Quotes About Legacy

I'm the biggest fighter in the history of the sport. If you don't believe it, check the cash register.

When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero.

Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times.

If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world.

The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.

I don't know how old I am because a goat ate the Bible that had my birth certificate in it. The goat lived to be twenty-seven.

I set records that will never be equaled. In fact, I hope 90% of them don't even get printed.

So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that.

Normally, racing drivers come from a long line of previous successful sports people.

As far as I'm concerned, Aaron is the best ball player of my era. He is to baseball of the last fifteen years what Joe DiMaggio was before him. He's never received the credit he's due.

You know, everybody has a slogan, and once you beat people over the head with it so much, then that's what you'll eventually be called once you retire from the sport or whatever.

Gymnastics has given me everything in my life. I will continue to stay involved and try to give back to the sport that has given me so much.

Sooner or later a rider will emerge who will win more Tours. In every sport we have seen how the records eventually get broken and cycling is no exception.

I spent six years at United and I owe them everything that I am today. I made history at United and won many trophies. It was a pleasure to play at Old Trafford.

All I know is, I don't want to stop coaching, and I don't want to stop winning, so we're gonna break the record unless I die.

Think back over the history of any sport. Very often there has been one guy who stood out above the superstars - just as (Ray) Guy stands out in punting. It just happens.

Boxing is your father's sport.

We saw very little of the real Jack Buck behind the microphone. He would touch people in ways that we will never know. Jack was much more than just an announcer.

Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.

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

The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there.

In terms of history and sports, I don't think people will forget.

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.

All though I didn't meet him. His legend and his saga and his story is just that. Jackie Robinson, we all have to tip our hat to him. Because he made the game available to guys like me.