“Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flows to you and you develop a good track record.” SportsSuccessfulRecordsFootballFlowTrackCreditChiefsExecutivesOfficersTrack RecordPro FootballCommissionersChief Executives Author:Pete Rozelle
“Back in the day you wanted your albums to have a theme, and 'Sports' theme was really a collection of singles. It was really a record for its time.” WantedSportsRecordsAlbumsThemeCollectionsSinglesBack In The Day Author:Huey Lewis
“I have always said that I want to finish my career with the Dolphins and this put me closer to that goal. I have been fortunate to break many personal records, but my overiding goal is to win a Super Bowl here in Miami.” WantHas BeensSaidWinningSportsGoalCareersBreakRecordsFortunateBowlsSuper BowlMiamiDolphins Author:Dan Marino
“I think the key is never being satisfied with your skills and you have to constantly learn. I say this all the time, I sound like a broken record, but if you are not getting better in this sport you are getting worse” IfsThinkingSportsSoundRecordsBrokenKeysSkillsSatisfiedGet Better Author:Kenny Florian
“Part of the beauty and much of the moral seriousness of sport derives from the severe justice of strenuous play in a circumscribed universe of rules that protect the integrity of competition. Records are worth recording, and worth striving to surpass, because they serve as benchmarks of excellence achieved under the pressure of competition.” PlayUniverseSportsJusticeMoralRecordsIntegrityProtectPressureCompetitionExcellenceStriveSevereSeriousness Book:With a Happy Eye, But...: America and the World, 1997--2002 Source: With a Happy Eye, But...: America and the World, 1997--2002
“When there is good news, and it is news , we do report it, but usually news is a record of human failure. Those wanting to celebrate human accomplishment are, as someone said, advised to go to the sports section.” HumansSaidSportsRecordsNewsCelebrateJournalismAccomplishmentReportsSectionsGood News Book:And so it goes Source: And so it goes
“I've been thinking about the record since I reached the fifty plateau. But you think about it and then you let it go because you can't waste many brain cells on hours thinking about it.” ThinkingSportsHoursBrainRecordsWasteCellsFiftyLet It GoBrain Cells Author:Mark McGwire
“I've got a strength and conditioning coach, a weights coach, but I've also got a nutritionist, a physiotherapist and a masseur available to me if I need it. It's quite a good network. I've also got sports scientists who record the technical information, so that, after the race, we can analyse the video and check comparisons between, not only me and the other competitors, but me and my best performance. I couldn't do it without these guys, but I'm the one who gets all the credit.” IfsNeedsGuySportsRaceRecordsInformationPerformancesScientistWeightAvailableCreditCoachesChecksVideoComparisonCompetitorsConditioningBest PerformanceNutritionistStrength And Conditioning Author:Liam Tancock
“Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.” MenWorldYearsMeanRunningSportsRaceRecordsMajorsSecondsChampionshipRivalryWorld Records Author:Michael Johnson
“When your government, employer, landlord, merchant, banker and local sports team gang up to picture, digitize and permanently record your every activity, you are placed under unprecedented control.” GovernmentSportsRecordsTeamActivityLocalsGangEmployersBankersUnprecedentedMerchantsSports TeamLandlord Author:William Safire
“I love sports, but I don't like live sporting events, because I don't like sitting in the crowd. I like listening to records, but I don't like going to concerts, because I don't like standing in the crowd. I guess I just don't like being in the crowd itself.” SportsRecordsEventsListeningSittingStandingCrowdsConcertsSporting Events Author:Chuck Klosterman
“When I tied the record five years in a row, even over in Europe, it wasn't really talked about. It is disap-pointing because it is one of the toughest things to do in sports.” YearsSportsRecordsFiveEuropeThings To DoFive YearsTiedPointing Author:Pete Sampras
“Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people who place themselves at risk for the benefit of others.” PeopleFilmActorsSportsRecordsRiskHeroPoliticianPromiseBenefitsHollywoodAthleteDaring Author:Oliver North