Quotes About Sports

With him in defense, we could play Arthur Askey in goal. (after signing Ron Yeats)

Kicked wide of the goal with such precision

In many ways, my job in soccer was like my job in basketball now. I had to protect the goal. That was the name of the game, not letting the other team score.

Every woman I know in the broadcast business worked hard so we can talk about sports, not talk about us talking about sports. Ultimately, that's the goal. When the game starts, it's just a game.

Touchdowns are better than field goals.

Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.

Middle age occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.

The triumph cannot be had without the struggle. And I know what struggle is. I have spent a lifetime trying to share what it has meant to be a woman first in the world of sports so that other young women have a chance to reach their dreams.

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. Being feminine meant being a cheerleader, not being an athlete. The image of women is changing now. You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good athlete, it doesn't mean you're not a woman.

Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes.

I only have two things in my life, my family and work. If there's any time left over, then I play sports.

Every time a baseball player grabs his crotch, it makes him spit. That's why you should never date a baseball player.

They wanted me to play more sports because they were acutely sensitive to their children being one hundred percent American, and they believed that all Americans played sports and loved sports.

Whenever I visit the United States, for example, one of the first things I notice is that no one ever touches one another, especially the men. In America, touch is perceived as sexual. At the same time, American culture overemphasizes sports, especially football, which is one of the few places where men are given permission to touch, slap, wrestle, tackle and hug one another.

La plupart des sports leur paraissent avant tout comme des opportunités, sous couvert de compétition, de pratiquer le sadomasochisme, la torture, l'humiliation.

I'm glad you're doing this story on us and not on the WNBA. We're so much prettier than all the other women in sports.

In any small town, sports are really important to the high school, and I wasn't very good at sports.

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected.

There's time for a boyfriend in my life. But he would have to be understanding. He would have to understand that often I will be travelling and playing.

Saying that men talk about baseball in order to avoid talking about their feelings is the same as saying that women talk about their feelings in order to avoid talking about baseball.

Companies that support sports developmental programs in our communities should also be applauded.

Baseball is what we were. Football is what we have become.

Family meals are also critical. Research consistently demonstrates that the family meal is a better indicator of academic achievement than participation in sports or the arts.