Quotes About Sportsmanship

If you worry about hurting your opponent you are probably in the wrong game, because it can happen. I wouldn't wish ill on anyone. I wanted to knock him out, not hurt him badly.

We will unconditionally worship Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, partly because we approve of their well-mannered modesty. They are non-threatening, good hearted blokes - the boys we take home to Momma.

Tobey Maguire was the worst tipper, the best player, and the absolute worst loser.

When it's your will versus another person's will, the worst thing you can do is smile in their face when you're competing. That's what I tell our guys. Go have fun.

OK, I will never say anything degrading or bad about Tom Brady. He is a god in cleats.

Down at Bournemouth, I kicked a tray of cups up into air, and one hit Luther Blissett on the head. He flicked it on, and it went all over my suit hanging behind. Another time, at West Ham, I also threw a plate of sandwiches at Don Hutchison. He's sitting there, still arguing with me, with cheese and tomato running down his face.

All I can say is you don't know what's going to be on the front page of tomorrow's newspaper. So I take no joy in what happens to another sport, whether it's about a perfect game or an issue of conduct.

There's a lot of really good football players in this league, a lot of really good receivers I've got a ton of respect for.

The biggest surprise has been making the adjustment after losing a game. In the NBA you could lose tonight and you have to put that game behind you because you have another game the next night.

When I fought with Michael Johnson, when I took his arm for the kimura, I can break it, but I go very slowly, be careful, because I don't want to give him injury.

One time, I was practicing against the Tennessee Titans, and one of their defensive linemen took a cheap shot at our running back, so I planted him.

Sports provides that tool kit to be successful in life. Because it's not always going to be smooth sailing.

A surgeon wouldn't sell his tools. A lawyer doesn't sell his law books. I'm not going to sell my horse. I'm a sportsman.

To be the best in the Heineken Cup or the Top 14 you've got to win home and away.

I'm not talking about them. We told you before, Smith, we wouldn't play if her"—he pointed at Sissy—"or her"—he pointed at Ronnie—"were playing." Mitch looked at her. "Uh…Sissy?" Sissy rounded on the coach. "I can't believe you are still holding that against us. It's been years!" "He was in traction for three months. A shifter! In traction!" "He was in my way!

Don't change the channel when Rohit Sharma walks out to bat, because by the time you change it back, he'd be long gone!!

My dad actually taught me to box when I was, like, nine years old, because I got picked on at school all of the time. I was on a boys' hockey team, so I would get all of my aggression out there.

That's a yellow card for Cazoria. So the next time he's involved in Europe, he won't be.

I bow to my opponent in praise and thanks. After the fight is a time for humility, acceptance and analysis, no matter the result.

My husband can not f****ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time.

Play hard, play smart, play together, have fun.

For Irishmen, there is no football game to match rugby and if all our young men played rugby not only would we beat England and Wales but France and the whole lot of them put together.

Our goal is not to win. It's to play together and play hard. Then, winning takes care of itself.

Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together.