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Quotes About Involvement

Christianity is not a spectator sport. It's something in which we become totally involved.
~ Billy Graham
A person really doesn't become whole, until he becomes a part of something that's bigger than himself.
~ Jim Valvano
Saving civilization is not a spectator sport.
~ Lester R. Brown
I have brought you to the ring, now you must dance.
~ Robert the Bruce
Whereas fanatic is usually a pejorative word, a Fan is someone who has roots somewhere.
~ Simon Kuper, Soccernomics
There's nothing wrong with the Little League World Series that locking out the adults couldn't cure.
~ Mike Penner
Life is not a spectator sport.
~ Jackie Robinson
It may be possible through detachment, to gain knowledge that is 'useful;' but only through participation is it possible to gain the knowledge that is helpful.
~ Harry Stack Sullivan
Mathematics is not a spectator sport!
~ George Polya
In life, be a participant, not a spectator.
~ Lou Holtz
As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game
~ Herb Kohl
As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.
~ Nadia Comaneci
I enjoy playing the game. It's hard for me to just watch it, even while broadcasting.
~ Lynn Swann
Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in our out.
~ Pat Riley
I'm interested in current affairs and social policy as a whole, but I don't watch politics for sport.
~ Anna Chlumsky
It is of far more important that a man shall play something himself, even if he plays it badly, than that he shall go with hundreds of companions to see someone else play well.
~ Theodore Roosevelt
Companies that support sports developmental programs in our communities should also be applauded.
~ Mary Lou Retton
For sure I would be a very emotional captain. A very hands-on captain.
~ Payne Stewart
It is a good idea to become involved with sports and athletics. It makes you strong. You need to be strong to deal with this world and the powers and forces that block enlightenment.
~ Frederick Lenz
Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions
~ Ian Botham
If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.
~ Ivan Lendl
In my family, Mom can lead the sports activities, no problem! Except football - that, my husband does.
~ Julie Bowen
The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.
~ Nat King Cole
The individual must not merely wait and criticize, he must defend the cause the best he can. The fate of the world will be such as the world deserves.
~ Albert Einstein