Sports Quotes
“That's the biggest problem with boxing in the United States. They do not promote it like they used to, when it used to be Howard Cosell and they showed it on 'Wide World of Sports.' Everybody knew all the fighters. Everybody was looking forward to the year when the Olympics came on.”
“Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.”
-- Chris Rock
“I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize.”
-- Warren Farrell
“My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.”
-- Michael Ian Black
“Monday Night Football started in 1970, and when it started, it was something extremely special because sports had not been aired in prime time. So, it was a novelty, and a lot of people thought it wouldn't work, and, of course, it worked spectacularly well.”
-- Al Michaels
“Everyone I know who is successful has issues with their father, regardless of whether it was sports or business or entertainment.”
-- Bret Easton Ellis