Sports Figure Quotes

Like jilted and disappointed lovers, some of my students just want to be left alone.

I call tennis the McDonald's of sport—you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.

The main problem in Britain is that there are too many competitions and too many games. There is no time to prepare properly for Europe or to introduce new ideas because there is far too much emphasis on domestic football.

The only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.

Nadia Comăneci

People only rooted for the underdog in movies, not in middle school.

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.

I'm born in Britain – but my family were born in Pakistan. When I fight, in the crowd you see Pakistani people and you see British people – they're all mixed together and they support Amir Khan. On my shorts, when I fight, I have the Pakistani flag on one side and on the other side I have the Britain flag – to promote the two countries together.

No perfumes, but very fine linen, plenty of it, and country washing.

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.

The player who expects a lesson to 'take' without subsequent practice just isn't being honest with himself or fair to his professional.

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

On his move to Paris Saint-Germain:

I want to write history here. This is the only reason. There are new challenges, and I want to help write the history of the club. Our biggest challenge is the Champions League, but there are other trophies too.

A manager should stay as far away as possible from his players. I don't know if I said ten words to Frank Robinson while he played for me.

She's got space. Lots of space in her house. What about in her heart?

Larry Bird is overrated in a lot of areas.... Why does he get so much publicity? Because he's white. You never hear about a black player being the greatest.

I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

So I step into the future, as bravely as I'm able, with my heart longing for a time I'll never see again.

Ekaterina Gordeeva

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.
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Obafemi Martins

Science will never be able to reduce the value of a sunset to arithmetic. Nor can it reduce friendship or statesmanship to a formula. Laughter and love, pain and loneliness, the challenge of accomplishment in living, and the depth of insight into beauty and truth; these will always surpass the scientific mastery of nature.

I had a great shoe contract and glove contract with a company who paid me a lot of money never to be seen using their stuff.

You've got so much ice on your hands I could skate on them.

To Liberace

It seems that in almost all societies, the attitudes that people have to language change is basically the same. People everywhere tend to say that the older form of a language is in some sense 'better' than the form that is being used today.

If you ask what's been my secret of success, most might say it's my God-given athletic ability to throw a football. While talent is important, it's not necessarily the most important thing. Thousands of talented people fail every day. My strength has been my will to win-that competitive fire inside.

My goal is to play for Australia in all three formats of the game

If you feed a cold, as often done, you frequently have to starve a fever.

Bernarr Macfadden