Inspirational Sports famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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Sport is a loathsome and dangerous pursuit.
-- Barry Humphries -
Baseball is almost the only orderly thing in a very unorderly world. If you get three strikes, even the best lawyer in the world can't get you off.
-- Bill Veeck -
I say to the young blokes, when you get asked for an autograph, don't knock it back because there'll be a time where no one will ask you.
-- Brett Kenny -
I had to put it on the line, but it was my Tour to win and mine to lose.
-- Cadel Evans -
Without football, my life is worth nothing.
-- Cristiano Ronaldo -
I'm living a dream I never want to wake up from.
-- Cristiano Ronaldo -
I don't have to show anything to anyone. There is nothing to prove.
-- Cristiano Ronaldo -
If we can't help our family, who are we going to help?
-- Cristiano Ronaldo -
I'm aware that, whatever the circumstances, there will always be speculation about me.
-- Cristiano Ronaldo -
Sent off, carried off, but never backed off.
-- David Dunworth -
In war there is no substitute for victory.
-- Douglas MacArthur -
Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry.
-- Earl Monroe -
Hard days are the best because that's when champions are made.
-- Gabby Douglas -
If you cut corners you just keep on going in circles.
-- Grant Stoelwinder -
It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication.
-- Herb Elliott -
Find something you love, and go after it, with all of your heart.
-- Jim Abbott -
I love winning and any team I'm on, I expect to win.
-- Landon Donovan -
I've never worked a day in my life. Don't get me wrong. I work at track. If you love what you do, it's not work.
-- Marion Jones -
I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.
-- Michael Jordan -
I always thought records were there to be broken.
-- Michael Schumacher -
I'm a dreamer. I have to dream and reach for the stars, and if I miss a star then I grab a handful of clouds.
-- Mike Tyson -
Let the smokers and the gluttons die... and leave the living to us who know how to use it.
-- Percy Cerutty -
From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity.
-- Richie Benaud -
In fact, as a spin bowler, you have to work on the batsman over after over.
-- Richie Benaud -
You have to enjoy it. It is not going to happen every year, so this is the year that it is happening and we have got to go out there and enjoy it.
-- Sammy Sosa -
I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.
-- Sasha Cohen -
You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.
-- Steffi Graf -
I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.
-- Steve Waugh -
I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.
-- Ty Cobb -
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
-- William James -
They throw the ball, I hit it. They hit the ball, I catch it.
-- Willie Mays -
Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
-- Yogi Berra -
Please God, let me hit one. I'll tell everybody you did it.
-- Reggie Jackson
