#sport

He was working that charm right now on the trainer who kneeled before him and touched his thigh as though it were the thigh of David, Michelangelo’s glorious statue come to life right here on court. ↗

— A.G. Starling

#contemporary-romance #david #game #love #michelangelo

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period. ↗

— Lou Holtz

#self-discipline #sports #inspirational

I'm playing; I'm here. I'm going to fight until they tell me they don't want me anymore. ↗

— Steve Nash

#sports #inspirational

Run and become. Become and run. Run to succeed in the outer world. Become to proceed in the inner world. ↗

— Sri Chinmoy

#sports #inspirational

Women and gay guys always get stuck with that image that they couldn’t possibly be interested in the game itself—it had to be the guys. I mean sure it’s a fringe benefit but when the game is on the last thing you’re thinking about is the bodies of the men. You’re concentrating on that red leather oval ball and if it will make it between the triad of poles that will either signify glory or failure. ↗

— Sean Kennedy

#women-sport-fans #men

If you don’t practice you don’t deserve to win. ↗

— Andre Agassi

#inspirational

In sport the mind serves as the acolyte and apprentice of the body. Nothing interferes with the flow of the game more than the athlete who obsesses about his every move on the court. You move, you react, you recover, you drive, and the thinking is seamless and invisible in the secret codes of your game. ↗

— Pat Conroy

#sports #inspirational

Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards? ↗

— Al Boliska

#backwards #ever #golf #noticed #spells

I think one of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport. ↗

— Jon Anderson

#great #great moments #i #i think #life

I've been involved with sports my whole life, which made clothes and makeup and handbags not that important as a kid. I just didn't care. ↗

— Jessica Biel

#care #clothes #handbags #i #important