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Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple. — Barry Switzer

The disabled people that do sport, they don't think about what they don't have but try to get better with what they do have. That is the same for me. — Johan Cruyff

It's not a case of us against them, it's a matter of melding all people's skills and resources to create a better world for everyone ! — Lyn St. James

Psychology is a big part of sport that some people do not realise. But it is a skill you have to practice. — Jade Jones

Why is the N.F.L. so popular? The N.F.L. grew in the comfort zone after World War II. People had money and time. A popular American sport got bigger. — George Vecsey

Black people dominate sports in the United States. 20% of the population and 90% of the final four. — Chris Rock

Coach Landry was a master at maintaining discipline and creating an environment where ordinary people could achieve extra ordinary results. — Danny White

Why should sports men and women get punished harsher than people in the normal world? — David Millar

People don't win because they're physically stronger. It's because they're stronger between the ears. — Alex Shaffer

Sports is a bunch of people gathering around, watching something that they're not actually connected to - they're just emotionally connected. — George Stroumboulopoulos

If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death. — Sam Snead

Striking up conversations with strangers is something like extreme sports for autistic people. — Kamran Nazeer

Sports is a way of entertainment, to people who are in different backgrounds, and for people who dedicated their lives to achieve the best in sports. — Emerson Fittipaldi

Sport is a universal language, building more bridges between people than anything else I can think of. — Sebastian Coe

When people in a country are being hurt, the issues are bigger than sport. Let's hope the right decision is made — Mark Webber

Sleepwalking is the perfect exorcise for lazy people — Benny Bellamacina

A lot of people think I'm under a lot of pressure with my family and friends spending all that money to follow me around — Bonnie Blair

Nobody wants to buy a $60,000 electric Civic. But people will pay $90,000 for an electric sports car. — Elon Musk

The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures. — Barbara Walters

If you don't demand that your people maintain. High performances to remain on your team, Why should they be proud of the association? — Lou Holtz

Men are very confident people. Even a sixty-year-old man with no arms thinks he could play in the Super Bowl if he had to. — Rita Rudner

Singing a song, playing sports - anything that entertains, that takes people away from their own problems, is good. — Stan Lee

Normally, racing drivers come from a long line of previous successful sports people. — Lewis Hamilton

Sports and management are not as diverse as people think. — Harsha Bhogle

I feel the pressure but I embrace it. Whatever I have to do to make the sport catch on to other people, I'll do it. — Freddy Adu

Animation, by necessity, is a team sport, and the fewer people with input into my work, the better I like it. — Bill Watterson

Athletes have a certain stubbornness that carries us through and makes us do things that people say we can't do. — Kim Clijsters

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. — Martina Navratilova

In digital world, sport provides opportunity to bring people together. — Edwin Moses

To the people out there, baseball is a simple sport. But it is complex. It is never easy. — Dave Winfield

Being left-handed has its advantages in volleyball. Few people know enough about your spike and serve to give you advice. — John Kessel

Culture. [...] That most people don't do what we tell them to do. They do what they can get away with. — Fredrik Backman

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

The Indonesian brands aren't interested in sports people, only movie stars, because they can get more exposure in the media. — Taufik Hidayat

What do people really believe in any more apart from sport and music? — Richard Ashcroft

You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport. — Garry Kasparov

Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing. — Sebastian Coe

People will tell you that I overcame obstacles? Maybe. But the truth is I was incredibly blessed in my life. More was given than was ever taken away. — Jim Abbott

If I could be good at any sport, it'd be javelin. I know a few people I would love to throw a spear at. — Cheryl Cole

It sure made me feel good to be here today, and have so many people say so many kind things. — Steve Largent

I want a life of good sport, good people and the competition that goes with it. — Randy Lerner

Today, we are the only people who are more likely to own a professional sports team than to play for one. — Celso Cukierkorn

Sport is one of the few spaces where people can learn about different cultures in a spirit of trust and friendship. — Richard Attias

I had fun pretending to be a sportscaster. People always think that was a down thing for me. I had the best job in sports broadcasting for two years. — Dennis Miller

Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries. — Yao Ming

I treat golf as a sport. I let other people treat it like a hobby. — Tiger Woods

People don't have to like or support you. So you always have to say thank you. — Ruben Studdard

People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew. — Mark Zupan

I think everybody has something that takes them away or makes them happier. To some people it's baseball or sports or knitting or the movies. — Sutton Foster

Football in Brazil is seen as a masculine sport, even with a lot of people accepting the female sport. — Marta

I don't see many people as heroes and, though I love sport, I believe athletes rarely deserve that praise. — Giles Duley

Isn't cricket supposed to be a team sport? I feel people should decide first whether cricket is a team game or an individual sport. — Sachin Tendulkar

If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming. — Charles Barkley

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. — William James

We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people. — Lou Holtz

I think sometimes when it comes to sports, and especially relationships between players and coaches, that people lose track, lose a sense of reality. — Ricky Williams

Whenever you're playing sports with people who are better than you are, it makes you rise to the occasion. — J.J. Abrams

I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport. — Ryan Lochte

Ease is something that I think many admire in other people, in sports or whatever it may be. — Peter Riegert

There's not a long track record of people leaving professional sports to become a software developer. — Curt Schilling

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights. — Samuel P. Huntington

I think so highly of people who love their sport and make a really strong commitment to it. — Tom Brady

Sport is something that is very inspirational for young people. — Pele

Everywhere I go, people love me, so I'm just blessed. Do you blame them? — Manny Ramirez

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive. — Arnold Palmer

In a land where sport is sacred, Where the labourer is God, You must pander to the people, Make a hero of a clod. — Henry Lawson

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

A sports bar is a way to take a bar and fill it with even more annoying people than usual. — Demetri Martin

Sport has the power to inspire and unite people. In Africa, soccer enjoys great popularity and has a particular place in the hearts of people. — Nelson Mandela

If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust. — Mark Cuban

Many people say I'm the best women's soccer player in the world. I don't think so. And because of that, someday I just might be. — Mia Hamm

I have no idea what I did. I heard people talk about dead leg, shake, change of pace and all that, but I did things without thinking about them. — Gale Sayers

The Lakers were able to maintain a certain level of talent and success, and so were the Celtics. It became part of people's sports lore. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Sports have a way of touching people. — Joan Ryan

Skating is one of those sports you unfortunately see people get stuck in. — Ashley Wagner

I hate sports the way people who like sports hate common sense. — H.L. Mencken

People focus on role models; it is more effective to find antimodels - people you don't want to resemble when you grow up — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is very popular. — Andrea Bocelli

Fear causes people to draw back from situations. It brings on mediocrity, it dulls creativity, it sets one up to be a loser in life. — Fran Tarkenton

Nothing amuses people more than a cocky guy who starts losing. — Criss Jami

You have people telling you how good you are and all of a sudden, you might start believing it and forget what it takes to be good. — Lou Lamoriello

Rock and roll is a contact sport. I enjoy playing the tunes that really get the people going. — Richie Sambora

Any sport where people earn a lot of money you are going to get groupies. — Eric Bristow

People here don't identify themselves by their sports team. — Michael Wilbon

Comedy is a blood sport. It flays the truth and spurts twisted logic. In America, people become comics because we don't have bullfighting. — Elayne Boosler

In terms of history and sports, I don't think people will forget. — Kristine Lilly

In sport, all my fellow riders and trainers and the people I meet and deal with have just accepted the fact that I'm here forever. — Ian Millar

In my experience, it's only people who don't play sport at a professional level who think that there is anything remotely erotic about a locker room. — John Amaechi

People have an opinion of Africa and it is not so good, but we have to let sport unite us all. — Didier Drogba

I know that this is sport first and business second, and people have to do what's right for them. — Shaquille O'Neal

We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League. — Roger Goodell

I consider myself blessed. I consider you blessed. We've all been blessed with God-given talents. Mine just happens to be beating people up. — Sugar Ray Leonard

Bulls do not win bull fights. People do. — Norman Ralph Augustine

The worst thing of having power over other people's lives is that you sometimes get things wrong. — Fredrik Backman

A few minutes ago, I had a hard time getting through the lobby because of all the people. After today, that won't be happening. — Bear Bryant

Any sport you're going to do, you're going to lose more than you win. People don't realize how hard it is to be an athlete. It's difficult. — Diandra Asbaty

People with disabilities want to be recognised for what they can do, not what they can't do. — Karni Liddell

The purpose of sports - even foreign sports - is not to bore people. — P. J. O'Rourke

He's letting me see the real him, something he doesn't allow a lot of people to see. — Collette West

Equestrian and sailing are sports for people growing up on the mean streets of Connecticut. — Craig Ferguson