Sport Quotes

“No matter how fat your kid is, I’m going to call him Sport. “Hiya, Sport!" Then I'm going to tell him that Gatorade is a subpar energy drink, and if he really wants to chug something powerful, he should gulp down raw duck eggs.”
― Jarod Kintz, Music is fluid, and my saxophone overflows when my ducks slosh in the sounds I make in elevators.

“Sports teach us how to persevere. How to deal with adversity. How to become part of a single heartbeat that defines a team. Sports teach lessons in leadership, respect, and courage.”
― Gary Mack, Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

“Sport can teach us how to set and achieve goals, solve problems, cope with stress, manage our emotions, refocus after mistakes, and build self-confidence.”
― Noel Brick, Strong Minds: How to Unlock the Power of Elite Sports Psychology to Accomplish Anything

“If you don't select any passion voluntarily, boredom will select you involuntarily.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“The athletes at the highest level of our sport commit themselves to a life of discipline, hardship, sacrifice, and suffering.”
― Ben Bergeron, Chasing Excellence: A Story About Building the World’s Fittest Athletes

“Doubts can be paralyzing. Confidence and trust are essential in every sport.”
― Gary Mack, Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

“The ability to surprise an opponent is a formidable attacking weapon in this sport.”
― Patrick Mouratoglou, The Coach

“My body is sore. I’m not very good at the sport called Sleeping. Like a waddling duck is to a marathon runner, so I am to a kitten. I need to practice more, maybe multiple times a day.”
― Jarod Kintz, BearPaw Duck And Meme Farm presents: Two Ducks Brawling Is A Pre-Pillow Fight

“I belong to a group of emotional misfits.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“Everyone needs to have their own measure of what ‘winning’ means to them.”
― Ken Sayles, Coach, Run, Win

“Ma gli altri, tutti quegli altri ragazzi a cui il «miracolo» di Anastasi ha dato un simbolo, un barlume di speranza, un anelito nuovo? Potranno almeno sperare di tenergli dietro e di vincere la vita, non sulle sole vie dello sport? Saremo un giorno anche noi come gli altri, in una società più civile, più larga di stimoli e di possibilità? Se un giorno lo saremo, se ogni piccolo siciliano potrà partire sulla stessa linea del suo fratello di Milano o di Verona, e non sembrerà più un miracolo che riesca, vorrà dire che avremo inteso sino in fondo che cosa vale e che cosa significa la favola dolce-amara del ragazzo che se ne andò dalla sua modesta casetta e fece tremare l'Olimpico.
– dalla prefazione di Luigi Prestinenza, "Brividi all'Olimpico”
― Mario Continella, Anastasi. Favola e realtà

“There was a time when the [National baseball]League stood for integrity and fair dealing. Today it stands for dollars and cents. Once it looked to the elevation of the game and an honest exhibition of the sport. Today its eyes are on the turnstile. Men have come into the business for no other motive than to exploit it for every dollar in sight.

Brotherhood Manifesto, November 1889”
― Mike Sowell, July 2, 1903: The Mysterious Death of Hall-Of-Famer Big Ed Delahanty

“It’s just a game,’ we say, trying to convince ourselves of a truth we do not believe.”
― Brandon Jack

“With the note pressed inside my nostril I start counting down because I know that this night ends like all others have of late: with me on my mattress on my bedroom floor, a rickety pedestal fan looming over me as I stare at the ceiling, grinding my teeth, at war with the thoughts that fight to be the loudest.”
― Brandon Jack

“There is something magical about the ocean. Its color, its smell, its feeling, its depth, its wildness... You can always start at the shore, taking one step at a time to go deeper and deeper. Some become afraid of its vast nature and decide to stay near the shore, enjoying the shallow, but comforting character. But there are some that are willing to go deeper, discovering its extensive and enigmatic parts. It makes us feel small, but not in a bad way. We feel small because we realize we are part of something bigger. And it does not matter how deep we go, there are new options to be discovered. Once you hit the bottom you can always choose whether to go deeper or stay within your boundaries. However, the deeper we go the more possibilities there are. ​

That is the characteristic of the ocean. And THAT is the characteristic of SPORT.'​”
― Alexandrite Matis

“Create a list of all the important areas of your life right now. The list might include sport, study, work, family, and friends. Next, rank each of these spheres in terms of personal importance, time spent on each.”
― Noel Brick, Strong Minds: How to Unlock the Power of Elite Sports Psychology to Accomplish Anything

“His family didn’t really care how he did; his wife just wanted him to enjoy his sport.”
― Simon Marshall, The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down and Rise to the Occasion

“If a player needs someone to whom he can vent his doubts, complaints, and fears, that’s what sports psychologists are for.”
― Bob Rotella, How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

“The greatest athletes aren’t interested in the greatest risks. I mean, sometimes they’re taken, sometimes not, but those physical risks are a by-product of a much deeper desire to take creative risks. Don’t be fooled by the danger. In action and adventure sports, creativity is always the point.”
― Steven Kotler, The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance

“C'era una magia, quella notte, qualcosa che ci lasciava credere che la partita l'avremmo vinta, anche se avevamo di fronte una squadra fortissima, stavamo sotto di tre gol ed eravamo appena scesi in Segunda Division. Ci sono partite nelle quali lo senti dentro, che succederà qualcosa, anche se il risultato sembra una montagna da scalare. In quelle partite, il risultato parziale è una bugia, non esiste, esiste solo la voglia di crearne uno nuovo.”
― Marco Marsullo, Il tassista di Maradona

“Climbing has long been defined as an outdoor sport peopled by independent, spirited men and women, challenging rugged rock faces.”
― Chris Nobel

“The real athletes did it for the love of the sport itself and the love of each other—encouraging one another to explore their limits.”
― Scott Jurek, Eat & Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness

“Australian Rules Football lets me experience all the action without leaving my seat.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“Mastering the art of determination is always superior to learning the skill of the sport.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Hello Mrs Cannon,' said Melanie. 'Friday wants me to distract you so that she can get Parker to say something that isn't on his official scripts.'
'Really?' said Mrs Cannon. 'That sounds intriguing. Much more intriguing than this unspeakably boring polo match. Why don't you pretend to sprain your ankle, then I could pretend to be concerned?'
'Okay,' said Melanie. 'Does that mean I can lie down?'
'I wouldn't dream of trying to stop you,' said Mrs Cannon. 'I just wish I could do the same.'
'You could say you had a fainting spell,' suggested Melanie.
'What a good idea,' said Mrs Cannon. 'If you've got a sprained ankle and I have a fainting spell, then we can both have a nice rest on the grass.'
'The Headmaster can't complain about that,' said Melanie as they both made themselves comfortable.
'Of course not,' said Mrs Cannon. 'If he did I'd report him to my union.”
― R.A. Spratt, Big Trouble

“Your entire life happens inside your body. It's the one home you will always occupy and can never sell.

But you can renovate it.

If you can only pick one habit to build, exercise might be the one. Everything is downstream from how your body is functioning.”
― James Clear

“Just because you're a master of sport, doesn't mean you're a master of life.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“Sports are about more than just winning or losing. They're about building character and becoming a better person.”
― Dr Prem Jagyasi

“Former Olympian distance runner Lynn Jennings shared that her best races were ones in which she wanted to quit halfway through.
Why? Because she was out on the edge, pushing herself… The result was championship level performances.”
― Ken Sayles, Coach, Run, Win

“I love running! I began running as an adult and became addicted, running over 70,000 miles, much of it alongside the athletes I was lucky enough to coach.”
― Ken Sayles, Coach, Run, Win