“Teachers who are not actively involved in the learning process themselves, force their students to drink from stagnant water” ForceSportsProcessWaterLeadershipTeacherStudentsInvolvedDrinkLearning ProcessStagnantStagnant Water Author:Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
“It is a good idea to become involved with sports and athletics. It makes you strong. You need to be strong to deal with this world and the powers and forces that block enlightenment.” WorldNeedsIdeasStrongForceSportsDealsThis WorldHealthBuddhismInvolvedEnlightenmentBlockGood IdeasAthletics Author:Frederick Lenz
“I started off dancing and playing sports, and I joined the drama stuff, the theatre stuff in middle school because my friends were involved, and it was kind of the cool thing to do.” KindSchoolStuffSportsMiddleInvolvedDramaMy FriendsDancingTheatreThings To DoMiddle SchoolCool ThingsPlaying Sports Author:Kara Lindsay
“When you are caring about your children perhaps you always have to remember at what point you can become over involved because of something you need rather than something the child needs.” NeedsChildrenRememberSportsInvolvedOur ChildrenCaringYour Children Author:Frank Shorter
“If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about the sport and what it can offer in its entirety. You shouldn't want to become a professional sportsperson because of the money. There's a lot more to gain from being involved in sport. Work hard to get what you want. If it's your ambition, go for it. You don't have to be the best in the world to make it as an elite athlete. You need to be a grafter and be prepared to sacrifice.” IfsThinkingWorldWantNeedsHardSportsSacrificeHard WorkInvolvedOffersAmbitionGainsPreparedAthleteWhat You WantBeing The BestElitesBe PreparedKnowledgeableEntiretyElite Athletes Author:Hope Powell
“I've been involved with Fantasy Football for more than 10 years now, and I'll keep competing each year as long as I'm still having fun. I like to play sports, and I like to compete, but I also have a wife and three daughters. This lets me stay involved with the sport I love and still spend quality time with my family too.” YearsLongStillsPlayThreeFunSportsQualityFantasyWifeFootballInvolvedDaughterMy FamilyLet MeHaving FunCompetingQuality TimeThree DaughtersFantasy Football Author:Stevie Richards
“Obviously every one of them was special to that particular team, all the people that were involved with it.” PeopleSportsTeamSpecialParticularInvolved Author:Mark Messier
“There's always something special when the service academies play each other that's not in any other game. This is not a regular game, and everyone involved knows that.” KnowsPlayGamesSportsSpecialInvolvedAcademySomething Special Author:Roger Staubach
“It's nice to be able to support programs like 5 Hole Threads' in our communities to keep more kids involved in sports. The Life lessons that are learned from being a teammate are so valuable. All kids deserve the chance to experience that.” KidsAbleSportsCommunityChanceSupportNiceInvolvedLessonsTrainingDeserveProgramValuableHolesLife LessonThreadTeammateNhlOur Community Author:Dan Ellis
“I think most of my lessons come from sports. That's why I always emphasise to young kids to get involved in sports because it's where you learn about discipline. It's where you learn to keep going, where if you think you can't make it, you can.” IfsThinkingKidsYoungSportsDisciplineInvolvedLessonsKeep GoingGet Involved Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“I went to school to play sports, but I got involved in theatre in college kind of by mistake. I ended up taking an acting class almost just to get rid of an arts requirement, but I wound up in this wonderful acting class with this teacher named Alma Becker who really saved my life. I was just kind of this knucklehead kid from DC and I was in and out of trouble all of the time. I took a theatre class and she really discovered something in me and I absolutely fell in love with it.” KindArtPlayKidsSchoolSportsActingMistakeClassTeacherWonderfulTroubleCollegeInvolvedTheatreWoundsSavedRequirementsActing ClassesKnuckleheads Author:Jon Bernthal
“Drugs is a society problem. It ain't just isolated to sports or entertainment. There's people that are doing brain surgeries that probably have dabbled in drugs. There may be some, judges and lawyers involved in the case could have been involved. So it's a problem in all society.” PeopleMayHas BeensProblemSportsBrainCasesJudgingInvolvedDrugEntertainmentLawyerIsolatedSurgeryCould Have BeenBrain Surgery Author:Dave Parker
“In my regular life, I am very involved in commissions for cities and sometimes countries. And I think of public art as a team sport. The outcome is only possible with the interaction of all the players.” ThinkingArtCountrySometimesSportsCitiesPlayerTeamInvolvedOutcomesInteractionSports TeamPublic Art Author:Janet Echelman
“If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete.” IfsLooksGovernmentSportsProudInvolvedAthleteChina Author:Patrick Chan
“Everyone should get more involved in exercising, not just for the health benefits, but for the social side too. There are so many different aspects in your life where sport can help. Even if you only go to a class at a local pool, you'll feel the benefits.” IfsFeelsShouldDifferentHelpingSocialSportsSidesClassInvolvedExerciseBenefitsAspectLocalsPoolHealth Benefits Author:Jazmin Carlin
“Some people are so talented and yet they don't even know it. There are so many different aspects to sport and how you can get involved. You might surprise yourself with what you can achieve, so give it go and see what you can do!” PeopleKnowsGivingDifferentMightSportsCan DoAchieveInvolvedAspectSurpriseGet Involved Author:Jazmin Carlin
“I've always been interested in the sport even as a young kid. I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision.” ArtKidsYoungSportsInvolvedConflictArt IsContactMartial ArtsCollision Author:Brad Tavares
“Cycling is an activity which more and more young people are getting involved with, whether they are using their bikes to get to school or work, socially, or cycling as a sport. Cycling is cheap, it's quick, and it makes you look and feel great!” PeopleFeelsLooksSchoolYoungSportsInvolvedActivityBikeCycling Author:Adrian Bell
“I've been involved in the sport since I was seven-years-old and I have learned so many things in life from it, such as making friends and discipline.” YearsSportsDisciplineInvolvedSevenThings In LifeI Have LearnedSeven YearsMaking Friends Author:Jenny Meadows
“I would say go for it because it is a fantastic job. It's a wonderful opportunity to go and get involved with sport at whatever level. What I would say is, if you can, go and work with your local radio station covering local sporting events.” IfsJobsOpportunitySportsLevelsWonderfulEventsInvolvedRadioLocalsFantasticStationsGet InvolvedCoveringRadio StationsSporting Events Author:Jill Douglas
“My father was a racing driver, his name is Don Halliday. I grew up with it all around me. I have always been into fast, dangerous sports, even as a child. As soon as I got in a car I knew it was for me and that I would enjoy racing and competing. My mother was also involved in Solo One. She always said I was like my father and would want to compete one day.” WantChildrenSaidMotherFatherNamesSportsEnjoyDangerousCarGrewInvolvedOne DayGrew UpDriversRacingSoloCompetingRacing DriverDangerous Sports Author:Liz Halliday
“If the players aren't getting paid, there's something terribly, terribly wrong, and that's true only in the United States. Everywhere else, where money is involved with sport, the players get paid. But these poor kids in college, they're doing it for free, and that's just disgraceful.” IfsStatesKidsSportsPoorUnitedUnited StatesPlayerCollegeInvolvedPaidDisgraceful Author:Frank Deford
“I want to stay involved in gymnastics forever, but the Olympics really opened up doors in terms of motivational speaking. I'd like do some type of broadcasting or commentating for gymnastics events on TV, or even give my insights as a gymnast into other sports; I'm kind of a sports junkie in general.” WantGivingKindSportsTermForeverDoorsEventsTvsTypeInvolvedInsightOlympicsGymnasticsJunkieBroadcastingGymnast Author:Jonathan Horton
“If I wasn't active and involved in different sports and just moving around, I wouldn't have even known that I had the potential to become an Olympian.” IfsDifferentMovingSportsKnownInvolvedActiveOlympian Author:Allyson Felix
“Parents have to understand, that even if their child isn't showing athletic excellence in a certain sport, they still need to be involved. They don't need to be involved in a military type of setting, they just need to get out and play and enjoy themselves and find it themselves.” IfsNeedsChildrenStillsPlayCertainSportsParentEnjoyMilitaryTypeInvolvedExcellenceSettingSettingsAthletic Author:Allyson Felix