#sports

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game ↗

— Babe Ruth

#sports

If a tie is like kissing your sister, losing is like kissing your grandmother with her teeth out. ↗

— George Brett

#sports #funny

He speaks in that strange sports talk, telling me about the start of the new season and asks if I follow baseball. No. I really don’t. He assures me if I stay in town long enough I will become a baseball fan. It’s a requirement of living in St. Louis. Everyone is a Cardinal’s fan. “Loyal,” he tells me. St. Louis is a loyal town. ↗

— Gwenn Wright

#cardinals #contemporary #gothic #historical-fiction #missouri

Sometimes your world falls apart. And it’s okay for you to let people in and let them see you crumble ↗

— Jaci Burton

#change

I'm not doing it for media attention, not doing it for sponsors, not for money. ↗

— Nastia Liukin

#gymnastics #sports #money

Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just become king of the world, either. Athletes in my day were simply humble in our victory. I believe we were more mature then...Maybe it's because the media puts so much pressure on athletes; maybe it's also the money. In my day we competed for the love of the sport...In my day we patted the guy who beat us on the back, wished him well, and that was it. ↗

— Louis Zamperini

#sports #sportsmanship #track #love

In my opinion any activity during which you can enjoy a beverage is not a sport. It is a party. ↗

— Michael Thomas Ford

#love

It's because you absolutely love the sport. ↗

— Nastia Liukin

#sports #sports-inspirational #sportsmanship #inspirational