“When things could've gone really bad, rugby caught my interest and I really stuck with it. The sport brought me, maybe off the streets where we'd be fighting, into putting in a good effort in the rugby field where you're kind of rewarded for that rough behaviour instead of in trouble with the law.” KindLawFightingSportsInterestEffortGoneTroubleStreetsFieldsCaughtStuckRoughBehaviourRugby Author:Daniel Cudmore
“In an effort to civilize combat sports, authorities mandated padded gloves and instantly made the sports far more savage. Granted, putting gloves on the hands seems like a nice thing to do. If you were being punched in the brain by a powerful man, wouldn't you rather he strap a pillow around his fist? But the glove doesn't do anything to diminish your brain damage.” IfsMenMadeHandsSeemsSportsPowerfulEffortBrainNiceAuthorityGrantedThings To DoDamageCombatSavagesDiminishFistsPillowGlovesNice ThingsPowerful Man Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“The silliest and most tendentious of baseball writing tries to wrest profundity from the spectacle of grown men hitting a ball with a stick by suggesting linkages between the sport and deep issues of morality, parenthood, history, lost innocence, gentleness, and so on, seemingly ad infinitum . (The effort reeks of silliness because baseball is profound all by itself and needs no excuses; people who don't know this are not fans and are therefore unreachable anyway.” PeopleKnowsMenNeedsWritingTryingLostSportsEffortIssuesFansMoralityBaseballBallsSticksProfoundExcuseInnocenceParenthoodAdsHittingGentlenessNo ExcusesSuggestingGrown ManProfunditySillinessUnreachableLinkages Book:Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History Source: Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History
“I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year.” ThinkingYearsSportsEffortPlayerConditionsMonthsSeasonsConditioningOff SeasonOffseason Author:Mark Messier
“I went over before the British Open and played Valderrama thinking that I might make the team, might be a captain's pick. I made the effort to go over there.” ThinkingMadeMightSportsEffortTeamPicksBritishCaptains Author:Payne Stewart
“Number two, we're going to play with a lot of effort. Our guys are going to be in such good shape that fatigue is not going to be a problem. We're going to play with full effort from snap to whistle on every play the entire game.” TwoPlayProblemGuyGamesSportsNumbersEffortShapesFatigueSnaps Author:Steve Spurrier
“I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.” ThinkingChildrenPlayIndividualSportsEffortResponsibilityTeamHockeyPlaying Sports Author:Wayne Gretzky
“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” InspirationalMotivationalSuccessSportsEffortFootballRegretAthleteUpliftingMotivational SportsWrestlingInspirational SportsFunny InspirationalNo RegretsI RegretBest FootballFootball TeamMotivational Inspirational SportsInspiring FootballInspirational FootballHave No RegretsPro FootballShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsShort Motivational SportsAwesome SportsSports FootballGreat FootballFootball MotivationCoaches MotivationalMotivational FootballBest CoachesFunny Inspirational SportsFootball CoachingHeart Of A Champion Author:George Halas
“I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.” WayLongHardSportsGoalEffortBusinessHard WorkDown AndMotivational SportsTeammateVolleyballCheerleading Author:Mia Hamm
“Being an Olympic Medalist was a team effort. So I am honored to be a part of CBS Sports' WE NEED TO TALK cast of iconic women. Being part of a show with some of my broadcasting and sports idols is an honor.” NeedsShowsSportsEffortTeamHonorCastsIdolsHonoredIconicBroadcastingTeam Effort Author:Dara Torres
“You cannot have that attitude of where I am going to tuck my tail between my legs and go home. You have to keep going back for more. That's why cycling is a very competitive sport. You have to have determination and drive to train hard and put forth a good effort.” HardHomeSportsEffortAttitudeDeterminationTrainLegsKeep GoingTailsCyclingTrain HardCompetitive Sports Author:Robin Farina
“I've learned that the effort sportsmen and women put in is incredible. Their commitment to their sport is phenomenal. Sometimes as a viewer, as a sports fan, you only see the end result.” EndsSometimesSportsResultsEffortFansMen And WomenCommitmentIncrediblesI've LearnedViewersPhenomenalEnd ResultsSportsmanSports Fan Author:Jill Douglas
“It is important to us to understand and discuss a "vision" with both leagues and then sponsor the league that best matches our views and direction on growing the sport. To do that, there must be a tie back to our grass roots efforts. In short, our marketing plan for new players has to ultimately point to a league and its players.” ImportantSportsViewsEffortVisionGrowingPlayerPlansRootsMarketingGrassLeagueTiesSponsorsMarketing Plans Author:John Robinson
“No one has ever drowned in sweat.” MotivationalSportsEffortFootballCollegeHard WorkCoachesCoachingMotivational SportsSweat Author:Lou Holtz
“You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.” KnowsInspirationalMindMotivationalWinningSportsEnjoyLosesSleepEffortPercentHundredCompetitionAthleteMotivational SportsPeace Of MindHockeyInspirational SportsAthleticWinning And LosingWin Or LoseMotivational Inspirational SportsGreat SportsAthlete MotivationalWill To WinBest SportsShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsGreatest SportsShort Motivational SportsBest AthleteAwesome SportsInspirational AthleteEnjoy YourselfGreat AthleteGreat Inspirational SportsGreat Motivational SportsGreatest AthleteAthletic MotivationalInspiring AthleteAthletic InspirationalWinning LosingInspirational WinningFunny Inspirational SportsGreat HockeyTeam MotivationalGive 100 PercentTeam MotivationMotivation To WinSports CompetitionWinning SportsHockey TeamGreat AthleticWinning InspirationalMotivational WinningWinning MotivationalMotivational HockeyGreatest HockeyAthletic CompetitionInspirational HockeyGive It Your All Author:Gordie Howe