Sports Quotes
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The long-term value of amplifying the intelligence of people is a lot more important than betting on sports.
Louis B. Rosenberg
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I got into sports, thankfully, because I didn't listen to my mother.
Dat Nguyen
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It's become another dimension to who I am. I don't think Sports Illustrated is going to be wanting me. But who cares? I'm at a different place in my life.
Cindy Crawford
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I love sports. When I'm not playing, I'm watching, reading, or otherwise obsessing about them. This probably stems from growing up in Indiana, where if you didn't at least attempt to play basketball, you were considered of dubious moral character.
Mark Waters
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Every bit of knowledge we have demonstrates that there is a complete correlation between playing sports and success and potential for success. Playing sports is good for you physically, mentally, spiritually, psychologically.
John Skipper
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Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.
Carmelo Anthony
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Tennis has been around for so long - women have been playing the majors since the 1800s. Other sports have not had professional leagues for women for as long.
Venus Williams
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Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.
George Foreman
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I'm about 5' 10", and my hair is the length of my whole body now. We grow our hair because of faith, but it's getting heavy. Most of the rastas I know with hair my length are elders, and they keep it tied up, but for a young person who's active and running around, the weight is a big thing. So to play sports, I put it in a backpack.
Damian Marley
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I love music, and I love sports. I played sports all throughout school.
Elliot Knight
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I photographed all kinds of sports - Formula 1, Formula Atlantic. And anybody who knows me knows that, from the day they invented video cameras, I used to lug them around when you had to carry the pack here and the big camera here, plus the diaper bag and a baby and the purse or whatever.
Christie Brinkley
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Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances.
Jim Sensenbrenner
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Our team, in general, is in a position where people look up to us, and kids look up to us. I embrace that, and I think I have a huge LGBT following. I think it's pretty cool, the opportunity that I have, especially in sports. There's really not that many out athletes. It's important to be out and to live my life that way.
Megan Rapinoe
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I never really felt like I quite fit in. Other boys were playing sports and into hunting and stereotypically masculine activities. I was always more attracted to the arts. I loved to dance, I loved to sing, and I always knew I would be an actor. I don't really know why.
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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I was an athlete when I was younger and played a lot of sports, including golf, but I always ended up throwing around my clubs in frustration.
Eric Winter
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America needs football. It's a real blue-collar sport; it's played with a blue-collar mentality, a mentality that's the backbone of this country.
Troy Polamalu
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It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer.
Patricia Heaton
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We want to encourage the young ones to learn and get some confidence in sports. It's fun and keeps you active and moving.
Christine Taylor
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In sports... you play from the time you're eight years old, and then you're done forever.
Joe Montana
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My dad demanded results. I wasn't expected just to be a student, I was supposed to get straight A's. My dad didn't want me just to play sports, he pushed me to win state championships in high school and national championships.
Bobby Lashley
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Sports without music, it's nothing but a game. Music adds the emotion.
Ice Cube
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You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.
Lou Holtz
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There's no doubt about it that my participation in sports allowed me to compete in the business world in a very gender-neutral way.
Beth Brooke
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I watch a lot of sport on television. I only watch certain sports, and I only watch them live - I don't think I've ever been able to watch a replay of a match or game of which the result was already decided. I feel bound to cheat and look up what can be looked up.
A. S. Byatt