Quotes About Sports

The only thing they valued higher than ammunition were Man United footballs.

The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.

Spurs became the first football club to have a listing on the Stock Exchange. The flotation, which raised £3.8 million, was over-subscribed by three-and-a-half times.

In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

Since my induction into the Sports Hall of Fame, I have wanted to have my No. 3 Chevy on exhibit for sports fans to see. I hope others will enjoy the car as much as I have.

When my TV show, 'Sports Jobs with Junior Seau ' assigned me to be a 'Sports Illustrated' reporter for a weekend, I didn't realize I'd have to squeeze it in around another sports job. I had planned to retire from the NFL to enjoy the cushy lifestyle of a full-time reality TV star, but I wound up getting run over by a bull.

As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget.

I wanted to perform well for my mom and dad, because in high school, I didn't have a job. My brothers, they worked at Pizza Hut or places like that, but sports, that was my way of giving back.

I'd just like to be good at sports. I'm extremely competitive with absolutely nothing to back it up.

Striking up conversations with strangers is something like extreme sports for autistic people.

We see women on the field; we see them interviewing players, we see them coming out of the dugout. But if you put them in the booth - like, hold up, wait a second - you haven't been there before. This is different.

'First Take' is known for the hot sport debate, which we'll continue to have. But also, I think another important aspect of the show is having the big-time interviews and the big-time guests, and being in New York gives it that feel.

In order to eliminate injustices and to ensure there would be less controversy, I would introduce technology that would make refereeing better.

First and foremost, I loved basketball. My dad introduced me to basketball when I was a baby.

The IPL deserves a lot of credit for introducing and growing T20 cricket.

My introduction to sports was through baseball. That's all I knew.

Most Americans think Abner Doubleday invented the game but he had little or nothing to do with cricket.

I admire Indian cricket because of the way the sport is run there and how the money they earn is invested back into the game and players.

The NWSL is a great league. It's so competitive from every single team and every single game. They have the right people and they are invested in it.

West Indian people had made their greatest single cultural investment in cricket.

I believe that investment in sports is investment in youth. And that, in turn, is investment in the future.

There's no shortage of investment into Manchester United.

Well, all cricket invites attention.

I think it's... I don't want to become a social crusader on this issue, but I think sports, male sports, has traditionally not been an inviting environment for gay men to identify themselves. But eventually... we will get to a place where it is not an issue in sports.