5,260 Quotes About Sports

Two out of every three goals you score come from checking. One out of every three comes from sheer finesse.

It's the attitude of the players, not their skills, that is the biggest factor in determining whether you win or lose.

Just getting young kids excited about hockey, then they'll want to skate, they'll want to start joining junior leagues, they'll want to play in high school, etc., so we're trying to expand at all levels. That's good for the sport, and it's good for the Ducks long term.

I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe.

I hate the cliche of 'just have fun,' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids.

My son is trying to be a sports writer, and my daughter is a college student. She wants to be a comedy writer, and she's at film school. I discouraged both of them early on from getting involved in Starbucks. I didn't think it would be fair; plus, they didn't have any interest anyway.

I have given my life to the game and to the sport.

The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.