Sports Quotes - Page 13

Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man.

Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment.

My parents didn't really understand too much about sport. At that time, we were in a Polish community in the inner city of Chicago, and I was the youngest of a bunch of cousins. Polish families are real big, with cousins and aunts and uncles.

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault.

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.

If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?

The best pitchers have a short term memory and a bullet proof confidence.

I think it was in Moscow last year and I got changed for training the day before we played Moscow, but the fact is they actually wanted to do John's, me and John were next to each other and they did mine by mistake. John had done them I think. So yeah it is true.

You don't win by being good. You win with hard work and sacrifice. Without that, skill is just potential.

At Kansas City, Kansas, before the saloons were closed, they were getting ready to build an addition to the jail. Now the doors swing idly on the hinges and there is nobody to lock in the jails.

The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that.

Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million but I was just as happy when I had $48 million.

You have to give 100 percent in the first half of the game. If that isn't enough, in the second half, you have to give what's left.

The only consistent hobby I've had is studying Spanish and French because of some delusion of grandeur to work around the world. I love sports but usually I'm looking for the next job.

Rugby is a good occasion for keeping thirty bullies far from the center of the city.

You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him.

I ended up in the US for a month or so, before moving to Montreal with some Romanian friends.

They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.

Sportsmanship is the ethical and moral dimension of sports. It is demonstrated by a number of attributes and attitudes such as fair play, respect for the rules and traditions of the sport and various traits of good character including integrity (abiding by the letter and spirit of the rules and concepts of honor); demonstrated respect for others including teammates, opponents, officials and spectators; accountability, self-control, and graciousness in victory and defeat.

There's a lot of women in the WNBA. There's a lot of women who could be here. To be voted by the fans says a lot - that people are aware of what's going on. I'm really thankful. I think they just really appreciate my talent so I'm definitely grateful

When you win, nothing hurts.

You know what the true definition of hell is? It's when you die, you get to meet the person you could have been.

If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later.

I told you all I was going to be No. 1, and I did just that.