Sports Quotes
“The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.”
“Football, basketball, and the Olympic sports all have their problems with banned substances.”
-- Jim Sensenbrenner
“I think professional sports, football, to use it as an example, it's fundamentally a form of entertainment.”
-- Gregg Easterbrook
“To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that.”
-- Jerry West