#sport

[On writing:] "There's a great quote by Julius Irving that went, 'Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.'" (One On 1, interview with Budd Mishkin; NY1, March 25, 2007.) ↗

— David Halberstam

#basketball #david-halberstam #julius-erving #professionalism #sports

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. ↗

— Ted Williams

#baseball #considered #endeavor #field #good

...So please, be tolerant of those who describe a sporting moment as their best ever. We do not lack imagination, nor have we had sad and barren lives; it is just that real life is paler, duller, and contains less potential for unexpected delirium. ↗

— Nick Hornby

#life #sport #imagination

The sad fact of life: Winners love the game. Losers don't. ↗

— The Wombat

#true-to-life #life

Besides my great fashion sense? I play a mean harmonica. ↗

— James Patterson

#sports

It is interesting that Hindus, when they speak of the creation of the universe do not call it the work of God, they call it the play of God, the Vishnu lila, lila meaning play. And they look upon the whole manifestation of all the universes as a play, as a sport, as a kind of dance — lila perhaps being somewhat related to our word lilt ↗

— Alan Wilson Watts

#god #play #sports

Whereas fanatic is usually a pejorative word, a Fan is someone who has roots somewhere. ↗

— Simon Kuper

#soccer #sports #iraq

Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown? ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#acting #banned #botox #expression #frown

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. ↗

— Bill Bradley

#against #athletes #difficulty #great #important

There was endless action - not just football, but sailboats, tennis and other things: movement. There was endless talk - the ambassador at the head of the table laying out the prevailing wisdom, but everyone else weighing in with their opinions and taking part. ↗

— Charles Spalding

#action #ambassador #else #endless #everyone