#ports

When I grew up we had gym at school, two or three dance classes after school, ice skating lessons, and all sorts of sports at our finger tips. We weren't glued to computers because they didn't exist, so being active was all we knew. ↗

— Lisa Loeb

#after #because #being #classes #computers

I would read fishing reports on the road and then it just occurred to me: I should go to sea school and get my captain's license, see if I can get paid to be out here every day. ↗

— Dean Ween

#day #every #every day #fishing #get

The biggest share of U.S. exports to the six CAFTA nations is not the traditional job-creation kind. These are products that are not consumed in the purchasing nations. ↗

— Stephen F. Lynch

#cafta #consumed #exports #kind #nations

It is almost impossible to remember how tragic a place the world is when one is playing golf. ↗

— Robert Wilson Lynd

#almost #golf #how #impossible #place

I read a great number of press reports and find comfort in the fact that they are nearly always conflicting. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

#comfort #conflicting #fact #find #great

My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.' ↗

— Peyton Manning

#dad #decision #front #go #guys

While sports are indisputably a positive source of strength and self-development for girls, they can accomplish this only if the environment in which female athletes throw their javelins, kick their soccer balls, and swim their fast and furious laps is an environment that respects girls and takes them seriously as athletes. ↗

— Leslie Heywood

#sports #women-s-rights #women-s-sports #respect

I sort of always had an inkling towards some kind of an art form. I grew up in a very small town, and I just figure-skated. My dad played hockey and I was surrounded by sports, but it wasn't quite doing it for me. I wasn't totally fulfilled, and I did a lot of skating. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#art #art form #dad #did #doing

Basketball is like war in that offensive weapons are developed first, and it always takes a while for the defense to catch up. ↗

— Red Auerbach

#always #basketball #catch #defense #developed

I think that every single person should play sports. ↗

— Donovan Bailey

#i #i think #person #play #should