“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
“We have a high ceiling. We're still young. We're still learning coach's system and we're still learning how to play hard every night. I think that's been a bad habit of ours the last few years. It's a habit that's hard to shake, too. I think if we keep pushing, we'll be alright this season.” IfsThinkingYearsStillsHardPlayLastsYoungNightSportsHabitSeasonsCoachesShakesPushingEvery NightCeilingsAlrightBad HabitsPlay Hard Author:Andrew Bogut
“In some ways, that's the story of my season - when I wasn't making big mistakes, I was winning races and being on the podium. And when I made mistakes I was still fourth or fifth, just off the podium.” WayMadeStillsStoriesBigsWinningSportsRaceMistakeSeasonsFourthFifthMade A MistakeBig MistakeI Made A MistakeWinning The Race Author:Bode Miller
“I guess when you have that one monster season, it's good because you're recognized. If it weren't for that season, not as many people would know about my career. But it also kind of diminishes what I did in other years.” PeopleIfsKnowsYearsKindSportsCareersSeasonsMonstersDiminish Author:Brady Anderson
“We all laughed. It was more like that whole thing that I was talking about earlier. You go to training camp and after the season is over, you might not see the guys for six months until you go back to training camp.” WholeMightGuySportsTalkingMonthsSixTrainingSeasonsOver YouCampsLaughedSix MonthsBubbaTraining Camp Author:Bubba Smith
“Our two biggest rivals had adjusted their whole season to this one aim of beating us. Of course, it is a big compliment that they were so motivated to stop us but it was very tough to face two matches like that so close together. Suddenly three trophies are down to one.” TwoWholeBigsTogetherFacesThreeCoursesSportsToughSeasonsAimComplimentMotivatedRivalsTrophies Author:Dennis Bergkamp
“When you beat a team so often - especially like this season when Chelsea had already lost three times to us - you know people expect you to do it again. But you also know they're going to be even more motivated to finally win.” PeopleKnowsThreeWinningLostSportsTeamBeatsSeasonsMotivatedThree TimesChelsea Author:Dennis Bergkamp
“I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.” TryingFirstsDifferentWinningStarsSportsEnjoyHalfAttitudeBreakPlayerHappenedSolutionsSeasonsAll StarsDifferent Attitude Author:Don Baylor
“And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996.” YearsEndsWinningSportsTeamProudSeasonsPercentages Author:Don Shula
“Depending on how we start the season, I can play center or wing... It doesn't matter to me.” I CanMatterPlaySportsSeasonsWings Author:Mario Lemieux
“I just think overall a lot of it has to do with conditioning and players putting in the time and the effort in the off-season to keep themselves in condition for 12 months a year.” ThinkingYearsSportsEffortPlayerConditionsMonthsSeasonsConditioningOff SeasonOffseason Author:Mark Messier
“I love to see Favre playing his best football, and if his mind his right, he'll probably have a fine season.” IfsMindSportsFootballFineSeasonsBest Football Author:Ron Jaworski
“Since the season ended, I've let things settle down, and I have to talk to the coaching staff and management. I really don't want to turn this into a big drama. So I plan on making a definite decision relatively quickly.” WantBigsTurnsSportsDecisionPlansDramaSeasonsDown AndManagementSettlingCoachingStaffDefiniteSettling DownCoaching Staff Author:Steve Yzerman
“Football can stand parity better than any of the other sports, I think. Baseball, basketball and hockey need a defining team, in essence to frame the season. Football? Not so much.” ThinkingNeedsSportsTeamFootballBasketballEssenceBaseballSeasonsHockeyDefiningParity Author:Michael Wilbon
“The playoffs are the wedge between the season and the World Series. If you lose, it means you won't be going to the greatest sports event in this country...You're forgotten by Thanksgiving.” IfsWorldMeanCountrySportsLosesEventsSeasonsSeriesForgottenPlayoffsWorld SeriesWedgesGreatest Sports Author:Tim McCarver
“I am very blessed to be able to play tennis, the sport that I love and very grateful for the opportunities to play in the finals of big events, when the season starts you are on the roll constantly and obliged to be committed to daily routines on and off the court.” LovePlayBigsAbleOpportunitySportsEventsSeasonsBlessedGratefulCourtFinalsCommittedTennisObligedAnd OffDaily RoutinesBig Events Author:Roger Federer
“The value of the sport and the value of sports in general, with the life lessons, the ups and downs. The depth of the life experience, what athletes are actually offering to us when they come out and play, if you look at a season and go moment by moment.” IfsLooksPlayMomentsValuesSportsLessonsSeasonsDepthAthleteLife LessonLife ExperienceOfferingUps & DownsSports In General Author:Willi Smith
“I can assure you that most of the drivers have a lot of things they'd like to do, but racing keeps them from doing that. We're so restricted because of our long season. We have a one-and-a-half-month period where we get to do what we want - that's shorter than any other sport. It makes it tough, for sure.” WantLongI CanSportsHalfMonthsPeriodsToughSeasonsDriversRacing Author:Denny Hamlin
“There isn't a single professional sports season now that doesn't go on at least a month too long. Baseball starts in football weather, and football in baseball weather, and basketball overlaps them both.” LongSportsFootballMonthsGoes OnBasketballBaseballSeasonsWeatherMotivational SportsProfessional Sports Author:James Reston, Jr.
“Confidence is a big part of any sport, but as far as sports psycholgy, I met with one last year before the season, and hell I just felt stupid after that, so I try to stay out of there.” TryingYearsBigsLastsFeltSportsHellStupidMetsSeasonsLast Year Author:Clint Bowyer
“A lot of people think that you have to specialize in one sport from an early age in order to turn pro. Most of my teammates played a lot of different sports when we were kids. I liked to golf, water ski and play baseball. That helped me develop other aspects of my game and made me WANT to be on the ice even more once hockey season started.” PeopleThinkingWantMadeDifferentPlayKidsAgeOrderTurnsGamesSportsWaterAspectBaseballSeasonsGolfIceHockeyTeammateSkis Author:Pat LaFontaine