Sports Quotes - Page 91

Most people like hard work, particularly when they're paying for it.

I went to Ohio University studying arts and history, and playing football. But I was only interested in girls, my pals and sports. I only did the minimum for school.

Swimming is probably the ultimate of burnout sports. It's ironic because millions of people who swim as their regular exercise love the meditation aspect of it; you don't wind up with any orthopedic injuries. But when you swim at a world class level for hours and hours - the loneness of the long distance runner.

I think today the players are too nice to one another, but that might change with the unbalanced schedule, with teams playing each other more and more. When you face each other that much, with that much at stake, something's bound to happen.

The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach applauds strengths, identifies weaknesses, points up principles, offers guiding and often inspiring imagery, and decides what kind of practice to emphasize.

Cycling is such a stupid sport. Next time you are in a car travelling at 40mph think about jumping out - naked. That's what it's like when we crash.

And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago.

I have an addictive personality. Sport is my drug of choice these days. It's one of the best drugs there is. It keeps you fit and healthy, even if, in the case of ironman, it pushes your body to the limit. The word "addiction" comes with negative connotations, but it doesn't have to be a damaging impulse. It's all about channeling your craving into something positive.

Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.

Never in a million years did I think the sport of poker would blow up the way it did.

Bowling is all physics and energy distribution. It's F = ma. So it is actually one of the most science-y sports, because it literally is just a ball and a surface and objects to knock down.

Golf is the only sport that a professional can enjoy playing with his friends.

Confidence is the invisible cement that binds a team together.

There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.

If you believe your catcher is intelligent and you know that he has considerable experience, it is a good thing to leave the game almost entirely in his hands.

I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I'm just not the fastest person on the field anymore.

I am the sworn, eternal and uncompromising enemy of the liquor traffic.

I had the only beard in the Western Hemisphere that made Bob Dylan's look good.

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

There's no substitute for guts.

No coach has ever won a game by what he knows; it's what his players know that counts.

I quit because I didnt feel like the Detroit Lions had a chance to win. It just killed my enjoyment of the game.

My career is an open book, but my life is not.

I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that's just what I'm going to do.

I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.