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"I didn't expect to be dropped by England."

"I didn't expect to be dropped by England."

Rio Ferdinand, English Athlete

Sports, England

7

"I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again."

"I'll never play at Wembley again, unless I play at Wembley again."

Kevin Keegan, English Coach

7

"As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want."

"As long as I play ball, I can get any woman I want."

Dennis Rodman, American Athlete

Sports, Play, Want, Woman

7

"I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions."

"I'll put you through hell, but at the end of it all we'll be champions."

Bear Bryant, American Coach

Sports, End, Hell

7

"I think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it."

"I think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it."

Frank Shorter, American Athlete

Sports, Kids, Parents

7

"People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected."

"People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected."

Martina Navratilova, American Athlete

Sports, People, Girls, Sexuality

7

"And for the team, I always tried to do the right thing."

"And for the team, I always tried to do the right thing."

Steve Yzerman, Canadian Athlete

7

"We went to Denmark twice and Germany and also to the Canary Isles one year. I remember once when we were playing Dresden in Germany."

"We went to Denmark twice and Germany and also to the Canary Isles one year. I remember once when we were playing Dresden in Germany."

Dixie Dean, English Athlete

Sports, Denmark, Germany

7

"I also developed an interest in sports, and played in informal games at a nearby school yard where the neighborhood children met to play touch football, baseball, basketball and occasionally, ice hockey."

"I also developed an interest in sports, and played in informal games at a nearby school yard where the neighborhood children met to play touch football, baseball, basketball and occasionally, ice hockey."

Steven Chu, American Scientist

Sports, Baseball, Basketball, Children

7

"You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent."

"You know, we don't look much alike, but Denzel Washington would make a great sports agent."

Leigh Steinberg, American Businessman

Sports, Washington

7

"One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator."

"One day, though, I was asked if I'd like to go to the University of Florida and become a Gator."

Jack Youngblood, American Athlete

Sports, Day, University

7

"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

7

"I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know."

"I really believe this team has a lot of potential - whether it's this year or in years to come, I don't know."

Brett Favre, American Athlete

Sports, Potential, Years

7

"I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement."

"I've never looked forward to a birthday like I'm looking forward to my new daughter's birthday, because two days after that is when I can apply for reinstatement."

Pete Rose, American Athlete

Sports, Birthday, Daughter

7

"Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest."

"Lou Brock was a great base stealer but today I am the greatest."

Rickey Henderson, American Athlete

7

"There's about 260 rooms in the new castle which you go through, but it's all about the game play."

"There's about 260 rooms in the new castle which you go through, but it's all about the game play."

Don Bluth, American Artist

7

"Most games are lost, not won."

"Most games are lost, not won."

Casey Stengel, American Athlete

7

"We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patient."

"We decided to either try trades or just go with older players. If you do that and let contracts expire you can be in the lottery for about four or five years and expect your fans to be patient."

Isaiah Thomas, American Athlete

Sports, Fans, Years

7

"You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him."

"You've got to learn the footwork, the positioning, how to box out, how to pass, how to shoot your free throws. All these things are necessary, not to be the No. 1 player in the world, but maybe you can play against him."

Oscar Robertson, American Athlete

Sports, Play, World

7

"The fans have played a massive part in getting us to where we are, but the job's not finished."

"The fans have played a massive part in getting us to where we are, but the job's not finished."

Steven Gerrard, English Athlete

Sports, Fans, Job

7

"If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique."

"If he wins seven golds and ties what I did, then it would be like I was the first man on the moon and he became the second. If he wins more than seven, then he becomes the first man on Mars. We'd both be unique."

Mark Spitz, American Athlete

Sports, First, Man, Moon

7

"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."

"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."

Guy Forget, French Athlete

Sports, Difficulties, Problems, Style

7

"The first week Banks was with us, we knew he was going to be a star."

"The first week Banks was with us, we knew he was going to be a star."

Hank Sauer, American Athlete

Sports, Banks, First

7

"We're going to have more kids playing, and we're going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone."

"We're going to have more kids playing, and we're going to have a better chance of finding those players Minor sports in a community is for fun and recreation. For everyone."

Bobby Orr, Canadian Athlete

Sports, Chance, Community, Fun

7

"The Houston Astrodome was kind of a tough field."

"The Houston Astrodome was kind of a tough field."

Franco Harris, American Athlete

Sports, Houston

7

"I played at the Sainte Maxime Beach Soccer Tournament, which was brilliant fun as usual."

"I played at the Sainte Maxime Beach Soccer Tournament, which was brilliant fun as usual."

David Ginola, French Athlete

Sports, Beach, Fun, Soccer

7

"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

7

"Nah, I don't watch TV either, apart from a few sports programmes. I just don't have the time."

"Nah, I don't watch TV either, apart from a few sports programmes. I just don't have the time."

Eric Bristow, American Celebrity

7

"The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it."

"The best umpired game is the game in which the fans cannot recall the umpires who worked it."

Bill Klem, American Athlete

7

"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

7

"Guys like John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg were also very good grass court players."

"Guys like John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg were also very good grass court players."

Richard Krajicek, Dutch Athlete

7

"The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast."

"The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast."

Rick Wagoner, American Businessman

7

"Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody."

"Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody."

Scott Hamilton, American Athlete

7

"People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press - no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrary they will continue to think that what they think is right."

"People who think they know what they are talking about when they talk about baseball include the announcers and all of the sports press - no matter how much evidence you present them to the contrary they will continue to think that what they think is right."

Michael Lewis, American Author

Sports, People, Baseball, Present

7

"I keep getting these extraordinary letteres, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink."

"I keep getting these extraordinary letteres, really weird ones from American sports stars - I've always thought you were one pretty lady and now that you're single I want to meet you for a drink."

Elizabeth Hurley, British Actress

Sports, Thought, American, Lady

7

"The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy."

"The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy."

Mark Spitz, American Athlete

Sports, Games, Memories, Tragedy

7

"On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game."

"On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game."

Richard Roeper, American Critic

Sports, Blush, First

7

"If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice."

"If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice."

Jimmy Fallon, American Comedian

Sports, Girlfriend, Choice

7

"I'm delighted about the track's success in the sports world, but the frustrating thing is, I don't think I got rich on it. The labels and publishers did very cheap deals on our songs."

"I'm delighted about the track's success in the sports world, but the frustrating thing is, I don't think I got rich on it. The labels and publishers did very cheap deals on our songs."

Alan Parsons, British Musician

Sports, Success, Deals, Songs

7

"The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue."

"The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue."

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Artist

7

"I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships."

"I began playing in the Pacific Coast Indoor Tennis Championships."

Tracy Austin, American Athlete

7

"When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him."

"When you look at golf films before us they're all - garbage or satire. A lot of sports films tend to vilify the opposition. Where the opposition becomes this big angry monster, so big you can't beat him."

Shia LaBeouf, American Actor

Sports, Golf, Opposition, Satire

7

"But in 2000, the injuries really started to kick in and my elbow gave a lot of problems. At the end of the year I had to take 20 months off before I could come back into the game."

"But in 2000, the injuries really started to kick in and my elbow gave a lot of problems. At the end of the year I had to take 20 months off before I could come back into the game."

Richard Krajicek, Dutch Athlete

Sports, End, Months, Problems

7

"This journey started about 42 years ago in a little town of Brunswick, Georgia."

"This journey started about 42 years ago in a little town of Brunswick, Georgia."

Wade Boggs, American Athlete

Sports, Journey, Years

7

"I learned easily and had time to follow my inclination for sports (light athletics and skiing) and chemistry, which I taught myself by reading all textbooks I could get."

"I learned easily and had time to follow my inclination for sports (light athletics and skiing) and chemistry, which I taught myself by reading all textbooks I could get."

Robert Huber, German Scientist

Sports, Time, Reading

7

"When you play this game twenty years, go to bat ten-thousand times, and get three-thousand hits, do you know what that means? You've gone zero for seven-thousand."

"When you play this game twenty years, go to bat ten-thousand times, and get three-thousand hits, do you know what that means? You've gone zero for seven-thousand."

Pete Rose, American Athlete

Sports, Play, Years

7

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July."

"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July."

Earl Weaver, American Coach

Sports, Fans, July, Worry

7

"So when we start talking about the state and all those that are so important and engaged and supportive around Florida, we've gotten overwhelming support, and it's so exciting."

"So when we start talking about the state and all those that are so important and engaged and supportive around Florida, we've gotten overwhelming support, and it's so exciting."

Katherine Harris, American Politician

Sports, State, Support, Talking

7

"I may, however, begin riding again when I am 60."

"I may, however, begin riding again when I am 60."

Bernard Hinault, French Athlete

7

"I'm trying to find new ways to make this game more attractive."

"I'm trying to find new ways to make this game more attractive."

Dennis Rodman, American Athlete

7

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