“There are times when you're tired and times when you don't believe in yourself. That's when you have to stick it out and draw on the confidence that you have deep down beneath all the doubts and worries.” BelieveSuccessSportsWorryDoubtDrawsTiredSticksDon't BelieveBelieve In YourselfBelieve In YouDeep Down Author:Jim Abbott
“Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it.” IfsFirstsWellsSportsSticksExpertsYou ChooseTake TimeIt Takes Time Author:Ryan Sheckler
“The silliest and most tendentious of baseball writing tries to wrest profundity from the spectacle of grown men hitting a ball with a stick by suggesting linkages between the sport and deep issues of morality, parenthood, history, lost innocence, gentleness, and so on, seemingly ad infinitum . (The effort reeks of silliness because baseball is profound all by itself and needs no excuses; people who don't know this are not fans and are therefore unreachable anyway.” PeopleKnowsMenNeedsWritingTryingLostSportsEffortIssuesFansMoralityBaseballBallsSticksProfoundExcuseInnocenceParenthoodAdsHittingGentlenessNo ExcusesSuggestingGrown ManProfunditySillinessUnreachableLinkages Book:Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History Source: Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History
“The first few games that we played against some of the teams, the young guys, you know, want a stick sign or photo sign, and I think that they respect what I have achieved throughout my career.” ThinkingKnowsWantFirstsYoungGuyGamesSportsCareersTeamSticksYoung Guys Author:Mario Lemieux
“I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you.” ThinkingKindEndsMatterCareSportsBabySticksCornersTake CareHockeyTouchingNhlCrossingsPowderIce HockeyGreat HockeyMotivational HockeyHockey Sticks Author:Wayne Gretzky