Quotes About Sportsmanship

Darryl Hill was a fantastic player.

I was a rugby player, I was a hockey player. You know, I just love to challenge myself, and I love to compete.

If a player is racially insulted, he should have the right to leave the field.

The other players are all normal human beings, so just play your best and play free.

Outside cricket, I idolise Roger Federer and in the gentleman's game, I look up to Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Not only were they great players, but the way they conducted themselves off the field evoked respect.

When I was in baseball and you went into the clubhouse, you didn't see ball players with curling irons.

In Germany, it is normal, when games end, you shake hands with your players.

The players think it's all about them! It's not about them - it's about the game of football, man!

When I was playing basketball, players weren't thinking about themselves as being a brand.

I think the more common players who have been around for a while - Joe Root, Alastair Cook, Jimmy Anderson, Stuart Broad - those guys I know of, they're fantastic players.

Show me a man who is a good loser and I'll show you a man who is playing golf with his boss.

When you are playing, you play as rivals. When off the field, we are friends. I feel that's a good thing. That's the beauty of IPL.

Playing for Hyderabad Hunters is a very good feeling.

When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemanly as a kick in the crotch.

I was playing basketball at Lifetime Fitness every day for two hours. Like, I played an hour of basketball before I played David Ferrer in the semi-final.

It's the pinnacle of Australian cricket, playing in an Ashes series.

You go out onto the playing field every time to win and you will do all you can to do that, but not at all costs and especially not to cheat.

Hard fouls are a part of playoff basketball, and I think that's how basketball should be. I don't take those fouls personally.

I think it all goes down to who plays the better football on the night.

It is the best feeling in the world to have a close game come down to just a couple of plays and you are able to do it.

I even scored Monaco's goal too. Please, put it down as an own goal for me!

I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.

I don't go out there and talk crap about Urijah and there's plenty to talk about. I'm just gonna continue to be a humble guy and appreciate what he did for me in this sport.

You can't get big in hockey. You need to be pliable... they've even taken fighting out of the game, so there's no more of those big huge guys who just fight.