5,260 Quotes About Sports

Sometimes, in a tight game with runners on, digging in at short, ready to break with the ball, a peace I'd never felt before would paralyze the diamond. For a moment of eternal stillness I felt as if I were cocked at the very heart of the Midwest.

I'm not doing it for media attention, not doing it for sponsors, not for money.

The attraction of snowboarding is the freedom it gives you. With a snowboard on your feet the sky is the limit. You can do anything and go anywhere. This is not just for pro riders. It is for everyone.The other amazing thing with snowboarding is how easy it is to get away from people and enjoy the solitude of the mountains. Its almost impossible in surfing but with snowboarding it is a short hike from the top of the lift or the side of the road.

It would be difficult to convince me that leaning has no effect whatsoever on the outcome of my bowling.

Football is violence and cold weather and college rye.

Other than sports, only war and catastrophe can create this sort of national unity.

Defeated misery is what all sport is about, eventually, if you follow the story for long enough; all sportsmen know this.

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.

Rhythm is everything in boxing. Every move you make starts with your heart, and that’s in rhythm or you’re in trouble. Your rhythm should set the pace of the fight. If it does, then you penetrate your opponent’s rhythm. You make him fight your fight, and that’s what boxing is all about.