Sports Quotes
“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.”
“Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.”
-- Chris Rock
“I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize.”
-- Warren Farrell
“My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and TV shows that win awards. In that way, I am an elitist snob.”
-- Michael Ian Black
“Monday Night Football started in 1970, and when it started, it was something extremely special because sports had not been aired in prime time. So, it was a novelty, and a lot of people thought it wouldn't work, and, of course, it worked spectacularly well.”
-- Al Michaels
“Everyone I know who is successful has issues with their father, regardless of whether it was sports or business or entertainment.”
-- Bret Easton Ellis