Sports Quotes
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I went to some sports camps when I was really young and hated it. So I changed and went to camps where I could dance all morning and act all afternoon.
Jane Badler
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Rock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going.
Richie Sambora Bon Jovi
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I think it is fine to have sports divided into men's and women's, just as it is fine to say a fifteen-year-old is incapable of consenting to sex. But we should recognize these are social distinctions based on biology, and not categories foisted upon us by nature.
Alice Dreger
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I think sports are very beneficial in the fight against obesity. I remember playing little league - I was the best person on the pitch by a long shot. It was only last weekend actually, I think I have some photos of it if you're interested.
Zach Braff
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I got a lot of the greatest values in life from playing sports, from playing football - teamwork, sportsmanship, my work ethic, resiliency, dedication - I got it all by being on a team.
Jon Gruden
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It's because you alienate half the room talking about sports. Half the crowd will be against you no matter what you say.
Gabriel Iglesias
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I didn't go to normal children school. I went to sports school when I was 8. So I studied martial arts.
Jet Li
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I was brought up to believe that it's family first. Of all the people my parents knew, the family was most important. You always turn to your family, and the family supports you. We do what we can to support our young and go and see the grandchildren if they're doing plays at school and their sports events.
Mary Berry
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Sailing a boat calls for quick action, a blending of feeling with the wind and water as well as with the very heart and soul of the boat itself. Sailing teaches alertness and courage, and gives in return a joyousness and peace that but few sports afford.
George Matthew Adams
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I've liked the Yankees since I was a kid. I grew up in Canada so I kind of identified with New York sports teams.
Ian Astbury The Cult
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I think it's... I don't want to become a social crusader on this issue, but I think sports, male sports, has traditionally not been an inviting environment for gay men to identify themselves. But eventually... we will get to a place where it is not an issue in sports.
David Stern
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The self-image of many contemporary sportswriters seems to depend on maintaining that were it not for sports, athletes would be pumping gas, if they were not sticking up the gas station.
John Gregory Dunne
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The sports apparel industry was dominated by the big shoe companies. But there was a void in apparel and I decided to fill it.
Kevin Plank
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Whenever you're playing sports with people who are better than you are, it makes you rise to the occasion.
J. J. Abrams
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We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan.
Alastair Campbell
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I'm a sports fanatic. It's hard for me to commit to the weekly, episodic nature of television, so for me, anytime that I can put a game on, that's what I do.
James Roday
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There were only two things you did in New York City, Queens to be exact, music or sports.
Malik Izaak Taylor A Tribe Called Quest
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I was fortunate to start the sport at a young age. I was 6 years old when my dad started teaching me. We started playing tournaments together when I was 11, in the lower ranking of beach volleyball in California. We weren't playing against kids; we played against grown men, so immediately, I had to raise my game to compete.
Karch Kiraly
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I've given many lessons in many sports over the years to many different people.
Martina Navratilova
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I just love baseball; it's one of my favorite sports.
Ty Simpkins
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While professional basketball, football, and baseball players make millions and their salaries represent well over 50% of the billions generated by those sports, the spoils of boxing don't often make it to the boxers.
Tahl Raz
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I grew up as a sports fan, and I know that a hall of fame is very different than an award for being the best of the year. It's a nod to the longevity of our accomplishment.
Chuck D
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You can make lots of mistakes, but if you give children avenues for creativity and joy, they will have resources to carry them through. For example, if cooking together, reading, listening to music, coloring, participating in sports, or taking a walk in the woods are paired with pleasure and closeness, throughout life doing these things will kindle old feelings of happiness an/or comfort.
Charlotte Kasl
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People try to read a lot into what 'digital' means. It's just another platform. There are very attractive things that happen if you invest in content - movies, TV production, acquired series, specialty genres, digital distribution of our magazines, sports rights.
Jeffrey Bewkes