Quotes About Sports

I played a lot of sports growing up. I played soccer.

A soccer star is on the field for two hours. In hockey, your star player is on the ice for 20 minutes.

I guess you could call me a soccer dad.

Any time I'm at a bar, I'm hoping somebody asks me about the offside rule. Give me four bottles of beer and one bottle of ketchup and I'm going to explain this to you so well because I love explaining soccer.

Basketball is huge in France, but not as big as soccer.

Being able to play sports in a school or public environment was everything for me - basketball, soccer, track.

Soccer is the international language. If you bring a soccer ball with you to any other country, you can make friends instantly.

Soccer is the most improvisational sport. There are no set plays. And in soccer, as in improv, you are trying to find the flow.

Thierry Henry, I mean, he's someone who I became a fan of when I was getting into soccer while living in Amsterdam.

With the polarization of points of view around significant political and social issues, sports is a place where people can sort of talk about something together. And I think that is important to people.

All I did was go to school and play golf. I didn't have much of a social life.

The NBA has been extraordinary in its use and embrace of social media; they are by far the leader in professional sports.

If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government.

Baseball was socially relevant, and so was my rebellion against it.

Sports occupies a central place in our society, and, as such, it is unavoidably cultural in nature and often engaged in societal issues.

I feel like in New York, we could of course open up more bike lanes, but I think it's even more important to create access for people to run, because I think it's more open to people of all socio-economic backgrounds. I think it's even more of an equalizer, in terms of sports.

Growing up in Bloomington, Minn., I loved the ritual of dressing for Little League - in white socks, blue stirrups, belted pants, a double-knit jersey, and the cap I'd hold over my face to screen out mosquitoes in right field.

A lot of people say they eat, drink, and sleep sports, but does anyone really do it, ingesting nothing but Dodger Dogs and Soda Shaqs and Greg Norman Zinfandels 24/7?

I love the benefits I get from drinking Obrigado. It's naturally high in potassium and low in sodium and calories, so it's a great alternative to sports drinks.

I have never been able to play consistently with soft hands.

Coming from Australia and playing rugby, you just think that soccer is a bit soft, but I'll tell you what - it's not. It's rough as guts. It's great.

Baseball is played by all countries now, and softball, too.

When I first started playing golf, I was heavily into softball and basketball.

I played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball.