694 private quotes tagged sports

“I never in my wildest imagination dreamed that I would somehow become a sports commentator.” — Joe Rogan

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“The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported.” — Novak Djokovic

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“My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally getting into brawls with football coaches.” — Amy Klobuchar

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“There are kids who get on a BMX bike when they're eight years old and they go, 'Whoa, this is incredible,' and grow up to do extreme sports. It's the same for me with acting.” — Joaquin Phoenix

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“I never played sports. I wasn't any good at them.” — Leighton Meester

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“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

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“But sports photography isn't something you just pick up overnight. You can't do it once a year for fun and expect to do a good job. And I take pride in what I do.” — Drew Carey

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“I know I could be the host of 'SportsCenter' in two years if I changed my show today to sports.” — Gary Vaynerchuk

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“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

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“It sounds like a cliche, but it... you do sing about what you know about. And I grew up in a small town, and I grew up in a place where your whole world revolved around friends, family, school, and church, and sports.” — Kenny Chesney

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“I grew up being into sports and I wasn't trained to move my body in the right way for dancing. I'm the last one to get any moves correct. In rehearsals it's always, 'OK, one more take for Zac.'” — Zac Efron

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“Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.” — Bill Bradley

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“There is a syndrome in sports called 'paralysis by analysis.'” — Arthur Ashe

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“I play sports.” — Josh Hutcherson

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“Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.” — Alan Shepard

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“I am a sports fanatic and being able to perform at halftime for the fans of the Steelers and the Jets is such a thrill for me.” — Joe Nichols

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“If architecture is, as is sometimes said, music set in concrete, then football and basketball may be said to be creativity embodied in team sports.” — Michael Mandelbaum

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“There is no life for girls in team sports past Little League. I got into tennis when I realized this, and because I thought golf would be too slow for me, and I was too scared to swim.” — Billie Jean King

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“I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports.” — Julius Erving

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“Books had instant replay long before televised sports.” — Bernard Williams

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“I have zero interest in sports of any kind - professional, college or international.” — Jimmy Wales

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

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“I'm really into extreme sports and just having fun.” — Kellan Lutz

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

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“I got amazing training both with Theatre Sports... back in Edmonton, Alberta - I can't give those people enough credit - and the daytime drama I did. Incredible training, both of them.” — Nathan Fillion

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