“I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.”

“I am so fidgety - I swear I have ADD - and I always need to be doing something or being outside, just playing sports.”

“I come from a sports family and my husband is a rugby player.”

“I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.”

“Seems like most of the kids today are into other sports other than tennis.”

“Even if I did have, you know, a 'Sports Illustrated' body, I'd still wear elegant clothes.”

“Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”

“I think track is still one of the most exciting participant sports, but we haven't been able to capitalize on that excitement through television and the print media.”

“Band members have a special bond. A great band is more than just some people working together. It's like a highly specialized army unit, or a winning sports team. A unique combination of elements that becomes stronger together than apart.”

“I don't pay much attention to sports.”

“The difference between the more traditional sports clubs and Congress is that Congress doesn't really compete against another team.”

“That's the biggest problem with boxing in the United States. They do not promote it like they used to, when it used to be Howard Cosell and they showed it on 'Wide World of Sports.' Everybody knew all the fighters. Everybody was looking forward to the year when the Olympics came on.”

“I love extreme sports, I like snowboarding and motorcross and rollerblading and hockey.”

“I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.”

“I would love to be associated with some sports organization. I was a journalism major. That's kind of intriguing, to do something in the political-commentary arena.”

“I'm a huge sports fan.”

“If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?”

“Many forms, sizes and colors, I think there are heroes in sports, in life... It would be cliche to say my dad, my granddad. I think I'm a fan of people who were brave, my aunt, my grandmother, those are my heroes.”

“My chief gifts are - naturally good at all sports with a raw talent for pretty much everything, which if nurtured could develop into improper talent.”

“When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first.”

“In any small town, sports are really important to the high school, and I wasn't very good at sports.”