#sports

If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it. ↗

— Larry King

#because #did #i #loved #me

I later discovered that in order to be a good athlete one must care intensely what is happening with a ball, even if one doesn't have possession of it. This was ultimately my failure: my inability to work up a passion for the location of balls. ↗

— Haven Kimmel

#sports #funny

Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple. ↗

— Barry Switzer

#base #born #go #hit #life

When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero. ↗

— Mike Royko

#hero #i #jordan #michael #michael jordan

For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man. ↗

— Kurt Russell

#another man #beating #finger #guys #high

I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level. ↗

— Kurt Russell

#level #money #other #played #playing

I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me. ↗

— Kurt Russell

#ball #ball player #dad #his #i

I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit the curve ball, the jump shot, or the opposing ball carrier. ↗

— Dick Schaap

#because #carrier #could #curve #hit

It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both cases it's for the lack of a suitable hero. ↗

— Dick Schaap

#both #boxing #cases #characters #decline

I was a total athlete. I loved sports, but when I realized I wasn't going to be a professional athlete, I realized I wanted to be in movies. ↗

— Seann William Scott

#going #i #loved #movies #professional