When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. Hunter S. Thompson on sports
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. Henry David Thoreau on sports
It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. Muhammad Ali on sports
Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. Michael Jordan on sports
Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. Satchel Paige on sports
As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day. Michael Jordan on sports
If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? Vince Lombardi on sports
Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts. Dan Gable on sports
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. Rogers Hornsby on sports
Half the lies they tell about me aren't true. Yogi Berra on sports
I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children. Mike Tyson on sports
You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get. Michael Phelps on sports
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. Vince Lombardi on sports
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. Wayne Gretzky on sports
Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play. It is bound up with hatred, jealousy, boastfulness, disregard of all rules and sadistic pleasure in witnessing violence. In other words, it is war minus the shooting. George Orwell on sports
I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down. Robert Frost on sports
Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended. George Bernard Shaw on sports
Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing. Vince Lombardi on sports