Famous Quotes & Sayings

Roger Bannister

If there was the opportunity to climb a mountain, or to go ballooning, or some adventurous activity, I would always be keen to do it. I loved the countryside.

Roger Bannister

I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and as perhaps I might ever be. I went climbing three weeks before, because I was feeling fed up with running.

Roger Bannister

The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen doesn't happen. A champion is beaten, an unknown becomes a champion.

Roger Bannister

Doctors and scientists said breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead

Roger Bannister

Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.

Roger Ebert

I have always had my doubts about any form of divine intervention in sports contests. The power of prayer may be remarkable in many other arenas, but why should God want my team to win instead of the other side? Isn't it insulting to request God to even take an interest in baseball?

Rod Laver

The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead, never let up.

Robin Roberts

“You don't have to be in shape to bowl. It's the only sport where there's a way to signal for a cocktail waitress.”

Robert Wyatt

I think that pop, and to some extent rock, are like sport and fashion industry in that they're about the exuberance of youth. That's the sort of subliminal ideology.

Robert Powell

The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it.

Roger Goodell

It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.

Sasha Cohen

I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.

Sasha Cohen

Skating has always been a major area of interest to me.

Sasha Cohen

I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice.

Sasha Cohen

I worked with my coach to develop some new spiral variations to make my program more interesting. Each one is different and you'll have to wait until January to see them.

Sasha Cohen

I'm used to a very busy schedule. Right now it revolves around training and preparing for Nationals in January. I'm usually at the rink from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and then I attend public school for two hours, three times per week.

Sasha Cohen

My training has been going really well these past few days and my goal is to keep it up for the next few weeks and hopefully earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.

Sasha Cohen

A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice.

Sasha Cohen

I'm a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things.

Satchel Paige

My feet ain't got nothing to do with my nickname, but when folks get it in their heads that a feller's got big feet, soon the feet start looking big.

Satchel Paige

When they treat you bad, you just got to take care of your pride, no matter what.

Satchel Paige

I don't generally like running. I believe in training by rising gently up and down from the bench.

Satchel Paige

When a batter swings and I see his knees move, I can tell just what his weaknesses are then I just put the ball where I know he can't hit it.

Satchel Paige

I don't know how old I am because a goat ate the Bible that had my birth certificate in it. The goat lived to be twenty-seven.

Satchel Paige

I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.

Satchel Paige

Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.

Sasha Azevedo

To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams... This is success!

Sasha Azevedo

I don't think I ever knew just how great it can feel to push your body past its limits, and running is a great way to do it. In fact, the harder I train, the more awesome the after-effects!

Sasha Azevedo

A true friend sees the good in everything, and brings out the best in the worst of things.

Sasha Azevedo

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport.

Sasha Azevedo

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport. Every time I walk out the door, I know why I'm going where I'm going and I'm already focused on that special place where I find my peace and solitude. Running, to me, is more than just a physical exercise... it's a consistent reward for victory!

Sasha Alexander

I love to go out. I love the outdoors. I love outdoor sports. I'm a big traveler.

Sanford I. Weill

I think life is sort of like a competition, whether it's in sports, or it's achieving in school, or it's achieving good relationships with people. And competition is a little bit of what it's all about.