Quotes about Sports

Sport has the power to overcome old divisions and create the bond of common aspirations

I'd just as soon play tennis with the net down.

It was a great game if you don't care who won. I cared.

I think sports media really do need to think about the world in more humble terms. Not everything is the game of the century, and not everything is life or death.

I like sports, and I enjoy playing basketball and lifting weights.

Muscular Christianity

The sport of choice for the urban poor is basketball. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is bowling. The sport of choice for front-line workers is football. The sport of choice for supervisors is baseball. The sport of choice for middle management is tennis. The sport of choice for corporate officers is golf. Conclusion: The higher you are in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls become.

Defense is a definite part of the game, and a great part of defense is learning to play it without fouling.

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

Football is a thinly disguised re-enactment of hunting; we played it before we were human.

If there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer.

Prayer never works for me on the golf course. That may have something to do with my being a terrible putter.