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.”
“The most important thing you learn as a sports photographer is anticipation - not where the action is taking place, but where it's going to take place. Not where the subject is now, but where they're going to be.”
-- Lawrence Schiller
“Growing up in the time of Title IX - it was passed when I was 10 - I got a front-row seat to so many great moments in women's sports. Of course I didn't know it at the time.”
-- Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth.”
-- Joe Garagiola
“I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine I was into sailing and all that sort of thing.”
-- Christopher Atkins
“But sports photography isn't something you just pick up overnight. You can't do it once a year for fun and expect to do a good job. And I take pride in what I do.”
-- Drew Carey