Sports Quotes
“As a kid who wasn't into sports, at school I felt almost alienated at times, whereas in the theatre community there was this amazing sense of camaraderie. Early on, we would go to rehearsals with my dad and I was like the mascot for the backstage crew. That was a big part of my childhood, so I dreamed of one day doing a play in London.”
“One afternoon when I was 9, my dad told me I'd be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test, a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match. It was great fun - especially for a kid who was a massive sports fan.”
-- Hugh Jackman
“When you're a child, no matter if you're doing show business or sports or school or anything, you just want to make the adults happy.”
-- Anna Chlumsky
“The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior.”
-- J. Philippe Rushton
“If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.”
-- George Brett