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.”
“As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.”
-- Michael Jordan
“Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up.”
-- Red Auerbach
“And then I got into sports and gave my guitar to my brother Jeff who was just a little kid at that time.”
-- Beau Bridges
“Sports broadcasting is very open now. In the beginning you did encounter more traditional attitudes and get comments. But I'm talking about 12 years ago.”
-- Kirsty Gallacher
“The cardinal sin in sports, what could really wreck it, is not cheating to win, which has gone on forever, but cheating to lose. That threatens a fundamental aspect of sports' appeal, which is their spontaneity. If games are fixed, they're no different from movies they're scripted.”
-- Michael Mandelbaum