Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence. Lewis H. Lapham
They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there. Mike Schmidt
You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities. Graham Taylor
Sports betting is all about money management, so the most money won on one event is not the most important thing. Bruce Dern
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New York Times. Bill Russell
I've always loved sports and hockey is a sport I play as much as I can. I love it. In a weird way it's like church and therapy and exercise all rolled up into one. I mean when I play hockey I don't think about anything. Michael Vartan
In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are. Althea Gibson
My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports. Tony Dorsett
I always had two or three jobs at the same time. I started doing yard work when I was 7 or 8. When I was 13, I got my first state job doing road construction. Between working, sports and school, I hardly ever had free time. Breaux Greer
A lot of these angles are really about trying to mimic broadcast sports angles in order to anchor the scene, to sort of normalize it before it becomes abstracted. Matthew Barney
Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports. Lesley Visser
My schedule has slowed a little. I've cut back on some of my assignments. But I still have the enthusiasm for the sports world that I had 38 years ago. Lesley Visser
Movies, TV, sports, come and go, but what you stand for is what people remember. Mandela, Martin Luther King, John Kennedy are people who really stood for something and were willing to die for it. You don't see a whole lot of that any more. Christopher Judge
I'm a father of four so whenever I'm not working my kids have their different sports, or plays, or school performances, so I don't do a whole lot of other stuff besides being a dad. Christopher Judge
My dream was always to be on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated.' Kate Upton
I've done a lot of training in martial arts. I started out in warring tempo, I did sports jujitsu, and I've also practiced extreme martial arts. Booboo Stewart
Delaware is the only state east of the Rockies that is allowed under federal law to offer sports betting. Jack Markell
Absolutely the worst thing about this job is the travel and being away from family. I have a wife and three wonderful children, the kids are all active in sports and it's very difficult to up and leave and miss them growing up. Roy Clark
The presidents of colleges have to have some courage to step forward. You can't limit alcohol in college sports, you have to get rid of it. Dean Smith