#Sports Quotes

“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Football is four 15-minute quarters. Plus timeouts and commercials.”

“The Golcondas were considered incomparably the best team in Southern India ... [But] we defeated [them] by 9 goals to 3. On succeeding days we made short work of all other opponents, and established the record, never since broken, of winning a first-class tournament within fifty days of landing in India.”

“Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an ever smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose”

“Golf. Trying to knock a tiny ball into an even smaller hole with implements ill suited to the purpose.”

“He can run anytime he wants. I'm giving him the red light.”

“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”

“You can't think and hit the ball at the same time.”

“The game was two hours, with the commercials. I wish they did that now.”

“Slump? I ain't in no slump... I just ain't hitting.”

“I think Little League is wonderful. It keeps the kids out of the house.”

“Baseball is a skilled game. It's America's game - it, and high taxes.”

“Golf is good for the soul. You get so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.”

“Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.”

“Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.”

“The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.”

“I hate to see it go, I'll tell you that. I played here all my life. Eighteen years I played here and I'm sorry to see it go.”

“The game is supposed to be fun. If you had a bad day, don't worry. You can't expect to get a hit every game.”

“I don't see how he lost five games during the season.”

“I love baseball, I really do. I always told my Dad, I'm not gonna make it working... I like to play ball too much. Which I did. I played hard. You gotta work at this game. You really do. And its fun doing it if you do it the right way.”

“The game isn't over till it's over.”

“I'm a lucky guy and I'm happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.”

“How can a you hit and think at the same time?”

“I can see how he (Sandy Koufax) won twenty-five games. What I don't understand is how he lost five.”

“I liked George Weiss when he was with the Yankees. He loved the Old Timers' Day. He loved it. And he invited all these people to come, all these players to come.”

“Half the game is 90% mental.”

“I wish everybody had the drive he (Joe DiMaggio) had. He never did anything wrong on the field. I'd never seen him dive for a ball, everything was a chest-high catch, and he never walked off the field.”

“We were over-whelming underdogs.”

“I didn't know much about golf growing up.”

“You wouldn't have won if we'd beaten you.”

“If the fans don’t wanna come out to the ballpark, no one can stop ‘em.”

“If you get a guy that can play a couple positions, it helps you out a real lot.”

“Referring to the bad sun conditions in left field at the stadium: It gets late out there early.”

“If the people don't want to come out to the ballpark, nobody's going to stop them.”

“It ain't like football. You can't make up no trick plays.”

“I don't blame the players today for the money. I blame the owners. They started it. They wanna give it to 'em? More power to 'em.”

“What difference does the uniform make? You don't hit with it.”

“He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious.”

“A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it's home or on the road.”

“I guess there is nothing that will get your mind off everything like golf. I have never been depressed enough to take up the game, but they say you get so sore at yourself you forget to hate your enemies.”

“Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose.”

“Golf is a wonderful exercise. You can stand on your feet for hours, watching somebody else putt.”

“When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.”

“Does college pay? They do if you are a good open-field runner.”

“That's the hardest part of this whole process. The best part is picking the players and the worst part is telling basically five players they are not going to play tonight.”

“When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.”

“We feel fortunate [with Canada hockey team]. We have got a lot of guys who love to play, but they also love to win even more. We are pretty happy. Although we are young, we like our group of players.”

“But in my mind, I don't think there's any question Sidney Crosby is the best all-around player in the game. His hockey sense is so strong and so solid, combined with his God-gifted talent of being able to see the ice, see the entire picture in front of him. And, most importantly, I don't care how good you are, if you don't have a work ethic, it doesn't matter. There's no question that each and every game, he's one of the hardest-working guys on the ice. In my mind, he's the best player in the game today.”

“You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.”

“At the end of the day everybody lost. We almost crippled our industry. It was very disappointing what happened.”

“Competitive spirit is still at a premium. The more you win, the better you play, the more money you make, so they all have that in mind.”