Politics In Sports Quotes

Vitali [Klitschko] does want to fight me, but his promoter wants to be bigger than him. This is another situation of politics in the sport. — Lennox Lewis

I'm interested in current affairs and social policy as a whole, but I don't watch politics for sport. — Anna Chlumsky

Politics has become a blood sport that goes beyond just the person whose name is on the ballot. — Paul Ryan

Lucia opened the door. "They say not to discuss politics and religion on the first date."
"Well, then." I gave her a huge smile. "We're screwed. — Jennifer Lane

Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics. — Vladimir Putin

A sports journalist doesn't have to be sporty any more than a political journalist has to be an opportunistic liar. — Philippe Geluck

Politics is a blood sport. — Aneurin Bevan

Sports and politics are basically all I really care about or talk about. — Peter Jacobson

I think few people of education enter politics because it seems like a contact blood sport. — Sherry Turkle

I don't think you're going to be a success in anything if you think about losing, whether it's in sports or in politics. — Edward Kennedy

I learned early on, stay away from politics, stay away from religion and don't talk about sports. Those three right there will get you in trouble. — Gabriel Iglesias

You cannot mix sports with politics. — Jackie Chan

England is unrivalled for two things - sport and politics. — Benjamin Disraeli

Sports, politics, and religion are the three passions of the badly educated. — William H Gass

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport. — Dick Gregory

American politics used to be an amateur sport. But somewhere along the way, we handed over to professionals all the things people used to do for free. — Bob Schieffer

We are making politics a spectator sport in which our only duty is to vote somebody into office and then retire to the grandstands. — David Gergen

Women's sport helps break down a lot of barriers for women in other areas, whether in religion or politics. — Clare Balding

Everybody knows politics is a contact sport. — Barack Obama

I support the French team - I go to all their matches - but I don't want to use sport for politics. That's not good for sport or for politics. — Francois Hollande

It was what made him good at team sports: soccer, basketball, politics. Miller — James S.A. Corey

Politics is a contact sport - a question of accepting an elbow or two. — Mark Shields

They say politics is a contact sport, and I have to agree with that. — Steve Largent

When it comes to matters of pro sports, politics or palate, disparate sides claim their party, team and cola to be superior. — Jen Lancaster

We never make sport of religion, politics, race or mothers. A mother never gets hit with a custard pie. Mothers-in-law-yes. But mothers-never. — Mack Sennett

Politics is still the No. 1 sport in town and the scoreboard shows the U.S. attorney's office leading. — Bill Kurtis

Ghana and Nigeria resented each other and competed for supremacy in every sphere - politics, academia, sports, you name it. — Chinua Achebe

This match is about sport and I separate that completely from politics. — Oliver Kahn

I love my homeland, but it's an absurd country. Politics in the Philippines is like spectator sports! — Miguel Syjuco

My life in Hollywood surrounded by celebrities became a point of view for me - sports, fashion, music, film, arts, and politics as a media play. — John Van Hamersveld

Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport. — Michael Nutter

Politics is a contact sport. — Steve Chabot

I don't watch the news, I don't care about politics, I don't care about other sports. — Conor McGregor

I love this sport and I don't want to get involved in politics. — Sete Gibernau

Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people. — Francois Hollande

So on a scale of one to Adele, how bad was this breakup? — Jennifer Lane

Sports, Politics and Technology. All the same game. — George Shirk

I'm so unhappy with electoral politics that I switched to sports radio. — Bernadine Dohrn

Sport seems to be much more important to people than politics. — Philip Kerr

Sports and politics don't mix. — Eric Heiden

I think the media loves taking the most absurd clips for a sport that has become congressional politics. — Kal Penn

I wasn't any good at sports, but I could name all the presidents by the time I was six. I've always been very interested in politics and in religion. — John Fugelsang

I hate it when politics play too large part in the sport. — Jacques Villeneuve

Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics. — Gerry Cooney

Takin' it to ISIS, man!" Blue Jacket thumped his chest twice, and I read the saying on his shirt: Turning ISIS into WASWAS. — Jennifer Lane