Quotes and Sayings about Sports

You really need to consider the message you're sending this boys by ending the lockout. It's the same message that we as a culture send to our professional athletes; and that is that they are above the law. If these boys cannot honor the simple rules of a basketball contract, how long do you think it will be before they're out there breaking the law? I played ball here at Richmond High 30 years ago. It was the same thing then; some of my teammates went to prison, some of them even ended up dead. If you vote to end the lockout, you won't have to terminate me; I'll quit.

Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling.

That's one thing you learn in sports. You don't give up; you fight to the finish.

When you go running from 23:59 to 00:01, you worked out two days in a row. Doesn't sound bad, does it?

Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.

What I really love about sports isn't winning, ya know? It's having to fight and struggle and give it all you got to reach the top.

When you're rowing a race and you get to the last 20 meters your entire body is telling you to stop. Your muscles are on fire. Your lungs are screaming at you. Everything inside you wants to quit, make the pain go away. But if you want to win, that's exactly when you dig deeper and you row harder.

People always ask me, "what is your secret?" I'll tell you what the secret is: Work your a-s off in the gym, 14 times a week.

You don't quit in sports. You retire. You don't get to quit. It's not an option.

If you say you plan to retire in two or three years, you've already retired.

When you're good at something, you'll tell everyone. When you're great at something, they'll tell you.

Jogging is the worst. I know it keeps you healthy, but God, at what cost?

Sometimes it's just enough to keep your body moving. I get depressed if I don't move.

When you read biographies of Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Pete Sampras or Roger Federer, you will often stumble upon the word "humility".

Fitness has nothing to do with age.

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

Physical fitness is extremely important to me. Only if you are fit will you be able to achieve whatever you want to achieve in life; you will be able to pursue your dreams, your ambition, you goals, and the things you love.

The last thing you want to do is finish playing or doing anything and wish you would have worked harder.

Sports do not build character. They reveal it.

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles.

Sport doesn't know barriers, really. You are judged on your performance... how far you can jump, how fast you can run, how well you can hit a tennis ball.

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.

Anything is possible if you got enough nerve.

To me, the very definition of the word "broken" suggests that something can be fixed.

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.

Tennis is a mental game. Everyone is fit, everyone hits great forehands and backhands.

I went jogging to get rid of the extra pounds I gained during lockdown. Didn't work at all.
Wait, am I supposed to do this more than once?

Boxing is the most beautiful thing after women.

If there is no blood on the line, it is not rugby league.

Baseball is more than a sport, it's what drives me.

Nothing happens in cricket, ever. Even the highlights resemble a freeze frame.

I started watching golf for the first time yesterday. I'm really worried about myself. I was actually enjoying it.

You can't be careful on a skateboard.

But there was a hockey game where they didn't even play hockey, they just threw the puck aside and started fighting.

Life is not fair, get used to it!

They're tricking kids into building their own playground. And I gotta tell you, this exact same thing happened to me back home in Asia, and by the time we were done "playing", we had finished a whole new line of Nike's.

Hey, ref, check your voicemail! I think you've missed a few calls!

But what's the point of breathing if somebody already tells you the difference between an apple and a bicycle? If I bite a bicycle and ride an apple, then I'll know the difference.

I can literally say antisemitic shit and they can't drop me. Now what?

Handball is passion, teamwork, and endless determination. On the court, sweat and tears merge as the ball flies from hand to hand. Every shot, every save, every goal is a triumph of dedication. Handball is more than a game - it is a way of life.

No, that's not how life works. There's only, like, three ways to become popular: To be a cheerleader, to work at Abercrombie, or to let guys go in the back door.

I hated every minute of training, but I said, "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion."

They fire coaches before players.

The heart is a muscle, and what do muscles do when they're torn? They grow back stronger.

Sweat is the urine of the skin.

If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I'm definitely ruthless and selfish.

I stand with those who are calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of color in our country. We have had enough.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.