“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
Sports compress the entire human drama — triumph, failure, teamwork, rivalry — into a format with clear rules and a definite ending. These quotes come from athletes, coaches, and fans who understand that games reveal character.
“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”
“You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get.”
“Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four.”
“There are two things that come very easily to me: rooting for New York sports teams and making mistakes.”
“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.”
“I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.”
“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.”
“I love sports. I love animals. I love kids. I want to save the world. So how do I combine all those things? I don't know.”
“I enjoy sports in person.”
“I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.”
“Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times.”
“In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.”
“Golf appeals to the idiot in us and the child. Just how childlike golf players become is proven by their frequent inability to count past five.”
“Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins.”
“I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children.”
“I'm not a big sports fan.”