi

"I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagination of a large sector of our society. But when football can't be a relatively pure outlet, a fun thing, then it hurts itself"

Pete Rozelle, Celebrity

"Every franchise of both leagues will remain in its present location"

Pete Rozelle, Celebrity

"I've always said, when I broke in, I was an average player. I had an average arm, average speed, and definitely an average bat. I am still average in all of those"

Brooks Robinson, Athlete

"When I follow the finals of the European Cups, I look at all the aspects surrounding protocol, to get some ideas. I am interested in personalities, sponsors and the stands. But as soon as the whistle goes, it's all on the pitch"

Michel Patini, Writer

"Well, I like to - the game of serve and volley, but it's very tough, you know, against the best players because they return so good and their passing shots are really good. So it's really tough to get there with those players"

Daniela Hantuchova, Athlete

"If you put a baseball and other toys in front of a baby, he'll pick up a baseball in preference to the others"

Tris Speaker, Athlete

"Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else"

Brooks Robinson, Athlete

"Of course, if this season turns out to be terrible for me - if I get injured again and this prevents me from reaching a satisfying level, then I could change my decision again. But at this moment, it absolutely feels like the right thing for me to continue through 2003"

Laurent Jalabert, Athlete

"I know I can catch the football. That's the least of my worries"

Kevin Johnson, Athlete

"The USA have recently done well in the Olympics and the Youth World Cup. So I think there will be some good young players available in the future, and not too expensive, which is important to the club"

Richard Gough

"The fans know their football, you can't kid them"

Richard Gough

"First round of the tournament being a Major, I think the butterflies were a little different than that"

Karrie Webb, Athlete

"Just a whole different style, just a whole different way of going about an audience and a way about skating. And they are so brilliant in their own way, which is great, and that's what Brian was saying; is the styles are different, and it's the whole mentality"

Elvis Stojko, Athlete

"I would hope this experience would help me if that NFL opportunity were to arise. But I also know that it's a totally different league. There's a lot more to it"

John Elway, Athlete

"How ironic, to be my last game that I ever played would be against Dan in a Super Bowl. The thing I always was afraid of was playing in a Super Bowl when it was raining. I can't throw a wet ball"

John Elway, Athlete

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