Sports Quotes
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Sportsmanship is definitely an important thing in all sports. In soccer, we all respect each other on such a high level, between Sweden and Brazil and Japan or whatever team it is.
Alex Morgan
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I would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people pushing to get to the top in sports that 100 people are crushed for each one who breaks through. This is unfortunate.
Bill James
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I was the ultimate tomboy because my oldest brother used to always beat up on me and wrestle and make sure I was engaged in sports, because I was his excuse to be able to go hang out with his friends.
Katrina Adams
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I have to move on now as there is no point to dwell on the past. I have a few days to refocus and get ready for the 200 meters on Friday. After this I have the 4×100-meter and a few other races before the end of the season.
Usain Bolt
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Our success has not been a continual series of victories. We have had a number of devastating setbacks; how these are handled is the making of a great team... winning does not happen in straight lines.
Clive Woodward
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I grew up in a very urban, bohemian family where everyone was a hippie or a pacifist. It was artistically and intellectually stimulating, but they were definitely not into outdoor sports or activities.
Alexander Skarsgard
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We all know that girls who compete in sports perform better in school, are physically healthier and have a stronger self-esteem.
Louise Slaughter
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As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.
Marion Jones
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I wasn't put on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' as a plus-size model; I was put on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' as a model, as a rookie, as Ashley Graham.
Ashley Graham
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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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I've got to be honest and say that, growing up, I wasn't a big sports guy, but I love the camaraderie. I just love people getting together, fighting for a team and getting super-emotional about it.
Aaron Paul
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Sports movies are a genre that I really respond to, but they can be done really poorly and really fall short. The good ones are just so good and inspiring and make you feel good.
David Walton
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If there are malpractices in sports, part of the solution lies in the organisations themselves taking a very strong view and cleaning up the mess from within.
Kapil Sibal
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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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I played many sports, but when that golf bug hit me, it was permanent.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
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I didn't really watch 'Dallas' growing up, as I was a bit young and into other things, like sports.
Jesse Metcalfe
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I am just a guy that watches sports all day.
Brian McKnight
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I really enjoy surfing a lot. It's an awesome sport. With surfing there are no mind games versus Peyton Manning, or versus anyone else. It's not me trying to throw a certain shot put further - or to put a ball in a hoop, it's just me against mother nature.
Troy Polamalu
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My dad always played sports. He played football. I always wanted to play football because my dad played football, but my mom never wanted me to play football because she said she couldn't take me getting hit.
DeMar DeRozan
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I want to stay involved in sports in one way or another.
Ashley Wagner
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I don't care what they say about me when I'm through with sports. I don't want to be known as anything else in life but a great father.
Deion Sanders
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To me, torture would be watching sports on television.
Quentin Tarantino
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It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.
Lou Holtz
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Statues of sports stars are all the rage - especially in baseball.
Frank Deford