Sport Quotes
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Martina Navratilova is not a 'girl,' nor is Debi Thomas or Katarina Witt, and the women skaters weren't 'cute' in 1988. The problem with describing women as girls is that they never grow up and therefore can't take positions of authority in the world of sport. But the good news is that you can change language, so ultimately you can change the picture of women in sports.
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Ah, nut-brown partridges! Ah, brilliant pheasants! And ah, ye poachers!--'Tis no sport for peasants.
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Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.
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The title 'black swimmer' makes it seem like I am not supposed to be able to win a gold medal, I am not supposed to be able to break the Olympic record, and that is not true, as I work as hard as anybody else, and I love the sport, and I want to win, just like everybody else.
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Leadership is one of sports' intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, 'Follow me.'
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What makes this so remarkable: This isn’t a sport that everybody watches. People get to see Floyd twice a year. But we got a model that works.
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Boxing is an ego-driven sport. The idea is to not get too personal or emotional with it. You just know when it's over, it's over, and that's it.
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Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.
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When I'm not writing or working on books as a publisher, I'm doing things that make me happy. One is skiing with my kids and husband. I love sports.
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The black market poses a greater risk to the integrity of sports than open, visible, and regulated betting.
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I love this sport and I absolutely love the support you guys give me; and I will continue to do it until I can't.
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The smaller the ball used in the sport, the better the book.
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I've been in this sport only four years, and I know that I'll keep learning and improving.
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More than any other major sport, professional or amateur, college football games are decided by the physical incompetence and downright chokery of their players.
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I've had concussions, and I'm still here. I still love the sport.
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To me I don't think sport is something that I can take for life. I still have my academy, my studies.
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For a thorough understanding of rowing, for the what, the how and the why, the books making up Peter Mallory’s The Sport of Rowing certainly do it all.
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I like playing sport. I'm a bit of a design enthusiast, and like spending time with my girlfriend and mates.
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Don't praise your own good shots. Leave that function to your partner who, if a good sport, will not be slow in performing it.
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I just try to stay half way decent looking. Boxing's a rough sport and you get hit a lot.
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They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that.
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Sport is made to be live. You can't watch something three hours later already knowing the results; it's not the same experience.
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At nine years old I didn't really know what that meant at the time. I thought it might be in a warm summer sport like softball, but I played a variety of sports growing up - basketball, soccer and track. I really didn't care. I just wanted to be an Olympian.
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Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational process and a factor for promoting peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding among peoples.
