Archive for Sports Quotes
Sports Quote – Yellow card for this!?
Posted by: | Comments“One of our players ‘broke wind’ and only the referee heard it and he booked the player.”
– English soccer manager Ian Treadwell, explaining that one of his Charlton Athletic players received an “unsporting behaviour” yellow card for flatulence.
You have to laugh don’t you!
Break a Sweat Laughing With the Silliest and Funniest Sports Quotes Ever
Very often sports provide us with a glimpse of the limits of what humanity can achieve. There are very few other spectacles on earth that give us a glimpse of the limits of what humanity can achieve in both mind and body like sports. And when sports are in question, then naturally a lot of people would draw inspiration from the quotations of the great sporting icons of our time. Such words have the power to inspire, to bring out our drive and to keep us focused on being the best we can be.
But most of the time, athletes and sports figures aren’t the best sources of deep and moving quotations. A majority in fact of sports quotations by now are either platitudes or are just plain funny. Here are a few of these notorious quotes that have been immortalized in not so good ways:
- “Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing, but none of them serious.”: These classic words were spoken by Alan Minter, a professional boxer and former Olympic bronze medalist and European world champion. Apparently though all those shots to the head can take their toll and you end up… saying things.
- “(My) Career was sputtering until I made a 360 (degree turn) and got headed in the right direction.”: This piece of pure genius was mouthed by Tracy McGrady, who was drafted straight out of high school and became the scoring champ twice, as well as a seven time All Star. Though his game has never been in question, his knowledge of basic figures kinda is.
- “We’re not attempting to circumcise the rules.”: From the lips of Bill Cowher, then coach of the Pittburgh Steelers comes this once in a lifetime quotation. He was actually NFL coach of the ear in 1992 and led the Steelers to the title in Superbowl XL. He is now a TV commentator for ‘The NFL Today’ where he probably puts his amazing eloquence to good use.
These are just a few of the amazing quotes that have made us smile or fall out of our seats laughing. If you want more of these silly but amazing quotes, you should visit: http://crunkish.com/top-ten-sports-quotes-of-all-time/
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Gold medals aren’t really made of gold!
Posted by: | Comments“Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.”
– Dan Gable
Hilarious Sports quotes!
Posted by: | CommentsThere’s some really funny quotes here, I love ‘em!
Motivational quotes from Babe Didrikson Zaharias!
Posted by: | CommentsMildred Ella (“Babe”) Didrikson Zaharias (June 26, 1911–September 27, 1956) was an American athlete named by the Guinness Book of Records, along with Lottie Dod, as the most versatile female competitor. She achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and field.
“All of my life I have always had the urge to do things better than anybody else.”
“As your golf improves, your concentration will improve with it.”
“I expect to play golf until I am 90–even longer if anybody figures out a way to swing a club from a rocking chair.”
On golf…”I was determined to play the game well or not at all.”
“I played many sports, but when that golf bug hit me, it was permanent.”
“If you win through bad sportsmanship, that’s no real victory.”
“Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.”
Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.
The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.
Carl Lewis quotes!
Posted by: | CommentsMy thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you’ll win… channel your energy. Focus.
Carl Lewis
“Scientists have proven that it’s impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don’t listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.”
“I already knew who was the best long-jumper.”
Carl Lewis was a fantastic sprinter and long jumper who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 golds. In his career, which spanned from 1976 to 1996, Carl Lewis has 65 consecutive victories in the long jump, and this is one of the sport’s longest undefeated streaks. BRILLIANT!
Funny Sports Quotes!
Posted by: | CommentsFUNNY SPORTS QUOTES…
Remember, it doesn’t matter whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose. Darrin Weinberg
Some people think football is a matter of life and death…I can assure them it is much more serious than that. Bill Shankly
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Emo Philips
One would die in the attempt!
Posted by: | CommentsDoctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead.
-Roger Bannister (After becoming the first person to break the four-minute mile, 1952)
Positive Thinking in Sports!
Posted by: | CommentsRemember, the more positive you are – the more positive things start happening to you!
Here are a few positive thinking quotes…
“Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I’m going to complete every pass.” – Ron Jaworski
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.” Albert Einstein
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill quotes
“The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.”
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.” Herm Albright
“You’ve done it before and you can do it now. See the positive possibilities. Redirect the substantial energy of your frustration and turn it into positive, effective, unstoppable determination.” Ralph Marston
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.” Willie Nelson
Positive thoughts are not enough. There have to be positive feelings and positive actions.
“When you consistently maintain a positive frame of mind, you’ll become known as a problem-solver rather than a complainer. People avoid complainers. They seek out problem-solvers.” Joseph Sommerville,
“If you don’t invest very much, then defeat doesn’t hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.” – Dick Vermeil
Some baseball sports quotes!
Posted by: | CommentsAdversity causes some men to break, and others to break records.
- Source Unknown
Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them. But do not let them master you.
- Hellen Keller
No matter how good you are, you’re going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you’re going to win one-third of your games. It’s the other third that makes the difference.
- Tommy Lasorda
During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball. – Mickey Mantle
You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possible be – in baseball and in life.
- Pete Rose