RANDOM QUOTES

Tennis
I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.
- Andy Murray
5
Volleyball
I got the nickname Spitfire for a reason - I burned inside to play volleyball.
- Summer Altice
1
Rugby
The Tory party is like a rugby union match in which all 30 players are wearing the same strip. They're not sure who they are grabbing round the knees, but they're having a lot of fun doing it.
- Simon Hoggart
2
Cricket
I get 0.5 seconds to react to a ball, sometimes even less than that. I can't be thinking of what XYZ has said about me. I need to surrender myself to my natural instincts. My subconscious mind knows exactly what to do. It is trained to react. At home, my family doesn't discuss media coverage.
- Sachin Tendulkar
3
Rugby
New Zealand rugby is a colourful game since you get all black … and blue.
- Anon
1
Cricket
Every batsman surveys the field before taking strike, and usually the fielders get imprinted on his mind. They can almost see every fielder in their mind's eye. But in my head, I don't see the fielders. I only see the gaps!
- Ricky Ponting
4
Lacrosse
You can play lacrosse all over the world provided you know where the goalposts are.
- Peter Greenaway
2
Volleyball
To be prepared is half the victory.
- Miguel Cervantes
2
Football
Soccer is simple, but it is difficult to play simple.
- Johan Cruyff
2
Golf
Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.
- Bobby Jones
1
Track & Field
Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.
- Stan Smith
18
Golf
I didn't miss the putt. I made the putt. The ball missed the hole
- Unknown
6
Soccer
Often there are players who have only football as a way of expressing themselves and never develop other interests. And when they no longer play football, they no longer do anything; they no longer exist, or rather they have the sensation of no longer existing.
- Eric Cantona
3
Rugby
Rugby is played by men with odd shaped balls
- Unknown
12
Baseball
I think I was the best baseball player I ever saw
- Willie Mays
6
Swimming
In training everyone focuses on 90% physical and 10% mental, but in the races its 90% mental because there's very little that separates us physically at the elite level.
- Elka Graham
1
Baseball
I never had a job. I just always played baseball
- Satchel Paige
8
Swimming
Challenges are the doorway to excellence.
- Unknown
2
Basketball
Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding.
- Jim Valvano
1
Golf
Keep your sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life not to let bad shots ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy.
- Amy Alcott
3
Boxing
I'll be floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
- Muhammad Ali
1
Cricket
My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows.
- Virat Kohli
5
Baseball
I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated my career. I didn't think I was anybody special, anybody different
- Carl Yastrzemski
2
Swimming
Breaststroke is an athletic event; butterfly is a political statement.
- Paul Tsongas
3
Cycling
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.
- Emo Philips
1
Soccer
If you have the ball you must make the field as big as possible. If you don't have the ball you must make it as small as possible
- Johan Cruyff
12
Rowing
Coming together is a beginning; keeping togrther is progress; working together is success.
- Henry Ford
14
Boxing
Nobody owes anybody a living, but everybody is entitled to a chance
- Jack Dempsey
1
Swimming
I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.
- Michael Phelps
1
Cricket
Cricket is basically baseball on valium.
- Robin Williams
4
Boxing
There is always space for improvement, no matter how long you've been in the business
- Oscar De La Hoya
2
Swimming
Swim like there's no tomorrow, like today never happened, and like yesterday wasn't good enough.
- Unknown
5
Rowing
The oars gave me power, but also taught me humility.
- Unknown
3
Basketball
What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere
- Bill Russell
2
Cycling
I think cycling has always had a tradition of being a bit dapper, especially back in the day.
- David Millar
3
Baseball
You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
7
Skiing
That's my perfect day: going skiing
- Caroline Dhavernas
3
Hockey
I didn't know that I'd like it this much, coaching both boys and coming out all the time and seeing how excited they are to play hockey. It reminds you of when you were that age and you wanted to be out on the ice.
- Joe Sakic
5
Wrestling
There is enough reality in my life so I try not to read things that have too much stress.
- Rulon Gardner
3
Cricket
I have failed at times, but I never stop trying.
- Rahul Dravid
16
Swimming
You will never know your limits unless you push yourself to them.
- Unknown
5
Shooting
Shooting is very challenging because 10 metre air rifle you have different rules, short gun you have different rules.
- Gagan Narang
22
Lacrosse
It's lacrosse that helped teach me to spin off checks, take shots and protect the puck under pressure. My stick skills, the way to read the play quickly comes from lacrosse.
- John Tavares
14
Volleyball
All the talent in the world won't take you anywhere without your teammates.
- Unknown
12
Lacrosse
When you talk about lacrosse, you talk about the lifeblood of the Six Nations. The game is ingrained into our culture and our system and our lives.
- Oren Lyons
2
Lacrosse
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference between lacrosse success and lacrosse failure.
- Felicity Luckey
1
Boxing
There are three things you need to remember in boxing, work hard, work harder, and work hardest
- Manny Pacquiao
12
Basketball
In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them
- Bob Knight
1
Football
The harder you WORK, the harder it is to SURRENDER
- Marv Levy
9
Cycling
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Bernard Hinault
1