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.”

-- Johnny Galecki

“Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.”

-- Satchel Paige

“Golf is a good walk spoiled.”

-- Mark Twain

“I never really was that passionate about playing sports. But when I was at this Mt. Herman school, I did have the ability to throw the frisbee. So when this sport evolved, it was fun because I was good at it.”

-- Joel Silver

“I come from a background of hanging out with friends and shooting videos with them, with funny stuff coming out of the group. I guess we got the same charge jocks get out of sports.”

-- Michael Patrick Jann

“Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.”

-- Arlen Specter

“I was certain I was going to do something in sports.”

-- Tyler Christopher

“I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more.”

-- Shigeru Miyamoto

“Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want to be a model like me and I think that's great.”

-- Lisa Leslie

“Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”

-- Dan Gable