“I would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people pushing to get to the top in sports that 100 people are crushed for each one who breaks through. This is unfortunate.”

“There is a huge responsibility on all of us to get England through. It would be one of the biggest disasters in sports history if we blew it and we must make sure it does not happen.”

“I don't want someone to watch sports in bed. That drives me nuts.”

“Delaware is the only state east of the Rockies that is allowed under federal law to offer sports betting.”

“Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.”

“Being a celebrity you always get really good seats to sporting events but you never get as good seats as the photographers get. And I really love sports. So one of the scams I have going now is I want to learn sports photography so I can get better seats at a sporting event.”

“I've been on enough sports teams in my life to have experienced the magic of what can happen when a group of people care for and love each other.”

“Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?”

“I keep getting these extraordinary letteres, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink.”