Posted 08.31.14 � "A
quarterback doesn't come into his
own until he can tell the coach to
go to hell." � Johnny Unitas,
football player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.30.14 �
"College football is an ugly
business." � Mike Tomco,
college football player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.29.14 �
"I've been called a racist, a drunk
and a quitter. Other than that, I'm
fine." � Kerry Collins,
football player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.28.14 �
"Once my swing starts, I can't
change or pull up. It's all or
nothing." � Babe Ruth,
baseball player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.27.14 � "If
one's reputation is a possession,
then of all of my possessions, my
reputation means the most to me." �
Arthur Ashe, tennis player,
in Days of Grace [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.26.14 �
"Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the
mind. If you can walk, you can run."
� Vince Lombardi, football
coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.25.14 � "A
perfect pitcher is an impossible
concept, as long as major league
hitters remain capable of hitting
perfect pitches." � Bob Gibson,
pitcher [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.24.14 �
"Pro football is like nuclear
warfare. There are no winners, only
survivors." � Frank Gifford,
football player and broadcaster [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.23.14 � "I
have the job I want. I am not
looking for a job. What I'm looking
for is a tall player that can play."
� Mike Jarvis, basketball
coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.22.14 �
"When you're as great as I am, it's
hard to be humble." � Muhammad
Ali, boxer [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.21.14 �
"I'm going to graduate on time, no
matter how long it takes." � Unnamed
senior basketball player,
University of Pittsburgh [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.20.14 �
"Born? Hell, Babe Ruth wasn't
born. He fell from a tree." � Joe
Dugan, baseball player, on
George Herman "Babe" Ruth,
baseball player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.19.14 � "I
look at a golf course as a huge
waste of pastureland." � Karl
Malone, basketball player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.18.14 � "If
you want to be a great hitter, don't
go to the movies. It ruins your
eyes." � Rogers Hornsby,
baseball player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.17.14 �
"He'd knock you down just for having
bad breath." � Joe Garagiola,
baseball player and broadcaster, on
pitcher Bob Gibson [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.16.14 � "I
never want to score. Never. I want
to rebound." � Dennis Rodman,
basketball player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.15.14 �
"Luck means a lot in football. Not
having a quarterback is bad luck." �
Don Shula, football coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.14.14 �
"Football is the quintessential
American sport: lots of violence
punctuated by committee meetings." �
George Will, political
analyst and baseball aficionado [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.13.14 �
"Sweat is the cologne of
accomplishment." � Heywood Hale
Broun, sportswriter [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.12.14 �
"One man practicing sportsmanship is
better than a hundred teaching it."
� Knute Rockne, football
coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.11.14 �
"Football isn't a contact sport,
it's a collision sport. Dancing is a
contact sport." � Vince Lombardi,
football coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.10.14 � "If
a survey was taken, I think you'd
find more injuries happen to a
quarterback while standing in the
pocket than by taking off with a
ball." � Steve Grogan,
football player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.09.14 � "Character will
only take you so far. You've got to
have talent." � Karl Malone,
basketball player [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.08.14 � "We avoided
guys who could play the piano." �
Paul Brown, NFL coach and team
owner, noting one of the principles
he followed in making draft
selections [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.07.14 � "Coaching is
teaching. Some coaches try to make
what they do sound mysterious and
complicated when it's not... to be a
good coach, you have to be a good
teacher." � John Madden,
football coach and broadcaster [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.06.14 � "I'd rather get
Gatorade poured on me than bust my
butt selling it." � Bill Parcells,
football coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.05.14 � "Fatigue makes
cowards of us all." � Vince
Lombardi, football coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.04.14 � "I miss
football so much � heck, I even miss
the interceptions." � Archie
Manning, retired NFL quarterback [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.03.14 � "Any time your
defense gives up more points than a
basketball team, you're in trouble."
� Lou Holtz, football coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.02.14 � "The will to
win is grossly overstated. The will
to prepare is far more important." �
Bobby Knight, basketball
coach [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]
Posted 08.01.14 � "Coaches have
to watch for what they don't want to
see and listen to what they don't
want to hear." � John Madden,
football coach and broadcaster [The
Ultimate Dictionary of Sports
Quotations]