Sports Quotes

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.

The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.

Baseball life is a tough life on the family.

If a man can beat you, walk him.

I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible.

Approach the game with no preset agendas and you'll probably come away surprised at your overall efforts.

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?

Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?

Baseball was, is and always will be to me the best game in the world.

The crowd makes the ballgame.

He's got everything. He' not a great player yet because he hasn't won any major championships, but it's a matter of time. He's an outstanding talent. I didn't realize how tall he is.

In football, time and space are the same thing.

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

Baseball is drama with an endless run and an ever-changing cast.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.