Quotes About Sports

My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.

I think we have to get more kids into the sport in order to grow American champions. And the way to do that is that kids 10-and-under have to keep tennis as their first sport.

I've played almost every sport in the book and basketball was one of the sports that I played. We were state runner-up champions and state champions in basketball in high school.

When you're in the semi-finals of the Champions League, you need to be really good and need a little bit of luck.

I do not think it is very easy to win away from home in the Champions League.

Playing away is always tough in the Champions League.

It is a pleasure to see Leo, an Argentine, as the top scorer in the Champions League.

All Champions League games are difficult.

All away games in the Champions League are difficult.

This isn't the Best Friend Fighting Championship. This is MMA.

That's why we play sports, is to compete for championships.

With boxing, sometimes you'll watch the first three rounds, then you'll change the channel and turn it back in the 10th round. With MMA, you have to watch all 15 minutes. You'll want to watch every second.

The limits are set by the referees. Those are the ones who are in charge of making sure this is football and not American football.

We can find athletes. The biggest challenge is personality. It's finding charisma. In most sports, they tell you to turn down the personality. Look like everyone else on the team. It's the team; it's not you. In this, it's the opposite. It's you, not the team. We want you to become the big star.

It's a different era. I understand what Charles Barkley was saying but you just can't take guys out. There's too much scrutiny. There's too many replays and reviews, and cameras everywhere.

I will retire when I will am tired of running around chasing a ball.

In MMA, you can literally cheat over and over again, and it's OK. The media will back you.

Cheating during bouts has always existed.

I think if you deflate a football, then you're definitely cheating.

I'm not a real sports guy, but I check ESPN.com just so I know what people are talking about.

A lot of what I enjoy about tennis is the cheering crowd.

Most of the games don't let you focus too much on the cheerleaders, but I've been watching these girls.

I have friends who play for Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United.

Chelsea is a fantastic club.