“In the West, we think of sports and athletics as individual achievement, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat; it all revolves around the ego. This has nothing to do with the Zen of sports and athletics.” ThinkingIndividualSportsHealthBuddhismVictoryEgoAchievementWestDefeatAgonyThrillAthleticsIndividual Achievement Author:Frederick Lenz
“Somewhere in my wildest childhood I must have done something right. Being able to make a boyhood dream come true is one thing, but to have a kid come along and thrill his dad like Brett Hull has thrilled me over his career is too much for one guy to handle.” DoneDreamKidsAbleGuySportsCareersToo MuchOne ThingChildhoodDadHandleThrillDreams Come TrueBoyhoodHull Author:Bobby Hull
“Whether I caught fish or not, just the thrill of rolling out that line and watching my fly turn over has been good enough for me. That and the hundreds of treasured memories I have of this wonderful sport.” Has BeensEnoughTurnsSportsLinesMemoriesWonderfulSeaRiversCaughtFishesBoatLakesFishingGood EnoughRollingThrillTreasured Author:Curt Gowdy
“To me, doing the Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona for NBC, just seeing the Dream Team take the floor, was a thrill for me. I dont think there was another team in any sport with that high level of athletes playing together.” ThinkingDreamTogetherSportsLevelsSeeingTeamAthleteOlympicsThrillHigh LevelBarcelonaNbcPlaying TogetherDream Team Author:Marv Albert
“Sports have always been a huge part of my life and my conversations. It is a thrill and an honor to be a part of this ground-breaking show. I am a competitor at heart, but a true sports fan to my core.” HeartShowsSportsFansHugeHonorConversationCoreThrillCompetitorsSports Fan Author:Summer Sanders
“I am a huge sports fan and spend a lot of my time away from work watching sports, going to sporting events, stuff like that. So it is a big thrill to see these people who I have so much respect for and to find out that they're all really fun, super-nice people. It's very exciting.” PeopleBigsFunStuffSportsNiceFansEventsHugeExcitingMy TimeThrillNice PeopleTime AwaySports FanSporting EventsWatching Sports Author:Will Forte
“Determination is number one! You have to be trained physically. You have to have a good mental attitude - wanting it and enjoying the thrill of going fast. There is a certain level of aggression with competing at professional racing level but you have to control it as it is a high reaction, fast sport.” CertainSportsEnjoyLevelsNumbersAttitudeDeterminationReactionsGood ManRacingAggressionThrillCompetingMental Attitude Author:Liz Halliday