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.”
“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