“Yes, I have had difficult times on court and at certain tournaments but you need to forget about it and go forward because that's the way it works in our world.” WorldWayNeedsCertainSportsDifficultForgetCourtOur WorldDifficult TimesTournaments Author:Amelie Mauresmo
“You see, in sports you have so many things that aren't expected. There's so much uncertainty. So when players find themselves in a situation where management has a great deal of integrity and they can depend on my word or anybody else's word in the organization, they feel secure. And if the players feel secure, they don't want to leave here. And if they don't want to leave here, they're going to do everything they can on the court to stay here.” IfsWantFeelsSportsDealsSituationPlayerDependsIntegrityOrganizationManagementCourtExpectedSecureUncertainty Author:Red Auerbach
“I don't think you ever want to be too settled, because once you become settled, you lose a lot of your drive. I mean, I am settled off the court; the business side of things, the papers, contracts and all of that, but there are a lot things that I need to work on, on the court, like my free-throw shooting, which has been terrible. I need to work on being more demanding in the post. My teammates are going to come to me and I just need to go out there and score in the post, which will open up things for our guards.” ThinkingWantNeedsMeanHas BeensSportsSidesLosesTerriblePaperCourtPostsShootingScoreContractsPapersTeammateFree Throw Author:Andrew Bogut
“I was struggling at Rookie Camp to be quite honest with you. Basically, it was a week of being locked down like in jail for me. I would say about 50 percent of it was useful. The most challenging part of it was off the court. I mean, man we were just sitting there at times. We had meetings from about 10 a.m. in the morning to about 10 at night and you can't get a workout in at all.” MenMeanNightSportsChallengesMorningStruggleWeekHonestPercentSittingCourtMeetingsJailCampsLockedWorkoutRookiesMean Man Author:Andrew Bogut
“Tennis is a traditional game. A big sport like tennis does not need too many changes. The game has become too fast, there are hardly any long, interesting rallies these days. So maybe slowing down the courts could help. But you can't really stop a sport from evolving.” NeedsLongDoeHelpingBigsGamesSportsInterestingCourtTraditionalEvolveThese DaysTennisSlow DownSlowing Author:Bjorn Borg
“If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it?” IfsLifeSportsWalksPaidCourtEthnic Identity Author:Arthur Ashe
“To take pressure off myself, I realize how fortunate I am to be playing a sport for a living. If I take that mentality onto the court, there shouldn't be any pressure because I'm already fortunate to do what I do.” IfsSportsRealizingPressureCourtFortunateMentality Author:John Isner
“Concentration is born on the practice court... you must mentally treat your practice sessions as matches, concentrating on every ball you hit.” MotivationalSportsBornPracticeTreatsBallsCourtConcentrationSessionConcentrating Author:Martina Navratilova
“I am very blessed to be able to play tennis, the sport that I love and very grateful for the opportunities to play in the finals of big events, when the season starts you are on the roll constantly and obliged to be committed to daily routines on and off the court.” LovePlayBigsAbleOpportunitySportsEventsSeasonsBlessedGratefulCourtFinalsCommittedTennisObligedAnd OffDaily RoutinesBig Events Author:Roger Federer
“But every fool describes, in these bright days, His wondrous journey to some foreign court, And spawns his quarto, and demands your praise,-- Death to his publisher, to him 'tis sport.” SportsJourneyFoolDemandPraiseCourtPublishersWondrousAuthorshipSpawnBright Days Book:DON JUAN Source: DON JUAN
“Sports taught me how to compete on the court, and taught me how to compete in life. Sports and life run parallel with one another.” RunningSportsTaughtCourtParallels Author:Ken Carter
“There are very few sports where you can find that tranquility. Some people find that in golf, but when you're in the water it's such a difference from the golf course or the basketball court. That's what makes surfing unique over any other sport.” PeopleCoursesSportsWaterDifferencesBasketballUniqueCourtGolfTranquilitySurfingGolf CourseBasketball Court Author:Troy Polamalu