“I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if they degenerate into the sole end of any one's existence. I don't want you to sacrifice standing well in your studies to any over-athleticism; and I need not tell you that character counts for a great deal more than either intellect or body in winning success in life. Athletic proficiency is a mighty good servant, and like so many other good servants, a mighty bad master.” IfsWantNeedsBelieveWellsEndsPlayCharacterBodyWinningI BelieveSportsDealsExistenceStudySacrificeFootballMastersStandingI Believe InIntellectSoccerServantRoughSoleSuccess In LifeAthleticDelightedManlyDegeneratesProficiencyAthleticism Book:Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children Source: Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children
“Sport can be used for messaging, for example, making the connections between shin guards or a helmet that protects you, and protection in terms of HIV and AIDS. There has also been a very active program in Africa called 'Kick Polio out of Africa,' where soccer players have spoken out in terms of polio. There is also going to be a swim for malaria.” UsedSportsTermPlayerExampleProtectProgramConnectionsActiveProtectionAidsSoccerKicksSwimHivProtect YouHelmetMalariaSoccer PlayerPolio Author:Carol Bellamy
“I have two speeds. Fast and faster. I don't just run. I take it.” TwoRunningSportsSpeedFasterSoccerFootballerFunny Sports Author:Arjen Robben
“ESPN has announced that they are launching a 3-D sports network. Industry analysts say this will absolutely revolutionize the way Americans don't watch soccer.” WaySportsWatchesIndustrySoccerAnalystsLaunchingEspn Author:Jay Leno
“We need to look at our nannying, mollycoddled, politically correct culture in my view, which stops kids from going out and playing competitive sport. I also think we need to look at the shear fatness of the regulations which control people who want to help kids play sport.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsLooksPlayHelpingKidsCultureSportsViewsFootballSoccerAnalysisRegulationGoing OutPolitically CorrectFatnessCompetitive Sports Author:Boris Johnson
“Football is not, in my view, a sport: it is somewhere between a business racket and a mental illness. I associate it with all the worst aspects of our society - violence, drunkenness, drugs, racism, exploitation, greed and stupidity; and that's just for starters.” SportsViewsViolenceWorstFootballDrugRacismAspectGreedIllnessStupidityMental IllnessSoccerAnalysisOur SocietyExploitationAssociatesDrunkennessRacketStarters Author:Simon Heffer
“Avoiding any of the tenets of amateurism, after all, certainly does not make you a good professional. Perhaps it is better to see fearless flair and professional steeliness as two ideas which must always coexist. One half of sport may be about harnessing human talent, but the other half depends on setting it free.” HumansMayDoeTwoIdeasSportsHalfTalentFootballDependsSettingSettingsFearlessSoccerAnalysisAvoidingOther HalfOne HalfCoexistFlair Author:Edward Smith
“It is a testament to the fundamental honesty of football that Israel, with nothing to play for, overcame Russia in Tel Aviv on Saturday. The sport has its faults, but this basic trust is the reason Wembley holds 80,000 and could take more and the track and field venue for the London Olympics will be reduced after the event to the same capacity as the home of Wigan Athletic.” ReasonPlayHomeSportsEventsHonestyFieldsFootballCapacityFundamentalsFaultsTrackIsraelLondonRussiaManagersSoccerOlympicsTestamentSaturdayAthleticChairmanVenuesTrack And FieldLondon OlympicsWigan Author:Martin Samuel
“I like playing all sports, from football to soccer, and I love playing baseball.” SportsFootballBaseballSoccerPlaying Baseball Author:Ryan Guzman
“The fiesta of soccer, a feast for the legs that play and the eyes that watch, is much more than a big business run by overlords from Switzerland. The most popular sport in the world wants to serve the people who embrace it.” PeopleWorldWantPlayBigsEyeRunningSportsWatchesEmbraceLegsSoccerBig BusinessSwitzerlandPopular SportsFiesta Author:Eduardo Galeano
“Soccer and sports are entertainment ... You can't call Beethoven's 9th Symphony or a work of Shakespeare `entertainment.' It's not `entertainment.' It's culture.” CultureSportsEntertainmentSoccerSymphony Author:Riccardo Muti
“I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20.” KindYoungSportsBasketballFocusedAll KindsSoccerTennisHandball Author:Dirk Nowitzki
“The aura of soccer is very different from other sports.” DifferentSportsSoccerAuras Author:Dave Checketts
“I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey.” KindPlayFactsKidsAbleSportsGolfAll KindsSoccerTennisHockeySkating Author:Patrick Chan
“I love sports, and when I was playing soccer, I was always trying to be the leader on the team and the one who takes control.” TryingSportsLeaderTeamSoccerAlways TryingTake ControlPlaying Soccer Author:Gregg Sulkin
“I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.” InspirationalMomentsLightMotivationalRunningSportsFireBuildingAddTrainEverydayAthleteSoccerFuelConcentrationMotivational SportsOlympicsInspirational SportsMedalGold MedalsOlympic GamesRight MomentAthlete MotivationalOlympianSoccer PlayerInspirational AthleteInspiring AthleteOlympic AthleteInspirational SoccerOlympics GamesPopular SportsMotivational SoccerOlympic MedalsCoaches And AthletesSoccer MotivationBuild A Fire Author:Mia Hamm
“The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.” SportsVisionSoccerChampionSweatBentLife And LoveExhaustionSoccer PlayerSoccer Training Author:Mia Hamm
“True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.” WinningSportsAthleteSoccerChampionGutsMotivational SportsWinners And WinningTrue Champion Author:Mia Hamm
“Liberal moms like soccer because it's a sport in which athletic talent finds so little expression that girls can play with boys. No serious sport is co-ed, even at the kindergarten level.” LittlesPlayPoliticalGirlPoliticsSportsCommunityLevelsPartyFamilyBoysGenerationsTalentHuman NatureSeriousExpressionMomIdeologySoccerFree SpeechPolitical PartiesAthleticThat GirlKindergartenPartisanship Author:Ann Coulter
“We have not made cricket and football [soccer] professional because of any astonishing avarice or new vulgarity. We have made them professional because we would have them perfect. We have dedicated men to them as to some god of inhuman excellence. We care more for football than for the fun of playing football.” MenMadeCareFunSportsPerfectFootballExcellenceSoccerDedicatedCricketAstonishingAvariceInhumanVulgarityPlaying Football Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“We have to move the meter in sports in Africa, especially basketball. With the growth of the NBA globally, we have to figure out more ways to develop facilities, coaching, leagues, and youth development in Africa. The talent is incredible. Especially physically. How do we get the youth to start playing at an early age just like in soccer? The future is bright. We now have an NBA office in Africa, we have legends and Hall of Famers, we have African assistant coaches, front office members, and some prominent African players over the last 10 years. So we must plan well for the next 10.” WayYearsWellsAgeLastsMovingNextSportsGrowthPlayerPlansTalentFrontsFiguresYouthDevelopmentMembersBasketballOfficeIncrediblesCoachesSoccerLeagueCoachingHallsNbaLegendsFacilityAssistantsMeterProminentFuture Is BrightFront OfficeAssistant Coaches Author:Masai Ujiri
“...let's talk about soccer scores. There are a few things that people all around the world need to admit to themselves. Trade restraints slow economic growth, the euro is not a reserve currency and scoreless sports ties are boring.” PeopleWorldNeedsSportsGrowthEconomicTradeBoringAround The WorldSoccerTiesScoreCurrencyReservesRestraintEconomic GrowthEuro Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“I like physical exercise. I actually like sports in general. I really like snowboarding and playing soccer, too.” SportsExerciseSoccerSnowboardingPhysical ExercisePlaying SoccerSports In General Author:Valentino Rossi
“I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.” IfsThinkingWorldSportsFansMetsCupsSoccerWorld CupSoccer Fans Author:Landon Donovan
“Since I was a kid, I've wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer, but in the end I chose tennis. I love sports in general ... But tennis is my passion.” EndsKidsWantedPassionSportsSoccerTennisMy PassionSports In General Author:Rafael Nadal
“Sometimes in football you have to score goals.” SometimesSportsGoalFootballSoccerScoreSetting GoalsFootballerFunny SoccerSoccer PlayerFunny FootballFootyScoring Goals Author:Thierry Henry
“Growing up, I played about every sport imaginable except soccer and hockey. I've always had a passion for basketball. I remember actually playing basketball when I was two or three years old. The time I knew that I could really take my game to the next level.” YearsTwoRememberPassionThreeNextGamesSportsLevelsGrowing UpGrowingBasketballSoccerHockeyThree YearsNext LevelThree Year OldsPlaying Basketball Author:Dwight Howard
“How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.” MotivationalGamesSportsChallengesHalfFootballDeterminationCompetitionAthleteDetermineSoccerWinnerMotivational SportsLoserInspirational SportsFunny InspirationalSecond ChanceFootball TeamFootball GameInspirational TeamBaseball GamesMotivational Inspirational SportsSports PsychologyGreat SportsAthlete MotivationalInspirational FootballShort SportsTeam PlayerFootball CoachShort Inspirational SportsGreatest SportsShort Motivational SportsSports FootballGreat Inspirational SportsInspirational BaseballFunny SportsGreat Motivational SportsSports CoachFootball MotivationWinner And LoserCoaches MotivationalMotivational BaseballMotivational FootballCoaches And PlayersInspirational CoachPlayer To CoachInspirational Football CoachFunny Inspirational SportsSports SpiritTeam MotivationalHalf TimeSoccer GameWinners MotivationalFootball LeadershipSportsman SpiritWinners In SportsMotivational SpeechInspirational Speech Author:Lou Holtz
“[At nine years old] I didn't really know what that meant at the time. I thought it might be in a warm summer sport like softball, but I played a variety of sports growing up - basketball, soccer and track. I really didn't care. I just wanted to be an Olympian.” KnowsYearsMightCareWantedSportsGrowing UpGrowingBasketballSummerTrackWarmNineVarietySoccerSoftballNine YearsOlympian Author:Elana Meyers