Call it “football” or “soccer“, he was the greatest. Born, Edison Arantes do Nascimento here are some quotes by the Brazilian soccer player better known as, Pele.
“A penalty is a cowardly way to score.”
“For 20 years they have been asking me the same question, who is the greatest? Maradona or Pele? I reply that all you [...]
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Quotes by Red Sox players, Red Sox Coaches and Media:
Terry Francona: “If we could have scored one more run than the White Sox in each game, I think we would have won the series.”
Jason Varitek: “I’m the best catcher in the league when it comes to managing a pitching staff [...]
“The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.”
Pierre de Coubertin
“To compete in the Olympic Games has always been a dream. The opportunity I have to represent my country at them is unbelievably exciting.”
David Beard
“It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will [...]
Wikipedia on tennis
Tennis begins with love. ~Author UnknownWhat a polite game tennis is. The chief word in it seems to be “sorry” and admiration of each other’s play crosses the net as frequently as the ball. ~J.M. Barrie
Tennis is not a gentle game. Psychologically, it is vicious. That people are only just beginning to come [...]
Quotes by Michael Jordan
I’m not out there sweating for three hours every day just to find out what it feels like to sweat.
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I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come.
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I’ve always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. I don’t do things half-heartedly. Because [...]
Kevin Harvick
“As a race car driver, driving is the easy part. The hard part is containing the emotions on the race track.”
“On any given day, I don’t think there’s anybody who can outdrive me. That’s the mind set I have going into every race.”
Tony Hulman
“Gentlemen, start your engines!”
Mark Martin
(About Jeff Gordon) “You can’t argue with [...]
The agony of defeat. - Quotes about losing
Whoever said, “It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,” probably lost. ~Martina Navratilova
Losing is no disgrace if you’ve given your best. ~Jim Palmer
The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. ~Robert G. Ingersoll
“Alan Webb is the best thing to happen [...]
Joe DiMaggio
(Referring to Opening Day) “You look forward to it like a birthday party when you’re a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen.”
Joe Garagiola
“When I covered the Yankees in the ’60s, they had players like Horace Clarke, Ross Moschitto, Jake Gibbs and Dooley Womack. It was like the first-team missed the bus.”
Joe [...]
A collection of famous quotes about the sport of horse racing
“The one thing I do not want to be called is First Lady. It sounds like a saddle horse.”
- Jacqueline Kennedy
“Treat a horse like a woman and a woman like a horse. And they’ll both win for you.”
- Elizabeth Arden
“He was so learned that he [...]
Competition IS Sports Here are some motivational competition quotes.
Competition brings out the best in products and the worst in people.
Quote by: David Sarnoff
Competition is a process or variety of habitual behavior that grows out of a habit of mind.
Quote by: Willard Beecher
The ability to learn faster than your competitors may be only sustainable competitive advantage.
Quote [...]