“I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling.” IfsHas BeensActorsSportsFansCallingHollywoodAthleteConvincedCould Have BeenSports FanPro Athlete Author:Jamie Foxx
“Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports.” IfsWellsHas BeensPlayActorsSportsGoneCollegeCollege Sports Author:Joe Manganiello
“I might like to be an actor, but there are loads of other things I'm interested in as well, like music and writing and sports. I want to keep my options open.” WantWritingWellsMightActorsSportsLoad Author:Daniel Radcliffe
“I grew up in Arkansas and that's the law. My dad was a high school basketball coach, so I was raised as a coach's son and I was a baseball player back in Arkansas, and I lived in Texas, too, so I was just surrounded by sports. So that's what I was going to do: Pitch for the St Louis Cardinals. I had no idea I was going to be an actor. So I got my collar bone broken in the Kansas City Royals training camp. And once I got hurt I started doing other things for a while.” IdeasSchoolLawActorsSportsHurtCitiesPlayerSonBrokenGrewDadBasketballGrew UpTrainingHigh SchoolBaseballRaisedMy DadBonesCoachesNo IdeaTexasCampsRoyalCollarsCardinalsBaseball PlayerKansasBasketball CoachArkansasKansas CityGot HurtTraining Camp Author:Billy Bob Thornton
“I think there are definite parallels between sport and art. There's a real sense of sacrifice. There's a real sense of dedication that is needed in sport that I think you can attribute to art. I think so much of it is about bravery and courage, being an actor.” ThinkingArtRealActorsSportsSacrificeNeededBraveryAttributesDedicationDefiniteParallelsBravery And Courage Author:Matt Smith