“I've been a Colt for almost all of my adult life, but I guess in life, and in sports, we all know nothing lasts forever. Times change, circumstances change, and that's the reality of playing in the NFL.” KnowsRealityLastsSportsForeverCircumstancesAdultsNflNothing Lasts ForeverColts Author:Peyton Manning
“The shift from the perception of the child as innocent to the perception of the child as competent has greatly increased the demands on contemporary children for maturity, for participating in competitive sports, for early academic achievement, and for protecting themselves against adults who might do them harm. While children might be able to cope with any one of those demands taken singly, taken together they often exceed children's adaptive capacity.” ChildrenMightAbleTogetherSportsTakenDemandAchievementPerceptionAdultsCapacityHarmContemporaryInnocentMaturityAcademicExceedCompetentParticipatingAdaptiveAcademic AchievementCompetitive Sports Author:David Elkind
“I've been an athlete all my life. I was a competitive figure skater, and then when I realized skating was not an adult sport I took up tennis and played that quite seriously from the time I was about 18.” SportsFiguresAdultsAthleteI RealizedTennisSkatingSkater Author:Condoleezza Rice
“I have never really lived with anyone in my adult years. I just read my sports ticker. And 50 Shades of Grey.” YearsSportsAdultsShadeGreyShades Of Grey50 Shade Of Grey Author:Matthew Perry
“Smoking is, if not my life, then at least my hobby. I love to smoke. Smoking is fun. Smoking is cool. Smoking is, as far as I am concerned, the entire point of being an adult. It makes growing up genuinely worthwhile. I am quite well aware of the hazards of smoking. Smoking is not a healthful pastime, it is true. Smoking is indeed no bracing dip in the ocean, no strenuous series of calisthenics, no two laps around the reservoir. On the other hand, smoking has to its advantage the fact that is a quiet pursuit. Smoking is, in effect a dignified sport.” IfsWellsTwoFactsHandsFunSportsGrowing UpGrowingEffectsQuietOceanAdultsAdvantageConcernedSeriesPursuitSmokeSmokingWorthwhileHobbiesLapHazardsDipPastimeReservoirsCalisthenics Book:The Fran Lebowitz Reader Source: The Fran Lebowitz Reader
“Because of old sports injuries, yoga has become a physical lifesaver. I also have an honest, loving, and caring circle of friends. A little bit of laughter and an occasional adult beverage never hurt nobody.” LittlesBitsSportsHurtHonestLittle BitLaughterYogaAdultsCaringCirclesInjuryOccasionalBeveragesCircle Of Friends Author:Erica Tazel
“We live in a reward-centered society. When I was a child, my father used to say, "It's not whether you win or lose but how well you play the game." I used to think that was about sports, but as an adult, I realize what I create, do, etc., is more important than winning a prize.” ThinkingWellsChildrenImportantPlayUsedFatherGamesWinningSportsRealizingLosesAdultsRewardsEtcPrizeWin Or Lose Author:Renee Lawless
“There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.” IfsWantMatterAgeYoungSportsPracticeExerciseAdultsWeightNo Matter WhatHeightRequirementsCompetitorsSkatesGood Exercise Author:Nancy Kerrigan
“I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous '89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part.” FightingSportsAdultsNicole Author:O. J. Simpson
“I just got hooked on the radio, the voice of it all. It was my connection to metropolitan America, if you will. Sports, in particularly baseball then 'cause of its rich sediment of numbers, was one of the first things a young person could peg up with adults on - that is, you could know as much about Jimmy Fox as your father did.” IfsKnowsFirstsPersonsAmericaYoungFatherCausesSportsVoiceNumbersRichAdultsConnectionsBaseballRadioFoxesJimmyHookedPegMetropolitan Author:George Will