18 quotes found
“The problem is politics is made a sport, almost as much a sport as football or baseball. When it comes to politics, adults and politicians do more finger-pointing and play more games than children ...”
“In business, sport, entertainment and beyond an idea is worth next to nothing. The energy, effort, passion, talent, tenacity, strategy, resilience and resourcefulness to see it through and make som...”
“Sports teach us the value of facing yourself and others honestly. You can only grow if you let go of denial and embrace what is real and true.”
“I'm not sure who invented dodgeball, but I can almost guarantee you that it wasn't the shortest kid in the class.”
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I dont believe in circumstances.The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they wa...”
“Greatness, whether athletic or otherwise, doesnt come from those content on just being but from those who seek being the difference.”
“Someday find my son...tell him about how things can be between men on this Earth."--A Letter to Jesse Owens”
“There's nothing wrong with athletics, but they shouldn't get in the way of your schoolwork.”
“He had won, easily. This was something else he could do, and do well, and his Dad had been there to witness his success.”
“One of the privileges of being an athlete is that on days when I have practice and games, Im present whether Im present or not. Its not fair, but thats the system. What can I do about it?”
“The more you practice the better you'll be, the harder you train the great in you they'll see.”
“Some sessions are stars and some sessions are stones, but in the end they are all rocks and we build upon them.”
“Who you are as a person far outweighs what you do in an athletic arena.”
“A sport has its own built-in integrity, doesn't need an artificial one. Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished and manipulated by people with agendas.”
“You can be strong as any boy if you'll work hard and train yourself in athletics, the way boys do.”
“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances.The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they w...”
“Greatness, whether athletic or otherwise, doesn’t come from those content on just being but from those who seek being the difference.”
