Famous Quotes & Sayings

Trent Dilfer

There are some guys out here that can really play golf, but it has not been their focus for that long.

Trent Dilfer

There's nothing wrong with failing if you learn from it, and I've failed out here plenty.

Torquato Tasso

Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame

Steve Waugh

I suppose, because I am a sportsman and travel all over Australia, I see every day Australians doing small and large and often unnoticed deeds; many times I thought how nice it would be for them to be recognised, so I hope somehow that in receiving this honour that I represent these people.

Steve Waugh

I'd like to try to inspire the youth, that's obviously where our future is and the kids are the ones you can mould and you can give them ideas and opportunities and I'd like to try to inspire all the young kids because I had a dream when I was young, that was to play for Australia.

Steve Waugh

It's a hard life as a professional cricketer. It's not as easy as everyone makes out. To survive you need a tough hide.

Steve Waugh

I keep a lucky red rag in my pocket when I bat, which has been a good luck charm for a few years.

Steve Waugh

It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get.

Steve Waugh

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.

Steve Waugh

Money does not motivate me as long as I can provide for my children.

Steve Waugh

You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

Steve Yzerman

I also feel I adapted. I was willing to try to fit into any role. The way I figured, it was always up to me to prove my worth, that I deserved to be here.

Steve Yzerman

We’re stuck in the middle and need to decide what kind of sport do we want to be. Either anything goes and we accept the consequences or take the next step and eliminate fighting.

Steve Yzerman

When it gets to this point, it's just hard to pull the trigger.

Steve Yzerman

I look forward to a lot more free time, at least initially, with my wife, Lisa, and our three children.

Steve Yzerman

As a kid in British Columbia, going back a long way, I learned to skate.

Steve Yzerman

Since the season ended, I've let things settle down, and I have to talk to the coaching staff and management. I really don't want to turn this into a big drama. So I plan on making a definite decision relatively quickly.

Steve Yzerman

We have to get better at that. All of the Stanley Cup winning teams throughout the past few seasons, when they needed to play defense, they did it. If you can play defense, that's when you know it's game over.

Steve Yzerman

I consider the Detroit Red Wings one of the greatest franchises in any sport. For a player to come in and play, it's so special to wear the jersey.

Steve Yzerman

We used to play a lot outdoors, not in leagues, but just in our spare time.

Steve Yzerman

Very few cities in the NHL have the history or the following of the Detroit Red Wings.

Vince Lombardi

I don't think there's a punch-line scheduled, is there?

Vince Lombardi

While statistics are interesting, they're all in the past.

Vince Lombardi

If you give me anything less than your best, you're not only cheating yourself. your coaches, your teamates, everybody in Green Bay, and everything pro football stands for. Your also cheating the Maker who gave you the talent.

Vince Lombardi

Football is blocking and tackling. Everything else is mythology.

Vince Lombardi

Winning isn't everything, but striving to win is.

Vince Lombardi

I said, 'You missed practice yesterday didn't you?' The player replied, 'No coach, not a bit.'

Vince Lombardi

I think you've got to pay the price for anything that's worthwhile, and success is paying the price. You've got to pay the price to win, you've got to pay the price to stay on top, and you 've got to pay the price to get there.

Vince Lombardi

If you don't think you're a winner, you don't belong here.

Vince Lombardi

When you are through trying to improve, you are through.

Vince Lombardi

Live as if you were living already for the second time.

Vince Lombardi

We don't pray to win. We pray to play the best we can, and to keep us free from injury. And the prayer we say after the game is one of thanksgiving.

Vince Lombardi

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.