Do you or someone you know love sports? Then the most famous games are quoted as legendary as your date or someone else. I have a few friends who are addicted to the sport. If they are not working or attending to family duties, they are always watching sports. So whenever it’s time for me to give them a gift, I always include a few my favorite famous quotes.
Famous Sports Quote #1
By Bobby Knight. “If the NBA was on channel 5 and they loved a bunch of frogs on channel 4, I would watch the frogs, even if they came in a fog.”
Famous Sports Quote #2
By Franklin D. Roosevelt. “When you get to your rope, tie a knot and hang up.”
Famous Sports Quote #3
By David Grayson. “I have found that happiness is almost always a rebound from hard work.”
Famous Sports Quote #4
By Larry Bird. “When I was young, I never wanted to leave the courtroom until I got things exactly right. I was going to make my dream come true.”
Famous Sports Quote #5
By Lou Holtz. “In this team we are all united in a common goal: to keep my job.”
Famous Sports Quote #6
By Holly McPeak. “I grew up on the beach and I scored at the end of my life, but the scoring team is better than our game. There is pressure in every game. You can’t make a mistake, but the opponent can’t mean it either. He’s mistaken.
Famous Sports Quote #7
By Muhammad Ali. “Boxers are not made in gyms. Boxers are made from something that is deep inside, a desire, a dream, a vision.”
Famous Sports Quote #8
By Alex Shaffer. “People do not win because they are stronger in the body. They are stronger between the ears.”
Famous Sports Quote #9
By Steve Garvey. “The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cares about the name on the front. The new ballplayer cares about the name on the back.”
Famous Sports Quote #10
At Willie Mays. “In order to excel, you have to be perfectly suited to your chosen sport. You also have to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won’t be able to do this.”
Famous Sports Quote #11
by Vince Lombardi. “That’s what life is like – it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.”
Famous Sports Quote #12
Michael Jordan a. “When I go on the court, I don’t have to think about anything. If I have a problem on the court, after I find out about the game, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It’s like the customer pays off.
Famous Sports Quote #13
By Jack Nicklaus. “There’s no room in your mind for negative thoughts. You keep yourself as a businessman with every shot and execution, so your mind doesn’t have to be focused on emotion. It’s sheer intensity.”
Famous Sports Quote #14
By Bill Shankly. “Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I’m very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you a lot, much more than that.”
Famous Sports Quote #15
With Henry Blaha. Rngby is the beastly game played by the nobles; Soccer is a game played by wild animals; football is a wild game played by beasts.
Famous Sports Quote #16
By T. Alan Armstrong. “Champions do not become champions when they win a thing, but they prepare for it in hours, weeks, months and years. The very performance of a winner is the only characteristic of their championship.”
Famous Sports Quote #17
From the workshop of Gabriel Heatter. “Mere length of time is good for those who keep their lives on the side of the lines. To those who play, one hour may be a year; one day’s work is forever.”
Famous Sports Quote #18
By Doug Ferguson. “golf game no longer hitting the ball finds and hits again. The wind is measured, whether this way the grass blades in the air toss or aim at a 60-foot-high swing. There are caddies ready for even the most common shots.”
Famous Sports Quote #19
At Greg’s, LeMond. “Perhaps the single most important factor in gaining career skills and abilities is experience. But once you have the foundation, it’s time to get experience.”
Famous Sports Quote #20
By Hank Aaron. “My decision was always to keep leaning. Whether I was in the rain or feeling bad or I was having trouble on the field, I just kept leaning to do it.”
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