Sports Quotes
“I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I don't believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but that's another story.”
“I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation.”
-- Garth Brooks
“I do not like sports, unless you consider treating all humankind with love and respect a sport.”
-- Todd Barry
“I was a ballplayer, but only for a limited time. I grew up playing in Wisconsin. It's a very sports-centric part of the country that I grew up in and I played a lot of sports, but baseball first and foremost. I played through high school. I was a middle-infielder.”
-- Chad Harbach
“For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.”
-- Michel de Montaigne
“The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.”
-- Julianna Baggott