Famous Quotes & Sayings

It is a huge dollar commitment for the Olympics, so that's a lot of money to be throwing around in sports.

I think the hype of Senior Night hurt us. The same thing happened last year.

I think the guys here love basketball as much as they love anything else. The deal is there's a lot of diversity up here. There's a lot of interests pulling at you. There are other sports that tug at different athletes. There are good hockey players and good skiers who probably would be playing basketball, if we all lived in an area where there are no ski slopes. But that's the way it is.

I think that (playing UNC) gives credibility to our program. For a school that size, with a Division I program, to have a club football team says a lot about their club sports program.

I thought both teams battled hard out there. This was one game too many for us as it was out third game in three days, but I am proud of the effort the girls put in. We'll bounce back, I have no doubt about that.

I think wrestling has a bright future. But I think at certain times a lot of sports are tested.

I think the game has an enormous spectator appeal that dwarfs all American sports because it is so international.

I think the concept of Virgin Sports is one of the most exciting things we can look forward to. We are going to beat up Sky.

I think the concept is a wonderful concept. It'll be carried on television. Because of the nationalism involved, it could take on greater meaning in countries like Japan or the Dominican Republic or Venezuela than perhaps it would in the United States. But because of the nationalistic feeling, it could be a nice little launching pad because it is played in March. I think it's an interesting concept that should grow over the years. If you give it time, five or six or seven years from now, this could be a nice addition to the sports landscape and a big event.

Jarome Iginla

It is frustrating because every player wants to contribute to their team's success and be a part of winning ... Hopefully I'll break out here against Edmonton.

Israel Horovitz

L.A. is so focused on TV and film that theater is kind of an arcane sport. People look at you like you're doing something cute.

I was always very different from the other kids. I have an I.Q. of 156. I didn't play sports. I thought big. I thought I could achieve great things. I don't want to sound megalomaniac, but my whole life is about doing something for the world, from as far back as I can remember.

Alex Graves

I was, and am, a frustrated filmmaker and film student, and my passion and love for movies was so broad that, in the earlier part of my career, I stumbled into doing 'Sports Night' and was a comedy director.

Jacquelyn Jablonski

I was an athlete growing up. I did a lot of sports: soccer, basketball, so I was always so used to hardcore training, a lot of running. I got to a point where I felt like I just wanted to get toned; I didn't need to shed pounds, so now I do Pilates.

I was an A's and Phillies fan, ... It was a pretty good sports town, even then.

Joe Taslim

I was a judo athlete, while taking modeling as my side job, before I eventually quit my professional sports career over a knee injury.

Shane Larkin

I was a hyper kid, so I didn't want to play baseball and wait for the ball to come to me. I wanted to play a sport where I could go get the ball.

Jamie Bamber

I was a team sports guy, but I don't do that anymore. When I work out, it's alone.

Josh Elliott

I was a subscriber to 'Sports Illustrated' like so many of us, and I was overwhelmed by a toxic mix of naivete and arrogance, and just thought to myself, 'I think I can write like this.'

Tie Domi

I was a sports junkie growing up ... my favourite athlete all-time is John McEnroe.

I was a sports fan long before I had any interest in film-making.

It is simply an attempt by a group of self-appointed rich clubs to get more money and power out of the game, with no concern for the sports or the fans.

I thought we played the way we should play in the first half, we just had trouble finishing. The second half, it kind of deteriorated into a dump-it-in kind of game. At some point, I realized I wasn't going to get my best performance.

Tom Boonen

I thought there was a huge gap between me and some of the riders, but I was able to finish like I normally do with a flourish. But I tell you it was a hard day for me and my team. Actually I am a bit surprised that I was able to win.

I think we're being blinded by the blockbusters. Sports movies have been pretty consistent. It's not a hotbed of $100 million films, but it's a solid performing genre.

I think we're going to again surprise the world with how the U.S. does. They view our performance in Salt Lake as an aberration. I think our athletes and our national governing bodies, both individually and collectively, are out to prove that their performance wasn't an aberration that we are collectively a winter sports power in the world.

I think we can say something good about high school basketball. Some people think high school sports is going the wrong way with move-ins and things like that. We're a community team. These kids have known each other since the third grade. We can be a role model for how it should be done.

I think we have to keep the proper perspective on high school sports. Sometimes, sports can seem like a runaway train, so we have to remind our student-athletes that education comes first, and that you have to be a good sport to play and a good citizen.

I think we're very much a winter sports country.

Champ Bailey

I think we're tough when we do things like that. We were responding to some things they like to do. We're active.

Ted Sarandos

I think what's going to happen with linear television is it's going to become more linear. It's going to become more about events and more about award shows, live sports - all those things that, really, you can't replicate.

Our attention ebbs and tides. We looked to the mainstream sports and how they stay in front of the audience.

Our athletes' performance in Turin will help us forge partnership with more international and domestic companies. Company sponsorship and the sports lottery should be important financial sources for China's winter sports.