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Sports have a unique power to inspire, challenge, and unite people across cultures and generations. The words of athletes, coaches, and thinkers often capture the dedication, resilience, and passion that define competition. The following quotes reflect the spirit of sports and the lessons they teach both on and off the field.    ◀ Back
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In that moment I saw the part of the man that makes me feel pity: he has no ability to walk in other people’s shoes, to see the world from another perspective, from Puerto Rico to the NFL.
- Michael Bennett
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable
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Sports leads the country to unity; politics leads the country to diversity.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
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Dancing dismiss distress.
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It is naive to think that sport is above politics, that any kind of level playing field exists, or that sport allows the world to put its problems on hold.
- Amy Bass
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To take responsibility is to take the pain onto yourself. It means to bear more pain than what others felt because of your mistake. -Tokuchi Toua
- Kaitani Shinobu
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Virtually every tribe in the march towards civilization developed its tailored made initiation practices. In America, sports are part of the test for a young man’s initiation into manhood.
- Kilroy J. Oldster
Dead Toad Scrolls
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I broke up with her to avoid getting into a serious relationship with her, and now it
- Elle Kennedy
The Mistake
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He only said the one word. A prayer. A supplication. A breath from his heart to mine.
- C.D. Reiss
HardBall
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We will never surrender but go forward to win the game.
- Lailah Gifty Akita
Think Great: Be Great!
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Physical activity promotes high productivity.
- Lailah Gifty Akita
Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
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Sorry! I didn't mean to say that," I mumble into the pillow next to her head.

"Oh."

"No! I mean, I meant what I said. I just didn't mean to tell you.
- Victoria Denault
Making a Play
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I was showing early symptoms of becoming a professional baseball man. I was lying to the press.
- Roger Kahn
Good Enough to Dream
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Baseball is too much of a sport to be called a business, and too much of a business to be called a sport.
- Philip Wrigley
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Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-conciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.
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I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
- Mia Hamm
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To be a professional you have to act like one as well..
- Alcurtis Turner
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What is fascinating is that it is physical. You know, that's one thing about intellectuals, they've proved that you can be absolute brilliant and have no idea what's going on. But on the other hand, the body doesn't lie, as we now know. Nono, it'll be great, because all of those ph.Ds are in there, like, discussing modes of alienation, and we'll be in here quietly humping.
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Appearances can be misleading. You just never know what’s inside someone until he’s tested.
- Daniel Rodriguez
Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
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One hit, one moan of fractured air, one solid impact and the man went down.
- L.G. Kelso
Fierce
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The two keys to success as a sportswriter are: 1) A blind willingness to believe anything you're told by the coaches, flacks, hustlers and other "official spokesmen" for the team-owners who provide the free booze ... and: 2) A Roget's Thesaurus, in order to avoid using the same verbs and adjectives twice in the same paragraph.

Even a sports editor, for instance, might notice something wrong with a lead that said: "The precision-jack-hammer attack of the Miami Dolphins stomped the balls off the Washington Redskins today by stomping and hammering with one precise jack-thrust after another up the middle, mixed with pinpoint-precision passes into the flat and numerous hammer-jack stomps around both ends....
- Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
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When my son speaks of playing sports, I've always told him: playing on the team is great, but aspire to be the guy who owns the team. I've always told my son: most of the guys on the team will end up bankrupt with bum knees, but not the guy who owns that franchise.
- Brandi L. Bates
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...er det meget sterke krefter som søker å erstatte friluftsliv med mekanisert miljøødeleggende og konkurranseformet opphold i natur.
- Arne Næss
Ecology, Community and Lifestyle
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This girl owns me, whether she realizes it or not. I'm a slave to her will.
- Collette West
Night Games
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When life throws you a curve ball just give up, no need messing around with that off speed shit
- Bradley Bowman
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In that moment I saw the part of the man that makes me feel pity: he has no ability to walk in other people’s shoes, to see the world from another perspective, from Puerto Rico to the NFL.
- Michael Bennett
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable
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Sports leads the country to unity; politics leads the country to diversity.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Dancing dismiss distress.
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It is naive to think that sport is above politics, that any kind of level playing field exists, or that sport allows the world to put its problems on hold.
- Amy Bass
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To take responsibility is to take the pain onto yourself. It means to bear more pain than what others felt because of your mistake. -Tokuchi Toua
- Kaitani Shinobu
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Virtually every tribe in the march towards civilization developed its tailored made initiation practices. In America, sports are part of the test for a young man’s initiation into manhood.
- Kilroy J. Oldster
Dead Toad Scrolls
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I broke up with her to avoid getting into a serious relationship with her, and now it
- Elle Kennedy
The Mistake
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He only said the one word. A prayer. A supplication. A breath from his heart to mine.
- C.D. Reiss
HardBall
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We will never surrender but go forward to win the game.
- Lailah Gifty Akita
Think Great: Be Great!
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Physical activity promotes high productivity.
- Lailah Gifty Akita
Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sorry! I didn't mean to say that," I mumble into the pillow next to her head.

"Oh."

"No! I mean, I meant what I said. I just didn't mean to tell you.
- Victoria Denault
Making a Play
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was showing early symptoms of becoming a professional baseball man. I was lying to the press.
- Roger Kahn
Good Enough to Dream
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Baseball is too much of a sport to be called a business, and too much of a business to be called a sport.
- Philip Wrigley
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-conciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
- Mia Hamm
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To be a professional you have to act like one as well..
- Alcurtis Turner
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
What is fascinating is that it is physical. You know, that's one thing about intellectuals, they've proved that you can be absolute brilliant and have no idea what's going on. But on the other hand, the body doesn't lie, as we now know. Nono, it'll be great, because all of those ph.Ds are in there, like, discussing modes of alienation, and we'll be in here quietly humping.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Appearances can be misleading. You just never know what’s inside someone until he’s tested.
- Daniel Rodriguez
Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
One hit, one moan of fractured air, one solid impact and the man went down.
- L.G. Kelso
Fierce
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The two keys to success as a sportswriter are: 1) A blind willingness to believe anything you're told by the coaches, flacks, hustlers and other "official spokesmen" for the team-owners who provide the free booze ... and: 2) A Roget's Thesaurus, in order to avoid using the same verbs and adjectives twice in the same paragraph.

Even a sports editor, for instance, might notice something wrong with a lead that said: "The precision-jack-hammer attack of the Miami Dolphins stomped the balls off the Washington Redskins today by stomping and hammering with one precise jack-thrust after another up the middle, mixed with pinpoint-precision passes into the flat and numerous hammer-jack stomps around both ends....
- Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When my son speaks of playing sports, I've always told him: playing on the team is great, but aspire to be the guy who owns the team. I've always told my son: most of the guys on the team will end up bankrupt with bum knees, but not the guy who owns that franchise.
- Brandi L. Bates
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
...er det meget sterke krefter som søker å erstatte friluftsliv med mekanisert miljøødeleggende og konkurranseformet opphold i natur.
- Arne Næss
Ecology, Community and Lifestyle
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
This girl owns me, whether she realizes it or not. I'm a slave to her will.
- Collette West
Night Games
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When life throws you a curve ball just give up, no need messing around with that off speed shit
- Bradley Bowman
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
In that moment I saw the part of the man that makes me feel pity: he has no ability to walk in other people’s shoes, to see the world from another perspective, from Puerto Rico to the NFL.
- Michael Bennett
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sports leads the country to unity; politics leads the country to diversity.
- Amit Kalantri
Wealth of Words
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Dancing dismiss distress.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It is naive to think that sport is above politics, that any kind of level playing field exists, or that sport allows the world to put its problems on hold.
- Amy Bass
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To take responsibility is to take the pain onto yourself. It means to bear more pain than what others felt because of your mistake. -Tokuchi Toua
- Kaitani Shinobu
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Virtually every tribe in the march towards civilization developed its tailored made initiation practices. In America, sports are part of the test for a young man’s initiation into manhood.
- Kilroy J. Oldster
Dead Toad Scrolls
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I broke up with her to avoid getting into a serious relationship with her, and now it
- Elle Kennedy
The Mistake
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
He only said the one word. A prayer. A supplication. A breath from his heart to mine.
- C.D. Reiss
HardBall
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We will never surrender but go forward to win the game.
- Lailah Gifty Akita
Think Great: Be Great!
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Physical activity promotes high productivity.
- Lailah Gifty Akita
Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Sorry! I didn't mean to say that," I mumble into the pillow next to her head.

"Oh."

"No! I mean, I meant what I said. I just didn't mean to tell you.
- Victoria Denault
Making a Play
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was showing early symptoms of becoming a professional baseball man. I was lying to the press.
- Roger Kahn
Good Enough to Dream
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Baseball is too much of a sport to be called a business, and too much of a business to be called a sport.
- Philip Wrigley
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Art reaches its greatest peak when devoid of self-conciousness. Freedom discovers man the moment he loses concern over what impression he is making or about to make.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.
- Mia Hamm
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
To be a professional you have to act like one as well..
- Alcurtis Turner
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
What is fascinating is that it is physical. You know, that's one thing about intellectuals, they've proved that you can be absolute brilliant and have no idea what's going on. But on the other hand, the body doesn't lie, as we now know. Nono, it'll be great, because all of those ph.Ds are in there, like, discussing modes of alienation, and we'll be in here quietly humping.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Appearances can be misleading. You just never know what’s inside someone until he’s tested.
- Daniel Rodriguez
Rise: A Soldier, a Dream, and a Promise Kept
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
One hit, one moan of fractured air, one solid impact and the man went down.
- L.G. Kelso
Fierce
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The two keys to success as a sportswriter are: 1) A blind willingness to believe anything you're told by the coaches, flacks, hustlers and other "official spokesmen" for the team-owners who provide the free booze ... and: 2) A Roget's Thesaurus, in order to avoid using the same verbs and adjectives twice in the same paragraph.

Even a sports editor, for instance, might notice something wrong with a lead that said: "The precision-jack-hammer attack of the Miami Dolphins stomped the balls off the Washington Redskins today by stomping and hammering with one precise jack-thrust after another up the middle, mixed with pinpoint-precision passes into the flat and numerous hammer-jack stomps around both ends....
- Hunter S. Thompson
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When my son speaks of playing sports, I've always told him: playing on the team is great, but aspire to be the guy who owns the team. I've always told my son: most of the guys on the team will end up bankrupt with bum knees, but not the guy who owns that franchise.
- Brandi L. Bates
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
...er det meget sterke krefter som søker å erstatte friluftsliv med mekanisert miljøødeleggende og konkurranseformet opphold i natur.
- Arne Næss
Ecology, Community and Lifestyle
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
This girl owns me, whether she realizes it or not. I'm a slave to her will.
- Collette West
Night Games
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
When life throws you a curve ball just give up, no need messing around with that off speed shit
- Bradley Bowman
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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