Sports Figure Quotes

Reporter: Welcome to Southampton Football Club. Do you think you are the right man to turn things around?
Strachan: No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless."

Gordon Strachan

It was my ambition to fight Becerra. I didn't care where. But that very year Becerra was unlucky enough to be responsible for the death of Walt Ingram, whom he had boxed in Mexico. I don't think he wanted to fight too much after that. He continued for another year, or until he himself was knocked out over the weight in Mexico by Eloy Sanchez. Then he did retire.

My uniqueness reveals something of Christ that no one else does.

Stadiums fill up with people to see what's going to happen between the lines. But life isn't only about visible realities. There are invisible and unseen nuances...things that shape us into who we are.

You always expect to do well at a club like this in big competitions and we haven't done that. That is a disappointment to the newcomers like me who haven't tasted success here and also to those who've been here longer and won things in the past. We have to address that.

Edwin van der Sar

Negativity takes no imagination. It's far easier to criticize someone's decisions after they make them than to propose better ones beforehand.

We should never shy away from the challenges that face us out of fear of failure or an unwillingness to battle the odds. We should confront our problems head on and make no excuses.

Most kids today slap the puck. The backhand takes time to learn. It's not something you do naturally. But it is an effective shot.

One night I was in the players' parking lot at the Fleet Center in my Celtics warm-ups about a half hour before a game, waiting for one of my dealers to come up from Fall River, because if I didn't get my stuff I was too sick to even go through the pre-game layup line, never mind actually play in the game.

At its most basic root, the death or disintegration of one's parents is a harsh reminder of one's own mortality.

In a dojo... you will never become any good unless you believe in yourself.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

I threw the kitchen sink at him but he went to the bathroom and got his tub.

True leaders are the first to admit that they don't know everything and that they need help.

[German head coach Uwe Krupp] is asking his guys to basically be fire hydrants and they're getting peed on right now.

I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes.

I would not be the player I am today without him, I would not have improved without my dad. In the early years, he would have me over the park training when everyone else was at home or playing with their mates, I was jumping on the floor, getting up and running again, sprinting - I will never forget that. I thank him for everything he has done in my football life and for being a dad.

If you aren't willing to face your demons-if you can't find the courage to take on your fear and hurt and anger-you might as well wrap them up with a bow and give them to your children. Because they will be carrying the same thing...unless you are willing to do the work

No matter how strong a condom is, it won't protect you from a broken heart.

Mister, it's my business to get him in trouble.

Sugar Ray Robinson

You don't have to be crazy to be a goalie, but it helps!

I am happy at Newcastle. I love the city and the people. Our fans are the best in the world. Even if we are losing or not playing well there are still 52,000 backing us and I respect that.
also he grew up in orile, lagos Nigeria

Obafemi Martins

Inside each of us dwells a more-perfect self waiting to unfold. It cries loudly for release, yet it is sometimes ignored. To answer its call, you must take time to listen.

The bigger they are, the further they have to fall.

Bob Fitzsimmons

Whatever I contributed to the unique morale of the Cardinals was part of this growth, and so, of course, was my decision to have it out in public with the owners of organized baseball.

Home plate is home plate regardless where you play. It don't move.