#sports

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it. ↗

— Knute Rockne

#better #far #hundred #man #practicing

In the States, tennis is sixth or seventh on the totem pole as far as sports go. ↗

— Andy Roddick

#far #go #pole #seventh #sixth

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square. ↗

— Pete Rose

#ball #bat #got #hit #round

I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing. ↗

— Christopher Atkins

#i #into #medicine #sailing #sort

If I had a personal wish for the new ideas in this new book it would be that every parent, every counselor, every teacher, every professor, every sports coach that deals with young people would understand the three circle concept. ↗

— James Collins

#circle #coach #concept #counselor #deals

He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#always #around #because #body #concern

A lifetime of training for just ten seconds. ↗

— Jesse Owens

#just #lifetime #seconds #ten #training

I think I was a good student, because I jumped over a school. My main interest was basically history and literature. Sports were basically basketball and swimming at a pool. I was so happy. ↗

— Shimon Peres

#basketball #because #good #good student #happy

One afternoon when I was 9, my dad told me I'd be skipping school the next day. Then we drove 12 hours from Melbourne to Sydney for the Centenary Test, a once-in-a-lifetime commemorative cricket match. It was great fun - especially for a kid who was a massive sports fan. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#cricket #dad #day #drove #especially

Fans don't boo nobodies. ↗

— Reggie Jackson

#boo #fans