Sports Figure Quotes

But not so odd
As those who choose
A Jewish God,
But spurn the Jews.

The first step in building a solid, dependable attitude is to be realistic, not only about your inherent capabilities, but also about how well you are playing to those capabilities on any given day.

There is surely nothing other than the purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. If one fully understands the present moment, there will be nothing else to do and nothing else to pursue. We should live by being true to the purpose of each moment.

Rati Tsiteladze

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

So, life is like, again, an icy ladder. So, when you climb up, you have to be really, really energetic or you won't be able to climb up 'cause you slip and fall down.

Stanislav Pozdniakov

To live fully your well-read life -at any age- it is essential to take your selection of books seriously. When you drift from book to book, you're lulled into thinking that this lack of focus is right and natural - but it's as wrong as can be. Some serendipity in your reading is delightful, but if you wanted to build a house, would you wait for the materials to assemble themselves? - Steve Leveen

Pat Williams (basketball)

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

It was so gnarly, dude, and I'd been on his show a couple times, so I basically figured we were homies. I yelled over to him, and I was like, 'Yo, Reg, what up?' And then get this: He called me the Red Onion! Dude, it was so epic. It was totally rad.

It seemed a pity so much Argentinian talent is wasted. Our best football will come against the right type of opposition—a team who come to play football, and not act as animals.

He revolutionised cricket. He turned it from an accomplishment into a science.

K. S. Ranjitsinhji

My first manager's page for Shamrock Rovers, and my, shall I say, reasonably extensive vocabulary is still too confined to express how delighted I feel.

Damien Richardson

It's not my fault Snow didn't have any other options coming out of high school. If going to college gets you a career backup goaltender job, and my route gets you a thousand points and a thousand games, and compare the two contracts, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out whose decision was better.

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.

However corrupt our hearts, and however wicked our past lives, there is hope for us in the Gospel.

It's me versus Mother Nature and me versus me. I want to see how far a human can fly with six kilograms of high-tech nylon over his head with no engine. Ultimately though, I love being able to fly like a bird.

Godfrey Wenness

In my opinion, no young player can develop his or her game to its highest potential if he or she rides around the course in a golf cart.

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

Sugar Ray Robinson

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

When women go to see men strip, we never accuse you of hating men.

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

I've seen enough crazy shots to know they happen in the best of families.

The speed at which we moved the ball in small spaces and our quality was superb. We played the ball through needles and it was very difficult for Aston Villa.

Captaincy is 90 per cent luck and 10 per cent skill. But don't try it without that 10 per cent.

I never pay attention to individual awards and I think that sometimes, too many people place too much value on them.

Joe Louis is the hardest puncher that I've ever seen... He's a good man. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they're doing.