Sports Quotes - Page 34

Jim played - he had a great stretch in the middle of the round there, and Chad made that long putt on 16. Almost got that match. We ended up losing, but we almost won it, too.

Running with others can help get you out when you might otherwise blow it off.

Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.

The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and you are still getting beat no matter what you do. When you have the killer instinct to fight through that, it is very special.

Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.

Fishing's relaxing, man. Most relaxing thing in my life. It's therapy for me. I don't think about business... sports. All I think about is catching the next fish.

You've got to take the initiative and play your game. In a decisive set, confidence is the difference.

My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.

If you are dyslexic, your eyes work fine, your brain works fine, but there is a little short circuit in the wire that goes between the eye and the brain. Reading is not a fluid process.

Canadian hockey fans... They boo me every time I go anywhere. Because I play for Team USA.

You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.

If I go into a club now, all the blonde girls leave my corner and all the black girls come into my corner. It's as if I'm racist towards white girls!

Don't go to the grave with life unused.

I didn't get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to help young people

If you win through bad sportsmanship that's no real victory.

Competition in its best form is a test of self. It has nothing to do with medals. The winner is the person who gets the most out of themselves.

Where you start is not as important as where you finish.

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

Deerstalking would be a very fine sport if only the deer had guns.

I'm a big sports fan. College football is my favorite.

Professional sports are something they can't control.

Your body will argue that there is no justifiable reason to continue. Your only recourse is to call on your spirit, which fortunately functions independently of logic.

It is impossible to grow weary of a sport that is never the same on any two days of the year.

On a good team there are no superstars. There are great players who show they are great players by being able to play with others as a team. They have the ability to be superstars, but if they fit into a good team, they make sacrifices, they do things necessary to help the team win. What the numbers are in salaries or statistics don't matter; how they play together does.