5,260 Quotes About Sports

Men often compete with one another until the day they die. Comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor.

Some men succeed by what they know; some by what they do; and a few by what they are.

If you work for a man, in heaven's name work for him, speak well of him, and stand by the institution he represents. Remember, an ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of cleverness. If you must growl, condemn, and eternally find fault - resign your position, and when you are outside, damn to your heart's content - but as long as you are part of the institution, do not condemn it. If you do, the first high wind that comes along will blow you away, and probably you will never know why.

Don't make excuses, make good.

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.

Sports and politics don't mix.

I had the drive to pursue speedskating and I found a sport that I was good at. If I'd got into cycling, I would just be another has been.

On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it up with those guys.

Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.