Sports Quotes - Page 27

Though I am an old horse, and have seen and heard a great deal, I never yet could make out why men are so fond of this sport; they often hurt themselves, often spoil good horses, and tear up the fields, and all for a hare, or a fox, or a stag, that they could get more easily some other way; but we are only horses, and don't know.

Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed.

Last year we had so many people coming in and out they didn't bother to sew their names on the backs of the uniforms. They just put them there with Velcro.

Play for the name on the front of the shirt, and they will remember the name on the back

Playing polo is like trying to play golf during an earthquake.

Jet-skiing is my favorite water sport.

I have one quote I very often read to myself, from a very good friend: 'Forget the people around you now; remember the little boy who was racing in go-karts, what you were dreaming of and what he wanted to achieve one day and what was his goal. Race for him.'. I fell in love with the sport, I love racing. The amount of satisfaction I get just going around in a Formula 1 car makes me smile. So if it is a bad day then you tend to come out and say it's horrible and you don't enjoy. But if you had to pick between that and doing nothing, you would always pick that.

Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection.

I have witnessed first-hand how the power of sport can positively impact the lives of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women in their journey of recovery. The Invictus Games will focus on what they can achieve post-injury and celebrate their fighting spirit, through an inclusive sporting competition that recognises the sacrifice they have made. I am extremely proud that we are bringing an event like this to the UK for the first time and believe it can have a long-lasting impact on the well-being of those who have served their nations so bravely.

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, you cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.

Being ready isn't enough; you have to be prepared for a promotion or any other significant change.

You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.

When an opponent comes forward, move in and greet him; if he wants to pull back, send him on his way.

All pro sports, as well as the NCAA, should thank God every day we have sports betting here... We have the only agency in the world that regulates the honesty of games.

The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.

Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your two ears.

If you don't do what's best for your body, you're the one who comes up on the short end.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

The human body is capable of amazing physical deeds. If we could just free ourselves from our perceived limitations and tap into our internal fire, the possibilities are endless.

I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.

Channel your energy. Focus.

If you've given the greatest effort that you can expect of yourself, you always get what you deserve.

To lose a passport was the least of one’s worries. To lose a notebook was a catastrophe.

Forget about style; worry about results.

In the seventies we had to make it acceptable for people to accept girls and women as athletes. We had to make it okay for them to be active. Those were much scarier times for females in sports.