Famous Quotes & Sayings

Wayne Dyer

Attitude is an inner concept. It is the most important thing you can develop in your life.

Tony Parker

The day when I am satisfied with what I have, will be the day I retire from the sport.

Tony Parker

When you win 20 games in a row and then lose four, people ask you, 'What happened?'...That's the beauty of sports.

Tony Stewart

To be honest, I still don't feel like I'm a representative or an ambassador for the sport.

Tyson Gay

I've dated athletes before but it's too tough because we have the same job, we deal with the same problems and both do a very selfish sport,

Tyson Gay

I played football in high school, I played baseball when I was younger, things like that, but I think it was the passion I had for track where you want to do an individual sport and be the best, I think - there's nothing that can replace that.

Ty Burrell

And I watch 'Saturday Night Live' religiously, I have since I was a little boy. I watch it basically like one of my favorite sports teams.

Ty Cobb

The first time I faced him I watched him take that easy windup and then something went past me that made me flinch. The thing just hissed with danger. We couldn't touch him... Every one of us knew we'd met the most powerful arm ever turned loose in a ball park.

Ty Cobb

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

Twyla Tharp

The content and thematic materials of dance is, of itself, like boxing. You play tennis and baseball. But boxing is not a sport you play: you stand up and do it.

Troy Aikman

I know how difficult my rookie year in the NFL was and I know how competitive this sport is.

Tristan Blackwood

That wasn't good, that wasn't sportsmanship. I was amazed he took that shot.

William H. Gass

Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated.

William Goldman

He held up a book then. “I'm going to read it to you for relax.” “Does it have any sports in it?” “Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True Love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest Ladies. Snakes. Spiders... Pain. Death. Brave men. Cowardly men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.” “Sounds okay,” I said and I kind of closed my eyes.

William Baldwin

Wrestling is a team sport, and an individual sport all rolled into one.

Wayne Brady

Theatre sports is the best improv training period

W. Somerset Maugham

For men and women are not only themselves; they are also the region in which they are born, the city apartment or farm in which they learnt to walk, the games they played as children, the old wives tales they overheard, the food they ate, the schools they attended, the sports they followed, the poets they read, and the God they believed in. It is all these things that have made them what they are, and these are the things that you can't come to know by hearsay...

Yani Tseng

You need to take care of your time and practice, you need to rest and talk to media. So it's really important to organize those things.

Willie Wilson

I was fortunate enough to have baseball to teach me the values relative to success. The sport gifted me with leadership and team building skills that translate in a relatable way in the world.

Willie Stargell

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

Willie Stargell

I don't really feel that I deserve all my applause.

Willie Stargell

I'm proud of the fact that I'm the only player to hit a ball completely out of Dodger Stadium.

Willie Stargell

The Giants were a good team, but our biggest enemy was said to be Candlestick Park.

Willie Stargell

We all wore a 21 patch that one season as a silent tribute to our deceased teammate Roberto.

Willie Stargell

I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.

Willie Stargell

I flailed my arm in a throwing motion before I could even walk.

Willie Stargell

I always said that when it was time to retire, I would know it, and I would just tip my hat to the crowds.

Willie Stargell

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.

Willie Stargell

I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.

Willie Stargell

I love September, especially when we're in it.

Willie Stargell

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.

Willie Stargell

I would always reserve a special place in my heart for Pittsburgh.

Willie Stargell

A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.