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"It ain't bragging if you can do it."

"It ain't bragging if you can do it."

Dizzy Dean, American Athlete

Sports, Bragging

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"The NFL, and I've played a lot of years for them, and they have a lot of restrictions on their players, they have restrictions on their licensees, they have restrictions on everything."

"The NFL, and I've played a lot of years for them, and they have a lot of restrictions on their players, they have restrictions on their licensees, they have restrictions on everything."

Lawrence Taylor, American Athlete

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"My first was in 1994 and it's ten years ago already. It's been ten years and I'm still around. I won a stage again, like I did last year and the year before."

"My first was in 1994 and it's ten years ago already. It's been ten years and I'm still around. I won a stage again, like I did last year and the year before."

Richard Virenque, Moroccan Athlete

Sports, First, Years

31

"It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!"

"It's a great day for a ball game; let's play two!"

Ernie Banks, American Athlete

Sports, Day, Play

31

"February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and baseball is not even mentioned."

"February is always a bad month for TV sports. Football is gone, basketball is plodding along in the annual midseason doldrums, and baseball is not even mentioned."

Hunter S. Thompson, American Journalist

Sports, Time, Entertainment, Routine

31

"You guys know the way I play. And what's so ironic is, KG is the same way. I'm looking at him in practice and going, 'Wow, I'm always that guy,' you know?"

"You guys know the way I play. And what's so ironic is, KG is the same way. I'm looking at him in practice and going, 'Wow, I'm always that guy,' you know?"

Latrell Sprewell, American Athlete

Sports, Play, Practice

31

"I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey."

"I did six years of planning to win the championship from Jack Dempsey."

Gene Tunney, American Athlete

Sports, Planning, Years

30

"I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan."

"I like every single actor or actress in the world, because we never know what the conditions are like when they are working. I give everyone the benefit of the doubt and root for them like a psychotic sports fan."

Judd Nelson, American Actor

Sports, Doubt, World

29

"But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me."

"But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was hitting with all the pros that would come to town. They would get me on the court or take notice and that stayed with me."

Andre Agassi, American Athlete

Sports, Court, Old, Tennis, Years

29

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

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

Christopher Atkins, American Actor

Sports, Medicine

29

"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball."

"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball."

Billie Jean King, American Athlete

29

"I enjoyed seven years at Wimbledon and there were high and low points."

"I enjoyed seven years at Wimbledon and there were high and low points."

Kenny Cunningham, Irish Athlete

29

"Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine."

"Because I was a tennis player, Billie Jean King was a hero of mine."

Sally Ride, American Astronaut

28

"If you look at my bookings, they've gone down each season. That's something I'm trying to keep improving. On the pitch you don't want any silly bookings."

"If you look at my bookings, they've gone down each season. That's something I'm trying to keep improving. On the pitch you don't want any silly bookings."

Wayne Rooney, English Athlete

Sports, Silly, Trying, Want

28

"Every day is a great day for hockey."

"Every day is a great day for hockey."

Mario Lemieux, Canadian Athlete

Sports, Day, Mario Lemeiux

28

"I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates."

"I was nine-years-old when I first put on skates."

Scott Hamilton, American Athlete

28

"I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me."

"I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me."

Jack Brickhouse, American Celebrity

Sports, Entertainment, First

28

"They have very good individual players, but they need the collective game. And they still do not have it although there are now only six months left to go."

"They have very good individual players, but they need the collective game. And they still do not have it although there are now only six months left to go."

Roger Milla, Cameroonian Athlete

Sports, Months, Now

28

"Looking back on those games, I probably hustled out of position as much as I hustled into position since I really never had any real training. I was working on instincts alone."

"Looking back on those games, I probably hustled out of position as much as I hustled into position since I really never had any real training. I was working on instincts alone."

Jim Evans, American Athlete

Sports, Games, Training

28

"Sports do not build character. They reveal it."

"Sports do not build character. They reveal it."

Heywood Broun, American Journalist

Sports, Character

28

"Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor."

"Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor."

Bill Shankly, Scottish Athlete

27

"I started playing Madden back in 1993 because that was the first year I actually made it into the game and that was a big thrill. When you're in Madden, you've made it, baby."

"I started playing Madden back in 1993 because that was the first year I actually made it into the game and that was a big thrill. When you're in Madden, you've made it, baby."

Michael Strahan, American Athlete

Sports, Baby, First

27

"Pressure is when you play for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket."

"Pressure is when you play for five dollars a hole with only two in your pocket."

Lee Trevino, American Athlete

Sports, Play, Pressure

27

"Hell, if I didn't drink drink or smoke, I'd win twenty games every year. It's easy when you don't drink or smoke or horse around."

"Hell, if I didn't drink drink or smoke, I'd win twenty games every year. It's easy when you don't drink or smoke or horse around."

Whitey Ford, American Athlete

Sports, Games, Hell

27

"The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them."

"The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them."

Pierre de Coubertin, French Leader

Sports, Games, Nations, World

27

"I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day."

"I slept like a baby the night before, because I knew that I'd win the next day."

Bernard Hinault, French Athlete

Sports, Baby, Day, Night

26

"He's sharp, he can score and he doesn't worry about missing."

"He's sharp, he can score and he doesn't worry about missing."

Alan Hansen, Scottish Athlete

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"There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons why your team should have won every one of them."

"There are one-hundred fifty-four games in a season and you can find one-hundred fifty-four reasons why your team should have won every one of them."

Bill Klem, American Athlete

26

"You have to develop your whole game to completion."

"You have to develop your whole game to completion."

Isaiah Thomas, American Athlete

Sports, Completion

26

"I boxed 15 years in a club."

"I boxed 15 years in a club."

Uwe Boll, German Director

26

"Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher."

"Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher."

Earl Weaver, American Coach

26

"Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic."

"Since Sven Goran Eriksson took over, England have been fantastic."

Franz Beckenbauer, German Athlete

Sports, England

26

"I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it."

"I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it."

Todd English, American Celebrity

Sports, Action, Coach, Cooking

26

"Everybody likes Brazil and we want the Brazilians to come out."

"Everybody likes Brazil and we want the Brazilians to come out."

Alan Hansen, Scottish Athlete

Sports, Brazil, Want

26

"I have just come from a couple of raids, where we had a very lively time, and some of them had to pull their guns. I found it necessary to punch a few sports myself."

"I have just come from a couple of raids, where we had a very lively time, and some of them had to pull their guns. I found it necessary to punch a few sports myself."

Richard H. Davis, American Writer

26

"Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can't it happen to me? I'm not worried I'm young - it's an incentive to do the best I can."

"Lots of young players have triumphed at United, so why can't it happen to me? I'm not worried I'm young - it's an incentive to do the best I can."

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese Athlete

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"That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young."

"That's what Major League Baseball's steroid scandal was all about, the hidden harm in competitive sports that sends the wrong message to the young."

Suzanne Fields, American Columnist

Sports, Baseball, Harm, Scandal

25

"Center is a very tough position to play."

"Center is a very tough position to play."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Athlete

25

"Yep, I'll stay a Brisbane Lion, you've heard it first."

"Yep, I'll stay a Brisbane Lion, you've heard it first."

Jonathan Brown, American Athlete

25

"The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do."

"The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do."

Gene Mauch, American Athlete

Sports, Day, Want

25

"I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks."

"I've been looking at companies that are on a positive path vs. a negative path and I've come to use the language of sports, winning streaks and losing streaks."

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, American Businessman

Sports, Negative, Positive, Winning

25

"Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world."

"Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world."

Esther Williams, American Actress

Sports, Events, Gold, News

25

"Nearly 30,000 fans turned out to support the tribute match and provide one of the best atmospheres at the ground for ages. I was so happy to be part of it."

"Nearly 30,000 fans turned out to support the tribute match and provide one of the best atmospheres at the ground for ages. I was so happy to be part of it."

David Ginola, French Athlete

Sports, Fans, Support, Tribute

25

"The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000."

"The main thing is healthy eating, exercise, which I do for special events, like if it's Sports Illustrated, or the swim suit catalogue for Victoria's Secret, or my own calendar that I did for the year 2000."

Heidi Klum, German Model

Sports, Eating, Events, Exercise

25

"Those opportunities to play in championship games are few and far between."

"Those opportunities to play in championship games are few and far between."

Jack Youngblood, American Athlete

Sports, Games, Play

25

"It was a long, hard, tough day. We managed to just sneak through, it was an unbelievable Test match."

"It was a long, hard, tough day. We managed to just sneak through, it was an unbelievable Test match."

Ricky Ponting, Australian Athlete

25

"Well, I guess I needed this tough first round to really put me into that tournament, to really erase what happened at Indian Wells, which is now the case, you know."

"Well, I guess I needed this tough first round to really put me into that tournament, to really erase what happened at Indian Wells, which is now the case, you know."

Amelie Mauresmo, French Athlete

Sports, First, Now

25

"The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields; they laughed all the time."

"The biggest lesson from Africa was that life's joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields; they laughed all the time."

Andrew Shue, American Actor

Sports, Time, Life, Friends

25

"I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal."

"I graduated a the top of my class in the '84 Olympic Games; I won a gold medal."

Scott Hamilton, American Athlete

Sports, Class, Games, Gold

25

"We're not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears."

"We're not doing outrageous fashion; I make sports clothes that are relatively conservative, clothes that everyone wears."

Calvin Klein, American Designer

Sports, Clothes, Conservative, Fashion

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