Sports Quotes
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I was always very different from the other kids. I have an I.Q. of 156. I didn't play sports. I thought big. I thought I could achieve great things. I don't want to sound megalomaniac, but my whole life is about doing something for the world, from as far back as I can remember.
Chade-Meng Tan
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Sports commentating is the answer for a restless brain like mine. I can never get bored because there is an infinite amount to know.
Clare Balding
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I'm a big watcher of sports, consumer of sports content, so I love documentaries; I love the format.
Peter Billingsley
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I stay healthy - I mean, I've got a sports background and an athletic background. I was in competitive sports since the age of five. I was a personal trainer before I was an actor and a personal trainer for the first few years while I was acting and getting my thesis.
Neil Jackson
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Most remember the groundbreaking first in sports; few remember the third or fourth to follow in those tracks. That's not downplaying anyone's achievements but rather recognizing that there comes a time when simply being there is no longer good enough for the record books.
LZ Granderson
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I like to get home, flop on the couch, and watch Sky Sports News. I'm just your average bloke.
Alfie Allen
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I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.
Ashton Eaton
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It feels silly to watch endless hours of winter sports every four years, when we never watch them any other time, and we don't even understand the rules, which doesn't stop us from scoring everyone, every run, every skate, every race.
Jill Lepore
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I'm incredibly competitive in all sports in a way that is so mystifying to my wife because she grew up playing the violin and piano. I've always been like that.
Geoff Dyer
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People have a hard time believing that, but not having a father around, being shy, I just never participated in sports much.
Chuck Norris
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It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.
Lindsey Vonn
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I think the Winter Olympics are definitely on a smaller scale than the summer games, but with the inclusion of cool new sports like slopestyle skiing and snowboarding, it is going to breathe new life into them and attract a whole new crowd.
Nicholas Charles Goepper
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We make too much of winning. The mere fact of winning doesn't make you great.
Wilt Chamberlain
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We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom we would be playing before sold-out stadiums all over the country.
Lorrie Fair
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One day you are drinking the wine, and they next day you are picking the grapes.
Lou Holtz
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I always tell writers that it's good to have an area of expertise. It's a really practical answer, I know, but know about science or about sports or about medicine, so you can work as a science writer or a sports writer. Don't just know about yourself.
Meghan Daum
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Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports.
Joe Manganiello
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From a very early age, as far back as I can remember, I always played sports.
Cris Judd
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I used to sports gamble a lot and I was getting killed on that but then I found poker and really enjoyed it. But it was a hobby more than anything else. I played it every day but only on pretty small stakes.
Chris Moneymaker
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When I got injured, I think I was starting to sense that there was more to the world than just sports. This dream of playing professional soccer probably wasn't the best track for me.
Eric Swalwell
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Sports are not about awards or world championships, though those are great. They're about the relationships we have with each other.
Mia Hamm
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It is hard to compete with other sports. Badminton is a sport which, when compared with football and tennis, still needs promotion.
Lin Dan
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I thought my sports career was over once I got into a wheelchair. That was the hardest reality I had to face.
Victoria Arlen
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As a young boy, I had the usual hobbies - sports, baseball cards, model airplanes and trains. But I always had a distinct fascination with trains.
Craig Sager