#sports

My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally getting into brawls with football coaches. ↗

— Amy Klobuchar

#coaches #columnist #dad #football #general

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 believe God created sports for a good reason. It's recreation. It's something that we enjoy. It teaches us a lot as well... I believe God is a sports fan. ↗

— Luke Scott

#created #enjoy #fan #god #good

Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess. ↗

— Alan Shepard

#course #days #grade #grade school #just