“I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a rare feat for an Indian athlete. For me, Olympics is important because it's the biggest event on earth for a sports person. I hope this time around I come back with a medal.” IfsWantPersonsImportantEarthNextSportsEventsThirdsAthleteIndianOlympicsMedalFeatsRioThird Time Author:Vijender Singh
“You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again.” WantMindWinningSportsTeamBeatsImpressionMotivational SportsLastingVolleyballYou AgainLasting LoveWant To See YouLasting Impressions Author:Mia Hamm
“Climbing is an amazing, unique sport, and I want to share that with as many people as possible. I want to be an ambassador for the sport and raise the profile. I try to take advantage of any opportunity to share climbing with the world.” PeopleWorldWantTryingOpportunitySportsShareUniqueAdvantageRaisesClimbingProfileAmbassadors Author:Chris Sharma
“I don't understand shopping, it doesn't make any sense to me. As guys, we decide we want something and then we go out and buy it. Women go to the store having no idea what they're going to buy, or what they're even doing, it's like a whole different sport. It's like going to a football game to maybe watch a game. I don't get it.” WantIdeasDifferentWholeGuyGamesSportsWatchesFootballStoresNo IdeaShoppingWant SomethingFootball Game Author:Ashton Kutcher
“What advertising dum-dum signed up Ilie Nastase to sell a resort?! Who'd want to go where he's at?” WantSportsSellsAdvertisingResorts Author:Malcolm Forbes
“I think pro-athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create! Lets go! Anything that will make you run faster, jump higher! I have High-Definition TV! I want my athletes like my video games! Lets go! I could care less if you die at 40. You hate life after sports anyways. I'm doing you a favor.” IfsThinkingWantShouldUseCareRunningHateDiesGamesSportsFansTvsHigherLetting GoDeserveAthleteDefinitionsFavorsVideoFasterDoing YouSteroidGreatest AthleteCould Care LessHate LifeHigh DefinitionPro Athlete Author:Daniel Tosh
“What I say about actors is you always want to find an actor you can play ball with. You throw the ball at them and you want them to throw it back. Your ball playing is a lot better when you play with good ballplayers, like any sport. Every actor I know feels the same way.” KnowsWayWantFeelsPlayActorsSportsBalls Author:Robert Knepper
“We shall never want to serve God in our real and secret hearts if He looms in our subconscious mind as an arbitrary Dictator or a Spoil-sport, or as one who takes advantage of His position to make us poor mortals feel guilty and afraid. We have not only to be impressed by the "size" and unlimited power of God, we have to be moved to genuine admiration, respect, and affection, if we are ever to worship Him.” IfsWantFeelsMindHeartRealSportsPoorSecretPositionWorshipAdvantageMovedSizeAffectionGenuineGuiltyMortalsAdmirationDictatorServing GodImpressedSubconsciousUnlimitedArbitrarySpoilPower Of GodSubconscious MindUnlimited Power Book:Your God is too small Source: Your God is too small
“One of the reasons people love sports is because it's non-political. And to the degree that Donald Trump puts sports organizations like golf tournaments in difficult positions, they won't want anything to do with him, i think all of this is evidence that Donald Trump is finding it a lot harder to be a candidate than he probably anticipated.” PeopleThinkingWantLoveReasonPoliticalSportsDifficultPositionTrumpDegreesFindingsEvidenceOrganizationHarderGolfCandidatesTournamentsGolf TournamentsNon Political Author:Ari Fleischer
“I think that it's perhaps harder to learn from victory than it is from defeat. I think that we don't want defeat. We don't want defeat in sport. We don't want defeat in life. How are we going to be beaten? All right. We have to deal with those things. What's going to cause us to lose the game, whatever the game might be?” ThinkingWantMightGamesCausesSportsLosesDealsVictoryHarderDefeatBeaten Author:Bobby Knight
“I don't want to leave the sport saying I could have run faster. I just want to be tapped out, like I gave it my all.” WantRunningSportsFaster Author:Justin Gatlin
“Steinberg occupies a position that is very dear to those of us who've held it over the years: sports columnist at The Post. If all he wants to do is be popular--and I think Dan is better than that--then the readers of The Washington Post sports section won't be very well served. Telling readers how great they are as sports fans was never one of my priorities. The only thing worse than people who can't stand to hear an unpopular or unflattering opinion is those that are too afraid to state one.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantYearsWellsStatesSportsOpinionFansPositionReaderDearPrioritiesPostsSectionsColumnistsSports Fan Author:Michael Wilbon
“All of us sport an invisible sign around our necks -- “AS IS.” It means, take me as I am. I may not become what you want me to be. And I'm far, far from perfect. But I have some great qualities, too, as well as my share of faults. You will have to take me “AS IS” and I'll take you that way, too.” WayWantWellsMayMeanSportsPerfectQualityShareFaultsWhat You WantInvisibleNecksTake MeWant MeYou Want MeGreat QualitiesTake Me As I Am Author:Steve Goodier
“The people that hunt are the guys that really vehemently protect the environment. You find that people that live on ranches tend to want to keep it that way, and I've always loved that about the hunters that I've known. They eat what they kill, and they carry it out. They don't shoot for sport.” PeopleWayWantGuySportsKnownEnvironmentProtectHuntersHuntsProtect The Environment Author:Tim Allen
“There is only a relationship between music and sports because all athletes want to be rappers and all rappers want to be athletes.” WantSportsAthleteRapper Author:Dwyane Wade
“I love the sport but it's definitely taken a toll on me. The first two years after I retired I was in pain and couldn't even sit in a chair for 2 years. 2 years! You want a sport that takes care of you the way you take care of the sport.” WayWantYearsFirstsTwoCarePainSportsTakenTake CareChairsTwo YearsRetiredTolls Author:Eric Dickerson
“Obviously you can look at things however you choose to and I'm not proud of some people in sports, but I don't really look at it as my calling to be out there setting an example. I just try to treat people the way the I want to be treated - with respect and some dignity.” PeopleWayWantTryingLooksSportsExampleProudCallingDignityTreatsSettingTreatedSettingsYou ChooseSetting An Example Author:Mark Martin
“My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I'd take them to a game, and they'd want to come home with a different player.” WantDifferentHomeKidsUsedGamesSportsPlayerComing Home Author:Bob Uecker
“I felt comfortable in the water. I was in my own world, focused. I love sports and I'm a very goal-oriented person. Once I started falling in love with sports, it was easy. I was able to put my mind on something and go for it. That's how I am with everything, it doesn't matter what it is that I do. If I want to do something, nothing will stand in my way.” IfsWorldWayWantMindPersonsMatterAbleFallFeltEasySportsGoalWaterMy OwnComfortableFalling In LoveFocusedMy WayMy Own WorldGoal Oriented Author:Michael Phelps
“And the other was this: the doctor did want to take off my leg because he thought it was necessary. But you must remember boys in those days were raised for two things: work, and then they made their play; and if you couldn't play baseball and box and play football, why, your life was ended. That was in our boyish minds.” IfsWantMindMadeTwoPlayRememberSportsBoysFootballDoctorsBaseballRaisedBoxesLegsTwo ThingsBoyish Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But I certainly am going to try.” WantTryingMayGamesWinningSportsAssKicks Author:Mark Cuban
“I want to successfully make the transition from a life in professional sports to another life, without running into major upheavals.” WantRunningSportsMajorsTransitionAnother LifeUpheavalProfessional Sports Author:Oliver Kahn
“Basketball gave me a lot, which is why I want to stay connected with this sport later on, maybe working with young people. But it would be more in the background. Being in the spotlight was never really my thing. I never wanted to be famous.” PeopleWantWould BeWantedYoungSportsBasketballConnectedBackgroundsSpotlight Author:Dirk Nowitzki
“When you're good enough in your sport, you have the option to choose your sponsors. Sometimes you pass up a lot of money to support the people you like and the products you want to use but in the end it's worth it!” PeopleWantEndsSometimesEnoughUseSportsSupportProductsGood EnoughLots Of MoneyWorth ItSponsors Author:Travis Pastrana
“Everyone that works behind a desk wants to know how many bones I've broken and how much money I make. It seems that people who've never experienced the excitement of sport seem to think the only thing worth taking risks for is money.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantSeemsSportsBehindsKnow HowRiskBrokenBonesExcitementDesksTaking Risks Author:Travis Pastrana
“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
“As long as I'm working in sport, enjoying it and getting to see some wonderful sporting events, I'm quite happy. I don't want to be really famous. I don't want people to stop me in the street. I want to just enjoy the work, work with lovely people, work on good quality sport and get to experience some more of these amazing moments.” PeopleWantLongMomentsSportsEnjoyQualityWonderfulStreetsEventsLovelyGood QualitySporting Events Author:Jill Douglas
“My father was a racing driver, his name is Don Halliday. I grew up with it all around me. I have always been into fast, dangerous sports, even as a child. As soon as I got in a car I knew it was for me and that I would enjoy racing and competing. My mother was also involved in Solo One. She always said I was like my father and would want to compete one day.” WantChildrenSaidMotherFatherNamesSportsEnjoyDangerousCarGrewInvolvedOne DayGrew UpDriversRacingSoloCompetingRacing DriverDangerous Sports Author:Liz Halliday
“Even with my non-believing teammates, there is a great amount of unity and I truly believe that's God working. It's really cool in team sports when you're united around a belief or something you want to accomplish.” WantBelieveBeliefSportsUnitedTeamAmountUnityAccomplishWorking ItTeammateReally CoolSports Team Author:Tobin Heath
“It's really neat when you become a role model. It's also a lot of responsibility. But if you see it as a platform where you can pour into others for Jesus with love, that's where I want to be. Becoming known or noticed in my sport isn't what drives me to work hard and want to be the best I can be. It's Jesus. That's why I play. I play to glorify Him. I worship Him with the gifts I've been given.” IfsWantI CanHardPlayJesusGivenSportsResponsibilityKnownRolesHard WorkBecomingWorshipModelsBeing The BestRole ModelsPlatformsNeatGlorify Author:Tobin Heath
“It's a fine line of doing what's good for your life and what your parents want you to do, but also following your dreams. With my parents, when I was younger, I always had to do two things. If I was acting, I always had to do a sport or something on the arts side of things, along with that. That way, if one fell apart, I always had something else to fall back on.” IfsWayWantArtTwoDreamFallSportsParentSidesLinesActingFineFollowingYour DreamsTwo ThingsFollow Your DreamsFall BackFine Lines Author:Kaley Cuoco
“If you want to be successful in the gym, in the classroom, in college or when you get out and go into the world of work, that is going to be determined by how hard you are willing to work.” IfsWorldWantHardMotivationalSportsSuccessfulCollegeWillingDeterminedBeing SuccessfulGymClassroom Author:Robert Hughes
“Even now, I want to keep my amateur spirit, to spend my time, to be in the sport with all my heart.” WantHeartSpiritSportsMy HeartMy Time Author:Sergei Bubka
“I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know.” KnowsWantSportsFiguresFigure SkatingSkaterSissy Author:Scott Hamilton
“I'm trying to teach my children not to cry. That's the big thing. No crying. Because I think we can all agree that crying is, for the most part, for sissies. If my team loses, I'm going to cry. And I'm going to want my kids to see me crying. Not because I think sports are so important, but because I bet so much money on the game that we'll probably lose the house if my team doesn't win. That's something to cry about.” IfsThinkingWantTryingChildrenImportantBigsKidsGamesHouseWinningSportsLosesTeachTeamCryAgreeMy ChildrenBig ThingsSissy Author:Michael Ian Black
“Football is a contact sport and there's a lot that goes into it. But I have committed myself for a long time to doing it, and because I love doing it so much I want to make that commitment.” WantLongSportsFootballLong TimeCommitmentCommittedContactContact Sports Author:Tom Brady
“When God wants me to lose, then that's when I'll lose. But until then, I'm going to be at the top of my game and keep working hard anddedicating myself to the sport of boxing and to being the best entertainer that I can be.” WantI CanHardGamesSportsLosesBoxingBeing The BestWant MeEntertainers Author:Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
“You have to have passion for anything you do. Whether it's sports, whether it's music, whether you want to be Mother Theresa, you have to have passion for what it is you do, or what's the point in getting up in the morning and getting out of bed?” WantMotherPassionSportsMorningBedTheresaMother Theresa Author:Zakk Wylde
“I've been a professional for I think 13, 14 years. It's not easy hitting balls every day and staying really motivated throughout the whole period. It's normal [that] you're going to have ups and downs. But I found my way again. And I love the sport. I love competing. I love battling. I love being out there and playing in front of crowds. This is what I've been doing since I was a child. There's nothing else that I want to do.” ThinkingWayWantYearsChildrenWholeFoundEasySportsLove IsFrontsPeriodsNormalBallsCrowdsMy WayStayingMotivatedHittingCompetingUps & Downs Author:Jelena Jankovic
“I'm going to give the people their money's worth...true sports entertainment for their dollar. I'm the undefeated IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion making my fifth title defense. The crowd will be with me because everybody wants to be with a winner.” PeopleWorldWantGivingLightSportsDollarsCrowdsEntertainmentDefenseWinnerTitlesChampionFifthHeavyweightsWorld ChampionsUndefeatedSports Entertainment Author:Tavoris Cloud
“When I was writing the script, I knew didn't want to make a sports movie. I was very clear that I wanted to make a sibling rivalry story. So when I was writing the script, the football was getting in the way of the drama. One day, I saw Michael Haneke's Funny Games, which is probably the most violent film I've ever seen - but the violence is off camera. When I finished watching the film, I said, 'Hey, that's what I have to do.' Haneke gave me this solution.” WayWantWritingSaidStoriesWantedFilmGamesSportsClearSawsViolenceFootballDramaOne DaySolutionsCamerasScriptsFinishedViolentHeySiblingRivalrySibling RivalrySports MovieFunny GameViolent Films Author:Carlos Cuaron
“Do right. Do your best. Treat others as you want to be treated.” WantLifeInspirationalMotivationalSportsFootballTreatsEducationalCustomersTreatedMotivational SportsAnimal RightsBad DayBest FootballFootball TeamInspirational FootballInspirational Customer ServicePro FootballGreat FootballTreating OthersYour The BestTreating Others With Respect Author:Lou Holtz
“I wish to become the greatest player in the world. I want to uphold the honor of India, the USA and of my coach and make basketball a prominent sport in India.” WorldWantWishSportsPlayerHonorBasketballIndiaCoachesUsaProminent Author:Satnam Singh Bhamara
“It's all about setting new goals. I reached one goal when I got the Sports Illustrated cover, which was such a surprise to me. Then after that I had a meeting with my agency who asked, "What do you want to do next?" I'd love to do more TV, I want to do more editorials, more high-fashion stuff. It's like picking it all and doing it.” WantNextStuffSportsGoalFashionTvsMeetingsSurpriseSettingSettingsAgencyEditorialsHigh FashionNew GoalSports Illustrated Author:Nina Agdal
“I want to stay involved in gymnastics forever, but the Olympics really opened up doors in terms of motivational speaking. I'd like do some type of broadcasting or commentating for gymnastics events on TV, or even give my insights as a gymnast into other sports; I'm kind of a sports junkie in general.” WantGivingKindSportsTermForeverDoorsEventsTvsTypeInvolvedInsightOlympicsGymnasticsJunkieBroadcastingGymnast Author:Jonathan Horton
“You've got to make a lot of sacrifices and spend a lot of time if you really want to achieve with this sport, or in any sport, or in anything truly worthwhile.” IfsWantSportsSacrificeAchieveWorthwhile Author:Arthur Ashe
“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
“The Lord calls us to love everybody. Every day it's a challenge. Within this sport, I'm called to love everybody. That means that every single German or Canadian that I want to beat, I still have to love. That means competing the way God wants me to compete. That means doing things that might not necessarily be seen as giving me a competitive advantage but instead doing what God would want me to do.” WayWantGivingMeanStillsMightSportsChallengesLordBeatsAdvantageWant MeCompetingCompetitive Advantage Author:Elana Meyers
“I know that God is working through me within this sport. I know He's put me here for a purpose and it's not just to win medals. Winning is great and hopefully it gives me a platform to spread His love and spread His Word, but at the end of the day, I'm called to do what He wants me to do.” KnowsWantGivingEndsPurposeWinningSportsGive MeSpreadHopefullyThe End Of The DayWant MePlatformsHis LoveMedalHe Wants Me Author:Elana Meyers