Sports & Teamwork: Sports Quotes

"When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw your taxes!"

Don Drysdale, Athlete

"To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now!"

Holly Johnson, Musician

"Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on Friday night"

Jim Mitchell, Director

"There were riots in just about every game we played with Syracuse"

Bob Cousy, Athlete

"Russell joined the team in December, 1956, following the Olympics"

Bob Cousy, Athlete

"I was very slender and small. All my friends were on the team, so I had to make it too. I was a very aggressive player. I wanted to be one of the best, but I just ended up as one of the good ones"

Ed O'Neill, Actor

"Back then I said to myself 'Screw football.' Actually I just took part in this camp as there was nothing better for me to do. They also didn't draft me because they thought I was too wild and undisciplined"

Ed O'Neill, Actor

"Unless a player goes in for intensive play and tournament competition, two racquets are sufficient"

Helen Wills Moody, Athlete

"There will always be cheaters. It is human nature. It will never be 100 percent clean, in any sport"

David Millar, Athlete

"If Ted Williams just tip his cap once, he could be elected Mayor of Boston in five minutes"

Eddie Collins, Athlete

"If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with - if you keep it out, it's not a goal"

Mark Lawrenson, Athlete

"The physio side probably stemmed from the knocks I got as a player"

Bob Paisley, Athlete

"I was nervous batting eighth, and I was nervous batting seventh"

Dontrelle Willis, Athlete

"Balls should be good for at least six sets, and for more for the average player. But if the rallies are long, they do not last as long as this. There is a fuzz on the surface that wears off on the hard court"

Helen Wills Moody, Athlete

"Honestly, at one time I though Babe Ruth was a cartoon character. I really did, I mean, I wasn't born until 1961 and I grew up in Indiana"

Don Mattingly, Athlete

"Michael was a rare breed. There's no question about that. He did things that a lot of players could never do, and still to this day players can't do those things, so the honors that he's had are definitely deserved"

Dominique Wilkins, Athlete

"Anybody's best pitch is the one the batters ain't hitting that day"

Christy Mathewson, Athlete

"I remember the great atmosphere and the great stadium"

Carl Zeiss, Scientist

"I hate all hitters. I start a game mad and I stay that way until it's over"

Don Drysdale, Athlete

"That space between the white lines, that's my office. That's where I conduct my business"

Early Wynn, Athlete

"I've got a right to knock down anybody holding a bat"

Early Wynn, Athlete

"A pitcher is only as good as his legs"

Early Wynn, Athlete

"We were having a trial game against Leeds, and Jack Charlton was the boss of Middlesbrough at the time"

Craig Johnston, Athlete

"White Hart Lane was always a place where I felt I belonged"

David Ginola, Athlete

"Nearly 30,000 fans turned out to support the tribute match and provide one of the best atmospheres at the ground for ages. I was so happy to be part of it"

David Ginola, Athlete

"When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove"

Don Drysdale, Athlete

"We are in the entertaining business, they want to get autographs, they want to take something home, whether it's a signed hat or, you know, program or whatever it might be"

Bernhard Langer, Athlete

"The Olympic movement is divided into two very distinct eras"

Bill Toomey, Athlete

"Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the '72 Olympics"

Bill Toomey, Athlete

"We don't have any sailors in Australia, we have rowers"

Ben Lexcen, Celebrity

"You are watching what greatness is all about"

Brent Musburger, Celebrity

"Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions"

Dontrelle Willis, Athlete

"The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people"

Avery Brundage, Athlete

"There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run"

Barry Bonds, Athlete

"The seeded draw came into being. This means that the two best players of the tournament are placed in opposite halves in the draw, and cannot possibly meet until the finals, if they come through successfully against all the rest of the participants"

Helen Wills Moody, Athlete

"The 1927 Wimbledon finals were almost put off because of the rain, which threatened every moment"

Helen Wills Moody, Athlete

"Spectators often express disfavor of fair decisions"

Helen Wills Moody, Athlete

"The Olympic Games of the Modern Era began in 1896 in the city of Athens"

Bill Toomey, Athlete

"I have competed before empty stadiums, a lot in my career"

Bill Toomey, Athlete

"Athens will again be the host of the Games in 2004, but there are rumors that they might be switched if the Greeks don't begin to construct the sites faster"

Bill Toomey, Athlete

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