Quotes About Legacy

When I was a freshman at Oklahoma in 1946, the game was sold out - and it's been sold out ever since.

I want to be remembered as the guy who gave his all whenever he was on the field.

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.

I created a flag from the sport's dignity. I oversee the name of my family with affection, steady nerves and blood.

The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.

This is really a lovely horse, I once rode her mother.

Play for the name on the front of the shirt, and they will remember the name on the back

Today if I'm a cricketer it is because of Sachin Tendulkar. Else, I would never have picked up a bat. He's the reason behind me playing cricket

Had Rahul Dravid been born in any country other than India, he would have been much more famous than Sachin Tendulkar.

Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.

Most of us are in this more than just for playing soccer. We're in it for the bigger goal - to move it along for the next generation.

I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.

No matter how much you've won, no matter how many games, no matter how many championships, no matter how many Super Bowls, you're not winning now, so you stink.

Tell me your heroes and I'll tell you how your life will end up

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

I'm going to win it for my country. I'm the first Aboriginal to win this. Isn't that something? I wish my Dad was alive to see it. He'd be as proud as I am.

Everything I have in this world, I owe to the sport of boxing, and I won't ever forget that.

When I win awards, I think of my father.

It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.

I owe a lot to my parents, especially by mother and my father.

And then 45 years later, as I finished my career in the great city of Cleveland, that was another great way to end my career, going to the World Series.

I am still young. I have a lot of time. And if someone breaks my records in the future, I won't cry. That's sport.

Greatness is defined by someone who is not simply awesome and wonderful in the sport they compete in but goes beyond that and is great in whatever they do off the track or off the court.

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.