5,260 Quotes About Sports

  • Author James Anthony Froude
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    Wild animals never kill for sport. Man is the only one to whom the torture and death of his fellow creatures is amusing in itself.

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  • Author Jeff Foxworthy
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    You might be a redneck if your mother has been involved in a fist fight at a high school sports event.

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  • Author Jennie Finch
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    Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.

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  • Author Jennie Finch
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    Try not to get lost in comparing yourself to others. Discover your gifts and let them shine! Softball is amazing that way as a sport. Everyone on the field has a slightly different ability that makes them perfect for their position.

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  • Author Jennie Finch
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    For softball, we need the Olympics. For young girls dreaming of that Olympic dream, that's where it's at, and that's where it all started in '96 for our sport.

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  • Author Jennie Finch
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    The whole sexiness thing-I don't know if I'm comfortable with that. But it has helped the sport grow. I think it changes how people see women's athletics.

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  • Author Jennie Finch
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    My life has been centered around sports. It is where I have met my closest friends and shaped the values that have made me a successful athlete, student and role model for young people.

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  • Author Jennie Finch
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    Seeing women on television was very important to me. It opened my eyes to the possibilities of women's sports. It showed me what I could do and who I could be.

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  • Author Jennie Finch
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    I didn't really get into boys until my junior year of high school, when I had my first boyfriend. But for the most part I was always playing sports, so I was too busy for them!

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