#ports

The importance that our society attaches to sport is incredible. After all, is football a game or a religion? The people of this country have allowed sports to get completely out of hand. ↗

— Howard Cosell

#allowed #attaches #completely #country #football

I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out. ↗

— Rodney Dangerfield

#broke #fight #game #hockey #i

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is the inner beauty of sports and competition, and it can serve us all well as adult athletes. ↗

— Peggy Fleming

#ability #adult #after #athletes #back

I know I am getting better at golf because I am hitting fewer spectators. ↗

— Gerald R. Ford

#am #because #better #fewer #getting

Diplomacy in a sense is the opposite of writing. You have to disperse yourself so much: the lady who comes in crying because she's had a fight with the secretary; exports and imports; students in trouble; thumbtacks for the embassy. ↗

— Carlos Fuentes

#comes #crying #diplomacy #disperse #embassy

I also watched a lot of football and sports. I haven't had much time to watch too much TV lately. ↗

— Casper Van Dien

#football #had #haven #i #lately

The tradition in Serbia has always been team sports - football, basketball, handball, volleyball and water polo, individual sports are not supported. ↗

— Novak Djokovic

#basketball #been #football #individual #polo

In sports, you simply aren't considered a real champion until you have defended your title successfully. Winning it once can be a fluke; winning it twice proves you are the best. ↗

— Althea Gibson

#champion #considered #defended #fluke #once

As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, I am committed to educating parents and especially young people on ways to live a long, healthy and active life. ↗

— Lee Haney

#active life #am #chairman #committed #council

I don't have the insight with the Longhorns that I do with the two teams that I own, but as a fan and reading the sports pages, I'm bullish about the Longhorns. ↗

— Tom Hicks

#bullish #fan #i #i do #insight