“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
“I did always dream of being a professional player. I think every kid does dream of being a pro, but to last the journey you have to love tennis as a sport and if you are lucky enough to make it in the pros, it is really a bonus.” IfsThinkingDoeEnoughDreamKidsLastsSportsPlayerJourneyLuckyTennisBonus Author:Samantha Stosur
“I am lucky, .. that the popular sport in the Soviet Union was chess and not baseball.” SportsLuckyBaseballUnionsChessSovietSoviet UnionPopular Sports Author:Garry Kasparov
“Every jock gets up and tells the world how lucky he is. But I feel that I may be the luckiest one of all in terms of timing and being at the right place at the right moment-even though, for the last 30 years, I was told I was born 20 years too soon, for obvious reasons.” WorldFeelsYearsMayReasonMomentsLastsSportsTermBornLuckyObviousGet UpTimingRight PlaceRight MomentJocks Author:Bob Cousy
“I think everybody has to be better, right from me out. Everybody has to step up their games for us to be successful here. I've been lucky to be on some good teams over the years and that's what it takes, everybody contributing night after night.” ThinkingYearsNightGamesSportsStepsSuccessfulTeamLuckyBeing SuccessfulContributingStep UpGood Team Author:Ed Belfour
“I was so lucky to walk away with two Super Bowls and know that the last year was positive.” KnowsYearsTwoLastsSportsWalksLuckyLast YearBowlsSuper BowlSo Lucky Author:John Elway
“When I was a kid growing up in Kentucky, on lucky summer nights, my cousin would pick me up in his Chevy Super Sport and drive me down along the Ohio River to Cincinnati to hear some rock 'n' roll. Those were exciting times, and the bands would play late into the night, rocking soaked in sweat. When I hear the Ready Stance, these memories come back to me and I remember that Cincinnati has produced so many wonderful musicians. The Ready Stance is among that number. You will be hearing a lot about them in the future.” PlayKidsRememberNightSportsMemoriesNumbersGrowing UpGrowingWonderfulRocksReadyLuckyBandLateSummerMusicianPicksRiversExcitingHearingSweatRock N RollCousinOhioStanceKentuckyMy CousinKids Growing UpSummer NightsPick MePick Me UpCome Back To MeChevy Author:Chris Frantz
“Competition is great for everyone. Sports can teach you so much at an early age, including camaraderie and sportsmanship. Competition aspect is something I've always been big on - I always wanted to compete in something. It was swimming for many years, then I moved on to basketball. I had to find a way to channel my competitive energy, so I'm lucky that basketball worked out for me.” WayYearsBigsAgeWantedEnergySportsTeachLuckyBasketballAspectMovedCompetitionIncludingSwimmingInspirational SportsInspirational BasketballMoved OnCompetitivenessSportsmanshipCamaraderieI Moved On Author:Tim Duncan
“We had a poster of the Davis Cup in 1986. It was in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sweden, and we went to watch, so I got the poster. You couldn't get all the posters. You were lucky if you got one.” IfsSportsWatchesLuckyCupsRepublicPostersSwedenCzechPragueCzech Republic Author:Martina Hingis