“If somebody asks me whether I'd rather sink the winning putt in the Ryder Cup or win a major, it's the major every day. World championship or Ryder Cup? Win a world championship. At the end of the day you're going to be remembered for what you achieve in an individual sport.” IfsWorldEndsAsksWinningIndividualSportsAchieveMajorsCupsAsk MeRememberedThe End Of The DayChampionship Author:Rory McIlroy
“It's a nice bonus but, you know, I have to pay taxes too. (after winning the Grand Slam Cup.” KnowsWinningSportsPayNiceTaxesCupsSlamBonus Author:Venus Williams
“The eyes of some of the fans at Davis Cup matches scare me. There's no light in them. Fixed emotions. Blind worship. Horror. It makes me think of what happened to us long ago.” ThinkingLongLightEyeSportsEmotionHappenedFansHorrorWorshipBlindCupsFixedScareLong Ago Author:Boris Becker
“It's the only sport that's played in every country in the world. It's played and watched all over the world, it's the most popular sport in probably 90% of the countries, and then with the World Cup, you have the most viewed tournament of any sport in the world.” WorldCountrySportsCupsTournamentsWorld CupPopular Sports Author:Claudio Reyna
“He's only 4 years old, so I don't think he realized, you know, that I played so many years. Of course, we watch tapes here from the Stanley Cup years, but I don't think he realized how many years I played.” ThinkingKnowsYearsCoursesSportsWatchesCupsTapeStanleyStanley Cup Author:Mario Lemieux
“If I had to compare any of the two, I'd compare the first one in Edmonton, the first one here in New York because it had been so long in New York since we had won. Obviously, being the first time to ever win the cup in Edmonton, they were fairly similar in that regard.” IfsFirstsLongTwoWinningSportsNew YorkFirst TimeRegardCupsCompareEdmonton Author:Mark Messier
“I personally think that we can win the World Cup. We are improving with every game. With such a young average age in the squad we can only carry on improving.” ThinkingWorldAgeYoungGamesWinningSportsAverageCupsImprovingWorld CupSquad Author:Ruud van Nistelrooy
“That's what makes the Ryder Cup in golf so much better than the Masters or the U.S. Open. To be a part of something that is not about personal achievement, but about representing everyone and sharing it with the whole country, it's wonderful.” CountryWholeSportsWonderfulMastersAchievementGolfCupsRepresentingPersonal Achievement Author:Scott Hamilton
“I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.” IfsThinkingWorldSportsFansMetsCupsSoccerWorld CupSoccer Fans Author:Landon Donovan
“We had a poster of the Davis Cup in 1986. It was in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sweden, and we went to watch, so I got the poster. You couldn't get all the posters. You were lucky if you got one.” IfsSportsWatchesLuckyCupsRepublicPostersSwedenCzechPragueCzech Republic Author:Martina Hingis
“The World Cup only comes around once every four years and is the absolute pinnacle of our sport. It is something we dream about as players. It is a reason why many of us started playing this game. I know myself, my teammates will be focused on what's ahead and what's at stake.” KnowsWorldYearsReasonDreamGamesSportsFourPlayerAbsolutesFocusedCupsReason WhyStakesFour YearsTeammateWorld CupPinnacle Author:Jozy Altidore