167 quotes found
“Where is it written in the Constitution that because a guy played football, he has the automatic right to sit in that booth? How hard is football? If I've spent thirty-five years as a sportswriter,...”
“Women cannot compete with men in physical prowess. And why in the name of all that is sane should we? Why not rather have our ambition go into sport for health, endurance, and the mere love of it?”
“Enduring means accepting. Accepting things as they are and not as you would wish them to be, and then looking ahead, not behind.”
“The sad fact of life: Winners love the game. Losers don't.”
“all about that action boss”
“When I was in high school I asked myself at one point: "Why do I care if my high school's team wins the football game? I don't know anybody on the team, they have nothing to do with me... why am I ...”
“With sports, you have no time to reflect. You just do.”
“Being strong means that you are made of steel.”
“Being strong is not how hard you hit but its as hard you can get hit and keep going that is how winning is done.”
“If you want to be the best, be the best, if you are not the best, pretend you are”
“Walking to the net, I'm certain that I've lost to the better man, the Everest of the next generation. I pity the young players who will have to contend with him. I feel for the man who is fated to ...”
“In Texas, two things are cherished above all else- football and gossip.”
“In my opinion any activity during which you can enjoy a beverage is not a sport. It is a party.”
“Politicians and sports coaches both need to be smart enough to master the game, but dumb enough to think it matters.”
“Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war.The human beauty we're talki...”
“Our team was surprisingly consistent this year. We closed with a seven-seven record. We lost seven at home and seven on the road.”
“All pro athletes are bilingual. They speak English and profanity.”
“I want you all to line up in alphabetical order according to your size.”
“Slumps in life are like soft beds. They're easy to get into and hard to get out of.”
“They X-rayed my head and found nothing.”
