Sports Quotes

“Growing up in Huntington Beach, you were either a traditional sports athlete, a skateboarder, or a surfer. I got my first skateboard when I was five and skated off and on over the years, did a little BMX racing as a kid, and then in my freshman or sophomore year I started getting a little bit more into skateboarding.”

-- Jason Lee

“I don't pay much attention to sports.”

-- Jack Abramoff

“The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team.”

-- Cal Thomas

“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.”

-- Evander Holyfield

“I love extreme sports, I like snowboarding and motorcross and rollerblading and hockey.”

-- Jeremy London

“I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.”

-- Bode Miller

“I would love to be associated with some sports organization. I was a journalism major. That's kind of intriguing, to do something in the political-commentary arena.”

-- J. C. Watts

“I'm a huge sports fan.”

-- Marc Anthony

“If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?”

-- Vince Lombardi

“Many forms, sizes and colors, I think there are heroes in sports, in life... It would be cliche to say my dad, my granddad. I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes.”

-- George Eads