Sports Quotes - Page 45

I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

The Six W's: Work will win when wishing won't.

I feel the need to endanger myself every so often.

As a player, remember that the bench is not a prison, but an extension of the first group. Concentrate on the quality of your play when you do get into the game. If you play 20 minutes, play the best 20 you can possibly play.

The most important thing to do is to set goals. Training is a waste of time if you don't have goals.

In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win.

Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant.

The most prepared are the most dedicated.

Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and steels the will to endurance. It is not merely a physical development then. Sport, rightly understood, is an occupation of the whole man, and while perfecting the body as an instrument of the mind, it also makes the mind itself a more refined instrument for the search and communication of truth and helps man to achieve that end to which all others must be subservient, the service and praise of his Creator.

Golf isn't like other sports where you can take a player out if he's having a bad day. You have to play the whole game.

Enjoy the successes that you have, and don't be too hard on yourself when you don't do well. Too many times we beat up on ourselves. Just relax and enjoy it

Those who truly have the spirit of champions are never wholly happy with an easy win. Half the satisfaction stems from knowing that it was the time and the effort you invested that led to your high achievement.

The tempt for greatness is the biggest drug in the world.

There's nothing wrong with the Little League World Series that locking out the adults couldn't cure.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

When you get that nice celebration coming into the dugout and you're getting your ass hammered by guys, there's no better feeling than to have that done.

If you can pick up a ground ball you'll play for any team you want.

Most Indians go into education. Their parents just push them into education like parents in Australia push them into sports.

I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.

Cycling is so hard, the suffering is so intense, that it’s absolutely cleansing. The pain is so deep and strong that a curtain descends over your brain….Once; someone asked me what pleasure I took in riding for so long. ‘PLEASURE???? I said.’ ‘I don’t understand the question.’ I didn’t do it for the pleasure; I did it for the pain.

We were the chosen rejects. We chose not to be apart of the popular crowd. I mean, I can rember a lot of times the more popular people, the 'jock type' of people who were into sports, and staying clean, and brushing there teeth all the time, they always asked me if I wanted to join their little club, and i decided not to, you know, I would rather hang out with the people who didn't get picked for the baseball team, you know, who smoke cigarettes and listen to rock 'n' roll music.

I do good when people doubt me. When someone says I can't do something, I want to do more. I won't back down from anybody.

Mario Balotelli is like Marmite, you either love him or hate him. Me? I'm in between.

Competition is a painful thing, but it produces great results.