#sport

I always separated sports and my personal life. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#i #i always #life #personal #personal life

When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem. ↗

— Greg Louganis

#destroy #different #gay #great #growing

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

If you look at things that really affect people's lives - sport, the arts, charities - they were always at the back of the queue for government money - health, social security, defence, pensions were all way ahead. And each of those areas - sports, the arts, the lottery - got relatively petty cash from the government. ↗

— John Major

#ahead #always #areas #arts #back

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today. ↗

— Malcolm X

#education #future #passport #prepare #those

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

I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships. ↗

— Brian McBride

#close #enjoyed #friendships #i #involved

In any small town, sports are really important to the high school, and I wasn't very good at sports. ↗

— Martina McBride

#good #high #high school #i #important

I think money in general hurts all sports. ↗

— Will McDonough

#hurts #i #i think #money #sports

One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer. ↗

— Will McDonough

#department #editor #first #gave #globe