Sports Quotes
“I was a huge theater geek growing up, and that was not the easiest thing in the world, especially growing up in Chicago, where sports are really the norm. I was always off to the theater at night, from 7 years old on. Friends there in the Midwest who could talk to you about the idiosyncrasies of 'Pippin' were few and far between.”
“I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker... who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it's sports, there's just so much passion added to it.”
-- Derek Fisher
“He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.”
-- Jack Nicklaus
“He's got an overall flair for the game. It looks to me like he really loves what he does and he can't wait to get up in the morning, go hit some balls and go play.”
-- Gary McCord
“If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death.”
-- Sam Snead
“My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.”
-- Arthur Blank
“I pick projects according to how fascinating they are to me, and it has resulted in a broad reach. My records are actually in five different sports: balloons, airplanes, airships, gliders, and sailboats.”
-- Steve Fossett
“I think everybody has something that takes them away or makes them happier. To some people it's baseball or sports or knitting or the movies.”
-- Sutton Foster