100 Amazing Sports Quotes
As a form of entertainment, sports is a laughably unfair rival for its chief competitors: movies, television, video games, or any activity that only works with an audience.
Sports, from pee-wee to the pros, features all its rivals' best elementsโpassion, drama, emotional ties, amazing stories and characters you love and/or hateโand uses your sense of pride to crank the volume to 11 (out of 10, just so we're clear).
One aspect of the sports-fan experience that exemplifies all of these qualities is the people behind the competitionโthe human element.
There's a reason sideline interviews, postgame pressers and Super Bowl media day get almost as much attention as the game play. Sometimes the most headline-grabbing stories play out in front of a mic rather than on the field.
On Not Having a Damn Clue
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โMLB free-agent pitcher Kip Wells, then with the Pittsburgh Pirates
On His Golden Years Being Spent Reining in His Wife's Spending
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โFormer PGA Pro Chi Chi Rodriguez
On Interspecies Racing
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Full quote:ย โI donโt think he really understands how fast horses are. Just because heโs my teammate, Iโve got to back him up, but Iโll be secretly putting money on that horse.โ
โFormer Bengals QB Carson Palmer on former teammate Chad Johnson's weird hobbies and his inability to grasp reality
On Sticking His Foot in His Mouth and Looking Like Orville Redenbacher
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โOhio State University President Gordon Gee
On an Epic Kickoff Return for a TD and How/Why All Great Car Chases Begin
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โNFL free agent Marquis Weeks
On White Folks Being Awkward in Los Angeles
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โLate NCAA men's basketball coach Rick Majerus
On Why Children's Sports Benefit Everyone
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โNew York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra
On the Nicest Way to Call the Referee the Least Important Person in the Ring
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โRetired boxer George Foreman
On Upward Mobility
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โFormer Texas coach Darrell Royal, who is apparently bros withย Matthew McConaughey
On the Rules Being Rules for a Reason
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โThe late Gene Upshaw, former NFLPA President
On People in Sports Being Overgrown Children
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โLongtime broadcaster Howard Cosellย
On Facing off Against Tony Siragusa in the Super Bowl
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โRetired NFL player Glenn Parkerย
On How to Make Hunting a Real Sport
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โFormer pro wrestler and Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura
On Being Smarter Than Everyone and the Anger That Builds
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โSan Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich
On Seriously Overestimating the Dangers of the Bluegrass State
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โFormer Duke star Christian Laettner
On Futility
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โFormer Denver Nuggets coach George Karl
On Whom You Can Trust
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โFormer White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen
On Not Even Pretending
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Full quote: "First, I donโt really read newspapers. I donโt really read magazines. I donโt really watch ESPN. I might be one of the most illiterate people in America. I donโt really pay attention.โย
โFormer Troy running back DeWhitt Bettersonย
On the REAL Most Dangerous Game
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โGerman philosopherย Friedrich Nietzsche
On Book Learnin', or Lack Thereof
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โJamaican sprinter Usain Boltย
On...Ain't That a Relief!
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โFormer heavyweight champ Mike Tyson
On Depreciating Value
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โOlympic gold-medalistย Sage Kotsenburg
On the Facts of Life
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โLate NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardtย
On Fat-Guy Stuff
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โFormer New York Jets coachย Bruce Coslet
On the Harsh Realities of Winter Sports
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โAuthor/Columnistย Dave Barryย
On...um...That's Now How That Works
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โFormer basketball playerย Chuck Nevitt
On Clown Questions, Bro
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โWashington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper
On Winning at All Costs
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โMiami Heat executive Pat Riley
On Pacers Fans
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โFormer Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundyย
On Mike Tyson's Personal Enrichment in Prison
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โLegendarily awful boxing promotor Don King
On Running out of Options
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โFormer Orlando Magic GM Pat Williamsย
On What Qualifies as a Sport
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โGreat American author Ernest Hemingwayย
On Seeing and Not Seeing Things
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Full quote: "The Bible never says anything about dinosaurs. You can't say there were dinosaurs when you never saw them. Somebody actually saw Adam and Eve. No one ever saw a Tyrannosaurus Rex."
โMajor league crazy person Carl Everettย
On Betting Against the Spread
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โFormer Auburn coach Ralph "Shug" Jordanย
On Sportsmanship Being Overrated
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โThe late, great coach of Notre Dame, Knute Rockne.
On Falling Short
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โHall of Fame coach John Madden
On Team Spirit
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โFormer New York Mets reliever John Franco
On Women, AMIRITE?
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โPGA Proย Lee Trevinoย
On Drew Gooden and Conflicting Emotions
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โFormer Kansas coachย Roy Williams
On Pregame Meals Impacting Success
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โPaul Pierce, Brooklyn Nets
On Being a Drama Queen
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โFormer NFL player and sportscaster Frank Giffordย
On Tiger Woods Becoming a Father
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Full quote:ย โI wanted to be his child. If I was a child, I wouldnโt play golf anymore. Iโd be siting in a boat somewhere spending all Daddyโs money. Iโve been trying to get Iโm to adopt me for the last five years, but he wouldnโt do it.โย
โPGA Pro John Daly
On Why You Should Always Do Your Best
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โYankees legend Joe DiMaggioย
On the Life of a Journeyman
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โRetired NFL quarterback Jamie Martin
On Prioritizing Discipline
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โFormer Florida State coachย Bobby Bowden
On Outliving Everyone Around You
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โPGA Proย Gary Player
On Coaches Playing Golf
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โThe late, great Paul "Bear" Bryant, the former head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide
On Overrated Stuff
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โEpically epic journalist Hunter S. Thompsonย
On the Grind
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โRetired NBA agitator Charles Barkley
On Former Coach John Jenkins
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โFormer University of Houston player Torrin Polk
On the People Who Pay His Salary
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โNebraska football coach Bo Peliniย
On What Craig Sager Should Do with His Entire Wardrobe
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โKevin Garnett, Brooklyn Nets
On Feelings Being Mutual
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โNotoriously awful former MLB pitcherย John Rocker
On Female Domination
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โSouth Carolina football coach Steve Spurrierย
On Being Tragically Uncool
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โFormer Vice President of the United States (and occasional national laughingstock), Dan Quayleย
On Devotion to the Game
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โLiving legend Shaquille O'Nealย
On His Age and Gender
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โOklahoma State coach Mike Gundyย
On Former Teammate Dwight Howard...Before They Were Teammates
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โLos Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryantย
On Saying What Everyone Else Is Thinking
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โNew York Yankee great Yogi Berra
On People Complaining About Running Up the Score
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โFormer NCAA men's basketball coach Billy Tubbs
On What Should Be Printed on Our Currency
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โMetta World Peace, New York Knicksย
On Priorities
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โLegendary Chicago Cubs announcer Harry Caray
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