“The sport has changed so much since 2004, it's incredible. If you look even at me, the way I'm fencing now compared to 2004, it's a completely different sport. They've changed so many things just with what [the referees] are calling, they've changed the timing of the [scoring] lights. You always have to be evolving as a fencer. The Olympics is interesting because it's such a small field compared to what we're used to. This world championships, I think we had a hundred and something [athletes]. The Olympics is going to be less than 32.” IfsThinkingWorldWayLooksDifferentLightUsedSportsInterestingFieldsThis WorldChangedCallingHundredIncrediblesAthleteEvolveTimingOlympicsChampionshipRefereeFencing Author:Mariel Zagunis
“The news might be single-handedly trying to bring about an environmental catastrophe, which it will then report on. Super injunctions are interesting legal weapons really, they don't just gag the press, they gag them from mentioning the existence of the gag. Sport belongs in a news bulletin about as much as a mummified cat's head belongs in a Caesar salad. Combine the "mounting pressure" with the "growing cause" and you've got yourself a "media whirlwind" which you can also refer to.” TryingMightCausesSportsInterestingExistenceGrowingMediaWeaponsNewsCatPressurePressesEnvironmentalReportsCatastropheSaladWhirlwindGagsCaesar Salad Author:Charlie Brooker
“Politics is that rare sport where the amateur contest is actually more interesting than the professional.” SportsInterestingContests Book:Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It Source: Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It
“If you begin to think business whether you own it or work for it like you would a well managed sports team you will learn a lot of very interesting lessons” IfsThinkingWellsSportsInterestingTeamLike YouLessonsVery InterestingSports Team Author:Strive Masiyiwa
“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
“The most interesting guy I've ever played with was King Hassan of Morocco. I went over there on a trip in the early 1970s, and the King and I played five holes. I've never been that nervous in my life.” GuySportsInterestingFiveKingsHolesNervousMost InterestingMoroccoHassan Author:Lee Trevino
“Basketball is sort of an interesting sport that, you know, the top player on your team makes so much more of an impact than the top player in any other sport.” KnowsSportsInterestingPlayerTeamBasketballImpact Author:Daryl Morey