Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ruud van Nistelrooy

In that match for Holland I asked for a big responsibility, I got it and I dealt with it. I played well, I scored goals and the team qualified for the Euro 2004 finals. It was a big night and an important moment for Holland.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

Most of the pressure comes from myself, not from others. I don't need a manager or a pundit to put pressure on me. I do all that myself before others do it.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

The real big stars only keep this up for about seven years.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

When it comes to losing with United, I feel solely responsible for it. I can't help it. My brain will work like mad after a defeat. I want to know where I have made the wrong decisions, how I could have changed things for this fantastic club.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

My back to the goal, physically fighting off defenders, trying to bang my goals in, every week I have to do the business for this club. That's the life of a striker.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.

Ruud van Nistelrooy

I feel very strong as an individual, but as a famous footballer I know I am prone to certain things. All the media have a continuous interest for me. It varies from once a year to every day interest.

Rulon Gardner

I grew up on a farm and I always learned when you work you go forward, you don't stop and say, well, I'll take a break. You always go forward and get the job done.

Robert Hughes

Fishing largely consists of not catching fish; failure is as much a part of the sport as knee injuries are of football.

Roddy McDowall

Beware the beast man, for he is the devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Yea, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him, drive him back into his jungle lair, for he is the harbinger of death.

Rodney Dangerfield

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.

Rocky Marciano

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore.

Rocky Graziano

I quit school in the sixth grade because of pneumonia. Not because I had it, but because I couldn't spell it.

Roberto Duran

I'm not God, but I am something similar.

Walt Disney

In my view, wholesome pleasure, sport, and recreation are as vital to this nation as productive work and should have a large share in the national budget.

Vitali Klitschko

Chess and boxing have a lot in common, as both sports rely on the right strategy.

Viswanathan Anand

I would prefer chess to become part of the Olympic Games. This would also lead to chess become more accepted as a sport in general.

Viswanathan Anand

There are two aspects to being competitive; one is to do with sports, and the other is about technical skills. Being able to recollect the moves and apply them when necessary is a critical aspect.

Viswanathan Anand

I feel that schools and corporates should help the government in popularising sports in the country. Blaming the government for every sporting debacle will not be fair.

Viswanathan Anand

My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always made me feel very welcome; I didn't feel guilty at all about pursuing chess with such fervour. They never, for instance, perceived sports as a rival to academics.

Viswanathan Anand

Chess as a sport requires a lot of mental stamina, and this is what that makes it different from a physical sport. Chess players have a unique ability of taking in a lot of information and remembering relevant bits. So, memory and mental stamina are the key attributes.

Walt Whitman

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.

Tom Stoppard

I don't think I can be expected to take seriously any game which takes less than three days to reach its conclusion.

Tom Osborne

I celebrate a victory when I start walking off the field. By the time I get to the locker room, I'm done.

Tom Hicks

I don't have the insight with the Longhorns that I do with the two teams that I own, but as a fan and reading the sports pages, I'm bullish about the Longhorns.

It's not nuclear physics. You always remember that. But if you write about sports long enough, you're constantly coming back to the point that something buoys people; something makes you feel better for having been there. Something of value is at work there...Something is hallowed here. I think that something is excellence.

Tom Brady

Football is a contact sport and there's a lot that goes into it. But I have committed myself for a long time to doing it, and because I love doing it so much I want to make that commitment.

Tom Brady

I think so highly of people who love their sport and make a really strong commitment to it.

Tom Brady

I've had just about everything punched. I've had things grabbed that just shouldn't be grapped.

Tom Brady

In Boston, they love their sports celebrities. And it's great.

Tom Brady

My sisters like cooking at my place. It has a bit more room, and the food tastes a little bit better. A big pot of spaghetti and sauce, some warm French bread - works all the time. I think I've been eating pasta for 26 years.

Tom Brady

A lot of times I find that people who are blessed with the most talent don't ever develop that attitude, and the ones who aren't blessed in that way are the most competitive and have the biggest heart.