Quotes About Athletics

Football isn't a contact sport; it's a collision sport. Dancing is a contact sport.

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.

Nowadays, they have more trouble packing hair dryers than baseball equipment.

I'm lucky that mountian biking wasn't around when I was 20, because I wouldn't have won the Tour de France. It's my kind of sport - hard, individualistic, and not a lot of tactics.

My TV stays on ESPN all day long, I'm one of those. I don't even listen to music in the car, all I listen to is sports talk.

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

I always loved the game, but when my legs weren't hurting it was a lot easier to love.

I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I'm just not the fastest person on the field anymore.

If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.

Once I'm at the arena with the guys in the dressing room, and in the bus, and on the plane, I'm a player. And I sit in the back with the players and I play cards and try to take their money.

There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

I've always had a great interest in sports that embody the values of commitment, hard work and teamwork - all values I strongly believe in.

I came out to beat everybody in sight, and that's just what I'm going to do.

I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards.

I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

My favourite sport at school was rugby. All sports are teamwork, but rugby particularly is about teamwork and I think teamwork is the essence of this.

Every time I go out and race it's a goal to go out and run faster than I've done before.

Baseball hasn't forgotten me. I go to a lot of old-timers games and I haven't lost a thing. I sit in the bullpen and let people throw things at me. Just like old times.

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.

Because running fast is more fun than running slow.

I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport.