Sports Quotes
“I played a lot of sports when I was a kid so I get in that ballgame mindset of being really, really respectful, but at same time saying to yourself, 'Don't back down a single inch, hang with these guys if you can.' If they throw it high and tight you have to stand in there, you can't take yourself out of that moment.”
“The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.”
-- Avery Brundage
“Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.”
-- Alan Shepard
“I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.”
-- Mo Rocca
“You know, we - we start with a mentality that we'll take a sports project if its good. And we're certainly not on the lookout for them, because to be honest we don't have to. They walk in the door.”
-- Jim Lampley
“All I want to know is that I can keep this house for the rest of my days and I want to make good music... and have the odd sports car in the garage, obviously!”
-- Jay Kay
“Julie, Mia and I just met for a couple days, doing some work but really under the guise of having fun. We do events like the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner, where we get to not only do a good thing for the community but we get to hang out with one another again.”
-- Brandi Chastain