Sports Quotes

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.

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

Martina McBride

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“I've always been around dudes and sports.”

Lisa Guerrero

“I have to wear two sports bras when I do my cardio. It takes a lot to hold these puppies up!”

Fergie

“Being a celebrity you always get really good seats to sporting events but you never get as good seats as the photographers get. And I really love sports. So one of the scams I have going now is I want to learn sports photography so I can get better seats at a sporting event.”

Drew Carey

“We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless.”

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

“The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.”

Sebastian Vettel

“I've always been a guy who wants to play sports, not watch them.”

Shaun White

“He has the finest, fundamentally sound golf swing I've ever seen.”

Jack Nicklaus

“I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling.”

Jamie Foxx

“I don't know anything that builds the will to win better than competitive sports.”

Richard M. Nixon

“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”

Muhammad Ali

“Half the lies they tell about me aren't true.”

Yogi Berra

“Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.”

Dave Barry

“These are my new shoes. They're good shoes. They won't make you rich like me, they won't make you rebound like me, they definitely won't make you handsome like me. They'll only make you have shoes like me. That's it.”

Charles Barkley

“Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.”

Warren Farrell

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