“I love going out every day and training and being part of the team, and having friendships built up over a number of years. It's those aspects of sport that I feel are really important.” FeelsYearsImportantSportsNumbersTeamTrainingBuiltAspectGoing Out Author:Brian O'Driscoll
“I don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I was 16 years old. In other sports, if you have been playing for seven years, you are not a young prodigy any more. You're one of the pros.” IfsWorldYearsHas BeensYoungSportsPlayerSevenChessSeven YearsTournamentsChess PlayersProdigies Author:Magnus Carlsen
“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
“One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer.” YearsFirstsJobsSportsReadyMonthsSixDepartmentEditorsGraduatesGlobesSix MonthsBoston Author:Will McDonough
“Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.” MenWorldYearsMeanRunningSportsRaceRecordsMajorsSecondsChampionshipRivalryWorld Records Author:Michael Johnson
“My son is racing his first 24-hour this year with Porsche.” YearsFirstsSportsHoursSonMy SonRacingPorsche Author:Bobby Rahal
“What's really hit me over the years is that you go to every race and see all the well-wishers, and you really feel like you are connected with people after all these years.” PeopleFeelsYearsWellsSportsRaceLike YouConnected Author:Bobby Rahal
“Obviously it's critical that the three cars are able to contribute to the program. I think that certainly has given much of the reason as to why we did so well at Indy over the last several years.” ThinkingYearsWellsReasonAbleLastsThreeGivenSportsCarProgramCritical Author:Bobby Rahal
“We ran three cars last year. Unfortunately, as time went on, we did have to let a few people go, which we regretted, but just because of the situation.” PeopleYearsLastsThreeSportsSituationCarRanLast Year Author:Bobby Rahal
“When you've played this game for ten years and gone to bat seven-thousand times and gotten two-thousand hits do you know what that really means? It means you've gone zero for five-thousand.” KnowsYearsMeanTwoGamesSportsGoneFiveThousandTenSevenZeroDo You KnowBatsReally Mean Author:Reggie Jackson
“If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.” IfsYearsSportsThousandPaidDollarsThirty Author:Ted Williams
“I have never really lived with anyone in my adult years. I just read my sports ticker. And 50 Shades of Grey.” YearsSportsAdultsShadeGreyShades Of Grey50 Shade Of Grey Author:Matthew Perry
“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've been surfing for a couple years, in the offseason in California and in Hawaii. I'm not very good, but it's just something that to be out there in the water, no cell phone, no music... very few sports are as pure as that.” YearsSportsWaterCouplePureVery GoodPhonesCellsCaliforniaHawaiiSurfingCell PhoneOffseason Author:Troy Polamalu
“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
“The World Cup only comes around once every four years and is the absolute pinnacle of our sport. It is something we dream about as players. It is a reason why many of us started playing this game. I know myself, my teammates will be focused on what's ahead and what's at stake.” KnowsWorldYearsReasonDreamGamesSportsFourPlayerAbsolutesFocusedCupsReason WhyStakesFour YearsTeammateWorld CupPinnacle Author:Jozy Altidore
“I'm not a real smart guy. But I've got enough brains to realize that when I'm 60 years old and play a sport, that it's downhill.” YearsRealEnoughPlayGuySportsRealizingBrainSmartSmart Guy Author:Lee Trevino
“[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
“Right before they named the (2014) team, I stepped back and I allowed myself to realize what I had accomplished. I got overwhelmed and the tears came pretty quickly. It's an honor to represent my country again and to represent my sport to the world and to hold it down for all those 30-year old athletes out there.” WorldYearsCountrySportsRealizingTeamTearsHonorAthleteAccomplishedOverwhelmedTry Again Author:Kelly Clark