694 private quotes tagged sports

“Just like I find men who talk sports who don't really know sports annoying, I think men might find women who don't really have a true passion and knowledge of sports maybe not so attractive.” — Gabrielle Union

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“Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins.” — Dan Quayle

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“I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people's accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man's failures.” — Earl Warren

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“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” — Bobby Unser

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“Golf is a day spent in a round of strenuous idleness.” — William Wordsworth

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“I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators.” — Gerald R. Ford

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“I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.” — Michael Phelps

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“I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.” — Kurt Russell

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“One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it.” — Knute Rockne

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“Fans don't boo nobodies.” — Reggie Jackson

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“It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.” — Pete Rose

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“If you meet the Buddha in the lane, feed him the ball.” — Phil Jackson

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“The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.” — Steve Garvey

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“Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun.” — Jim Bishop

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“The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.” — Martin Mull

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“Wrestling is ballet with violence.” — Jesse Ventura

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“Life is about timing.” — Carl Lewis

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“I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.” — Rogers Hornsby

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“Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity.” — Billie Jean King

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“The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.” — Billy Graham

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“Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.” — Paul Coffey

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“The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.” — Ernie Banks

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“Most ball games are lost, not won.” — Casey Stengel

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“Boxing has become America's tragic theater.” — Joyce Carol Oates

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“Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.” — Joseph Chilton Pearce

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