Sports Quotes
“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.”
“One afternoon when I was 9, my dad told me I'd be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test, a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match. It was great fun - especially for a kid who was a massive sports fan.”
-- Hugh Jackman
“When you're a child, no matter if you're doing show business or sports or school or anything, you just want to make the adults happy.”
-- Anna Chlumsky
“The biological factors underlying race differences in sports have consequences for educational achievement, crime and sexual behavior.”
-- J. Philippe Rushton
“If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing you grandmother with her teeth out.”
-- George Brett