famous sports quotes

famous sports quotes

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion. - Jean Claude Killy
The greatest efforts in sports came when the mind is as still as a glass lake. - Timothy Gallwey
If all the year were playing holidays, to sport would be as tedious as to work. - William Shakespeare
When a man wants to murder a tiger, it's called sport; when the tiger wants to murder him it's called ferocity. - George Bernard Shaw
The winners in life treat their body as if it were a magnificent spacecraft that gives them the finest transportation and endurance for their lives. - Denis Waitley
If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life. - Chris Evert
When I play, I'm boiling inside. I just try not to show it because it's a lack of composure, and if you give in to your emotions after one loss, you're liable to have three or four in a row. - Chirs Evert
In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win. - Sam Huff
I celebrate a victory when I start walking off the field. By the time I get to the locker room, I'm done. - Tom Osborne
I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat. - Hank Aaron
The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing. - Jackie Joyner Kersee
For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions. - Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will. - Ron Blomberg
The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing. - Jackie Joyner Kersee
Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick. -George Leonard
In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this. - Willie Mays
Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority. - Vince Lombardi, American Football Coach

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