“So in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport its the longterm. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race.” FactsSportsRaceCareersJudgingSeasons Author:Alain Prost
“Sports biography at its best. Rich in period detail, anecdote, and fresh perspective, Strong Boy paints both the good and the bad sides of success, as America's growing celebrity culture turned a simple Irish American gladiator into a national, in fact international hero. A very human story with profound parallels for our sports-obsessed culture today!” HumansFactsStoriesTodayAmericaCultureStrongSportsSidesSimpleBoysRichGrowingPerspectiveHeroPeriodsProfoundPaintInternationalDetailsObsessedBiographiesParallelsAnecdotesCelebrity Culture Author:Nigel Hamilton
“I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet.” ThinkingFactsLightSportsSecretFeetStrikesRelatedFragile Author:Frank Shorter
“My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in as a lifelong New York Giant, but I'm now resigned to the fact that this won't happen.” FactsHappensWinningSportsGoalTeamNew YorkFameGiantsHallsChampionshipRetiredJerseyLifelongHall Of FameResigned Author:Michael Strahan
“I think what bothers us about fighting sports isn't the damage to the athlete but the fact that you win by doing more harm to your opponent than he does to you. It just seems ugly.” ThinkingDoeFactsSeemsFightingWinningSportsAthleteUglyHarmBotherOpponentsDamage Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“The sport [football] is simply more and more identified with violence, both in its inherent nature and in its savage personnel... [The National Football League] now needs a guardian, not a CEO.” NeedsFactsSportsDealsViolenceFootballLeagueInherentSavagesCeoGuardianPersonnel Author:Frank Deford
“I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue; in fact, when people talk about me being the first female governor, I'm a little absent from that discussion, because I've never thought of gender as an issue. In sports, you learn self-discipline, healthy competition, to be gracious in victory and defeat, and the importance of being part of a team and understanding what part you play on that team. You all work together to reach a goal, and I think all of those factors come into play in my role as governor.” PeopleThinkingFirstsLittlesI CanSelfPlayFactsTogetherOpportunitySportsUnderstandingGoalRolesIssuesImagineTeamTaughtVictoryDisciplineHealthyFemaleImportanceCompetitionDefeatGenderFactorsDiscussionWorking TogetherGovernorsSelf DisciplineAbsentGraciousVictory And DefeatHealthy Competition Author:Sarah Palin
“Many years before when I had serious back pain from a sports injury, the surgeons said they would explore my spine and "figure it out." Out of frustration I had impulsively opted for the procedure. They ended up fusing the vertebrae. It left me debilitated. In hindsight, I blamed myself more than the surgeons. I had pressed them for a solution when in fact none was apparent because the cause of the pain was obscure.” YearsSaidFactsPainLeftCausesSportsFiguresSeriousSolutionsTherapyInjuryFrustrationObscureProceduresSurgeonsSpineHindsightBack Pain Author:Jerome Groopman
“It is wonderful... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special.” WayDifferentWholeFactsGamesSportsLevelsWonderfulSpecialFootballDifferent Levels Author:Frank Gifford
“That's why, to experience that, you know for a fact that a human being is capable of so much more, because to go to that place and to step outside yourself and observe yourself do these things, while the rest of the world is moving in slow motion, is really incredible.” KnowsWorldHumansFactsMovingSportsHuman BeingsStepsCapableIncrediblesMoving InSlow Motion Author:Marcus Allen
“We can no longer ignore the stupidity of the hits that are still happening today despite the fact that the players know the concussion aspect is such a big part of the game and sports in general.” KnowsStillsFactsBigsTodayGamesSportsPlayerHappeningsAspectStupidityDespiteNhlConcussionsSports In General Author:Jeremy Roenick
“We used to have a lot of fun. We never had any problems. We always ate. The fact that we didn't have steak? Who had steak?” FactsProblemUsedFunSportsAthleteSteak Author:Jesse Owens
“I've always loved movies but everyone loves movies, so I never conceived of the fact that I could actually be in them. In high school I had some friends in the drama department, but they were just doing plays, and I was like, "Eh, I don't really think that that's me." So I just played sports. Then, a bunch of years later, I'm acting.” ThinkingYearsPlayFactsSchoolSportsActingDramaHigh SchoolBunchDepartmentOne LoveMovie Love Author:Channing Tatum
“I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey.” KindPlayFactsKidsAbleSportsGolfAll KindsSoccerTennisHockeySkating Author:Patrick Chan
“On coaching the 1970s Philadelphia Flyers: Nobody likes us. Nobody outside Philadelphia, that is. In fact, the nicest thing people say about us is that we are a bunch of muggers.” PeopleFactsSportsLikesBunchCoachingPhiladelphiaFlyersMuggers Author:Fred Shero
“The general definition of being muscle-bound is that you have so many muscles that you can't move freely. I don't know of any bodybuilder in that category; in fact, many of them are quite active in other sports.” KnowsFactsMovingSportsBoundsDefinitionsActiveMusclesCategoriesBodybuilder Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“I'm legitimately having more fun doing music, but at the same time I worked my whole life for baseball. If I had to pick, I would probably pick music. I just connect more with the fact that other people connect with that I'm doing so much. It's a much cooler thing than being good at sports.” PeopleIfsWholeFactsFunSportsPicksBaseballBe GoodWhole Life Author:Mike Stud
“The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.” InspirationalMindBelieveLongFactsDreamMotivationalBeliefSportsCan DoStrengthLimitsTrainingPercentAthleteMotivational SportsFitnessSuccessful PeopleYou Can Do ItInspirational SportsBadassBodybuildingCan Do SomethingI Can Do ItSuccessful BusinessMotivational Inspirational SportsGreat SportsFitness MotivationalAthlete MotivationalShort SportsShort Inspirational SportsGreatest SportsMotivational WorkoutShort Motivational SportsGreat Inspirational SportsGreat Motivational SportsI Can Do ThisInspiring AthleteBodybuilding TrainingStrength TrainingMotivational BodybuildingBodybuilding MotivationSports SpiritGreat BodybuildingMotivate AthletesBodybuilding MotivationalSportsman SpiritMind Training Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger