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Sports Quotes


"I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream."


"Tiger Woods is the only sports star who's worth every penny he makes."


"One guy that I wish was here right now, Ted Williams, helped me so much, our long talks, not about hitting but about fishing, one of Ted's passions, and I wish he was here today to share this with me because I owe so much to Ted Williams."


"There are some guys you have problems beating because of their style - I always had difficulties with guys like Michael Chang and Andre Agassi because their returns were so good and they played so well in defence."


"They say Formula One is a market which it can't be, obviously. Our market is independent, it's a sport."


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


"I think that was one thing I definitely brought to the table, my aggressiveness and my style of play, and I think that's one of the reasons why the fans here really appreciated the way that I went out and played, just because I think they kind of liked that."


"You know, this is not about endorsements in the primary. We have to get through a primary first."


"You can be a little lonely because it's an individual sport."


"If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person."


"I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years."


"Without question, no hesitation, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the best player I ever played against."


"The NFL today has bigger, stronger, bodies than ever, moving faster than ever, hitting a stationary object harder than ever before - so the physics of the hit have changed."


"They're still in the game, and they're trying to get back into it."


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


"Competition is the spice of sports; but if you make spice the whole meal you'll be sick."


"Kevin Keegan said if he had a blank sheet of paper, five names would be on it."


"Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don't rush. Be quick, but don't hurry."


"I think we have a good team, but soccer fans will know that we're in a really tough group. The three teams in our group are really strong. The Czech Republic is a very good team, Italy is traditionally a powerhouse, and Ghana is one of the best teams in Africa."


"Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition."


"We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto."


"I literally paid my way through the University of Texas with my umpiring."


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