Quotes About Sports

Teams from Ukraine and Russia are getting better all the time.

When I got to Ukraine the league was strong.

In sports, you get disqualified if you violate the rules, but in Ukrainian politics, no standards are at work.

Sports is the ultimate escape, the ultimate in reality programming. It's true drama. You really don't know what's going to happen.

If you want to perform at your ultimate best, if you want to be the best you can be in sports and in school, mentally, physically - chiropractic is the way, because everything has to do with your nervous system.

I played baseball, was on the basketball team in high school, did crew at Hofstra, and randomly played ultimate frisbee, too. But none of the organized teams I was on were anywhere near as competitive as the games on the street.

Having 'The Ultimate Fighter' was the thing that did it for us, live fighting on TV. That's what we had to do, was get a live fight on TV. It couldn't have worked out better.

A dirty player is somebody who ultimately is trying to hurt somebody. There's a huge difference. There's no gray in that. Like, you have no conscience, no nothing, no guilt. I don't have that mean streak in me. I don't play angry. It's not anger.

Then you get into it, especially if you start talking about football, fighting and Muhammad Ali. Then the ladies get very bored and start delivering ultimatums.

Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.

When I was 11 I had to umpire a game. I got hit in the head and got knocked out. The ball was hit straight back, hit the bail and knocked my head.

Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.

First of all, you want umpires to call what they see. In the case of fair or foul, the smartest thing is to call the ball fair. Because if it's called foul and ruled fair, where do we put the runners?

The trouble with women umpires is that I couldn't argue with one. I'd put my arms around her and give her a little kiss.

The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it.

The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.

It's almost un-American to say that you want to change football.

This is America, man. To not have football would be un-American. It's part of our society, like soccer in Brazil.

I'm naturally athletic. I've been involved in sports since I could walk. So, for me to be sedentary is just unacceptable. Not only is it great for your physical body, but it gives me more energy during the day if I've worked out. I feel better. I look better.

The fact that we're Olympic champions and we don't have any professional teams in our home country is pretty unacceptable.

I think my appeal is that I've always tried to stay very grounded to my fans and to be accessible - not being this unattainable thing. I think doing sports and riding motorcycles has made me more approachable and more real and down to earth.

I have toured Bangladesh plenty of times and the pitches were unbelievable.

Boston is an unbelievable city, and for any athlete looking to become involved in the community, this is the perfect place.

If an athlete like Michael Jordan played tennis, he would be the best - he's flexible, not too bulky, and has unbelievable hand-to-eye coordination.