694 private quotes tagged sports

“But I was so wrapped up in sports growing up as a kid, that I think I was going to grow to be a pro ball player. But I found out real quick that was not going to happen.” — Tim McGraw

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“Ethnic prejudice has no place in sports, and baseball must recognize that truth if it is to maintain stature as a national game.” — Branch Rickey

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“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

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“I grew up playing sports, but now I feel like I can't, because if I get injured, I'll impair whatever film I'm working on.” — Ellen Page

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“It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.” — Roger Goodell

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“It's a little bit in the genes because my brother is a journalist and my father was a sports writer.” — Patricia Heaton

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“Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.” — Esther Williams

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“The newspapers loved pinup pictures of pretty young swimmers, and as a national champion, I got more than my share of space in the sports pages.” — Esther Williams

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“Life magazine ran a page featuring me and three other girls that was clearly the precursor of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues.” — Esther Williams

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“I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism.” — Jenna Bush

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“I never really did sports growing up. Maybe that's why they intrigue me. The technology that goes into that clothing is steps ahead, so it's always been something I look towards.” — Alexander Wang

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“I'll go out, but I leave early, before the shenanigans. I don't really do the Hollywood party thing. I'd rather watch sports or play videogames or work out or sleep, to be totally honest.” — Cory Monteith

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“I played a ton of team sports growing up, and team wins are just incredibly gratifying.” — Jason Bateman

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“Most people compliment me on maintaining my femininity while I'm on the court. People like the fact that I model. My fans or little girls always say they want to play sports, but also want to be a model like me and I think that's great.” — Lisa Leslie

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“Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity.” — Andrew Shue

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“For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America.” — Elle Macpherson

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“The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.” — Barbara Walters

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“I believe God created sports for a good reason. It's recreation. It's something that we enjoy. It teaches us a lot as well... I believe God is a sports fan.” — Luke Scott

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“While writing my first 90 books, I was magazine editor, publisher, book publisher, executive, etc., so I was established in publishing. three of my seven or so books were biographies of sports stars and really opened doors for me in that area.” — Jerry B. Jenkins

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“At ten I was playing against 18-year-old guys. At 15 I was playing professional ball with the Birmingham Black Barons, so I really came very quickly in all sports.” — Willie Mays

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“When I was in Birmingham I used to go to a place called Redwood Field. I used to get there for a two o'clock game. Where can you make this kind of money playing sports? It was just a pleasure to go out and enjoy myself and get paid for it.” — Willie Mays

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“We should confine booing in sports arenas to sport. I love a good boo as much as the next football fan.” — Alastair Campbell

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“I'm a big sports fan. College football is my favorite.” — Verne Troyer

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“I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker... who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it's sports, there's just so much passion added to it.” — Derek Fisher

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“But as a practical matter, Detroit's the sports city in the country.” — Rick Snyder

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