Quotes About Sportsmanship

It is a disgrace. I think darts should be at the Olympics. Obviously you'd have to cut out the drinking side of the game. But apart from that there's no reason why it shouldn't be there.

You know who I like the way he celebrates is Peyton. He kind of gives the guy a handshake and goes back to the sidelines. I think that's a great celebration right there.

You don't have a real rivalry unless both sides are great teams.

Boxing traditionally was received very well and accepted on both sides.

Firstly, before every game, I always speak with my mum. She really encourages me a lot. Then, once I'm out on the field, I say a little prayer for my team and for everyone on the field, both sides, so that nothing bad happens, no-one gets injured.

People must not lose sight of the fact that football is a game. I would find it healthy that it remain so.

I don't like all the cheating that's going in mixed martial arts. I don't know what percentage of high-level fighters do it, but I think it would be a significant amount.

I've seen comparisons between myself and Bobby Moore. It's nice to be told there are similarities, but nobody will come close to him - what a player, what a man!

Being a good man has nothing to do with how many touchdowns you score. But maybe, rather, how you play the game.

I have nothing against the Indian people, and I have always enjoyed going to India, as the people there appreciate and support good cricket and players.

That's kind of a classless move to celebrate when a guy is injured.

I can't criticize an athlete if they say they're injured.

You have to try to win the ball at all costs and if someone doesn't get it quite right people get injured.

To be honest with you, it really doesn't get me excited to see anybody get injured.

Check my records: you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player.

I would like to see a rule change - or at least a discussion around the issue - where you can have an injury timeout but then you lose a point. I think it needs something to make players consider if they really need the timeout.

We try to instill a sense of fair play, a sense of honesty.

Playing cricket has given me an excellent opportunity to get fit and healthy, meet people of similar interests, integrate with people of different backgrounds and see the world.

There's no honor in faking an injury. There is no integrity, because you are lying about it.

I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.

With all franchise cricket going on around in the world, the intensity of the game, sometimes is a burden.

I like Draymond Green's intensity... but every time I didn't get a call I didn't cry all the time.

I've had one or two interactions with Scott Holtzman and I've watched his fights and I thought to myself, great fight, great competition and a great guy. The few interactions I had with him, he's such a great guy.

The interesting thing is that everyone in golf is just nice. You learn a lot about people playing golf: their integrity, how they play under pressure.