“As an international sportsman, I am very lucky to be supported by people all over the world, many of who treat me as one of their own, no matter what their nationality, or indeed mine. This is the way sport should be.” PeopleWorldWayShouldMatterSportsMinesLuckyTreatsNo Matter WhatInternationalNationalitySportsman Author:Rory McIlroy
“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
“There are three great international team sports in Australia: cricket, rugby (two codes), and Pom-bashing. But the greatest of these is the last, and it is time we prepared ourselves for the greatest celebration of Pom-bashing since Bodyline, the 1930s cricket tour that became an international incident. That one rankles to this day and is otherwise known as the longest whinge in sporting history.” TwoLastsThreeSportsKnownTeamPreparedInternationalCodeAustraliaThis DayCelebrationCricketIncidentsRugby1930sSports Team Author:Simon Barnes
“George Orwell famously described international sport as 'war minus the shooting'. But for all Orwell's greatness as a thinker, this was one of his least felicitous lines, analogous to 'murder minus the death' or 'life minus the breathing'.” WarSportsLinesGreatnessMurderInternationalBreathingShootingThinkerMinus Book:Sphere of Influence: Writings on Cricket and Its Discontents Source: Sphere of Influence: Writings on Cricket and Its Discontents
“Sport allows us to engage in dialogue and to build bridges, and it may even have the capacity to reshape international relations. The Olympic Games embody perfectly this universal mission.” MayGamesSportsCapacityUniversalRelationInternationalMissionsDialogueBridgesInternational RelationsOlympic Games Author:Richard Attias
“Without strength and courage it's really hard to perform at the highest levels of international figure skating, because you're alone on the ice and you only have seven minutes over two nights to prove yourself.” TwoHardNightSportsLevelsMinutesFiguresProveHighestSevenInternationalIceSkatingFigure SkatingProving Yourself Author:Scott Hamilton
“I never got into MMA to be famous, I got into it to compete and pursue athletic aspirations. They were my pure intentions. I came from a true sport, an Olympic background, winning multiple national, international and Olympic medals. So I entered MMA as a sport.” WinningSportsPureIntentionInternationalBackgroundsPursueAspirationMmaMultipleMedalAthleticOlympic Medals Author:Matt Lindland
“My greatest influences in my sport have been two former number one English lady darts players, Deta Hedman and Mandy Solomons. Deta helped me at international events and both helped me to cope with the big occasion which gave me the confidence I needed to become a champion.” Has BeensTwoBigsSportsNumbersPlayerInfluenceEventsNeededInternationalFormerOccasionsChampionSolomonDarts Author:Trina Gulliver
“I've always been a big thinker that the more international competition that we create through sports the better relationships we'll have with countries.” CountryBigsSportsCompetitionInternationalThinker Author:Arnold Palmer
“I think I'm better than Jake (Shields), I think I should be fighting for the title, but I've been given a huge opportunity here to fight B.J. Penn and that's a big fight, belt or no belt. We're in a sport of selling fights right now, and the sport's growing, we're trying to get international, trying to get into every country, every household, and part of that is ticket sales is the idea that Jake Shields is coming over from Strikeforce with two belts. I understand that, it's a business decision.” ThinkingShouldTryingTwoIdeasCountryBigsFightingOpportunityGivenSportsDecisionGrowingHugeRight NowInternationalSellingTitlesHouseholdTicketsBeltsShieldsJakeBusiness Decisions Author:Jon Fitch
“I've got some other great teammates like Dallas Robinson and Johnny Quinn on the men's side who have been tremendous at showing Christ's love. It's not just the US teams, but there are also many believers from the international community including several from the Canadian team. We hope to grow Christianity throughout our sport.” MenHas BeensGrowsSportsSidesChristCommunityChristianityTeamIncludingInternationalBelieverTeammateInternational CommunityDallasQuinn Author:Elana Meyers