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.

“I think extreme sports are really good for relieving stress.”

Dave Chappelle

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“Everyone thought I was going to die like a year later, they didn't know. So I helped educate sports, and then the world, that a man living with HIV can play basketball. He's not going to give it to anybody by playing basketball.”

Magic Johnson

“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

“He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can.”

Jack Nicklaus

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

Shaun White

“I started my cooking 'career' aged 15, almost 20 years ago. At the time it was quite a shock suddenly working 75 to 80 hours a week, without time to play football or other sports.”

Rene Redzepi

“I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.”

Mia Hamm

“I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.”

Gerald R. Ford

“I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.”

Hedy Lamarr

“I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.”

Joel Osteen

“I love sport, I grew up playing sports, that's all I did, and it is so invigorating now that I'm supposedly adult to learn something completely new, from the bottom up.”

Ellen Page

“I was always a sports nut but I've lost interest now in whether one bunch of mercenaries in north London is going to beat another bunch of mercenaries from west London.”

John Cleese

“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.”

Joan Jett

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