“This is my ball park. Every game is played in daylight and I can see the ball good. And I can reach the stands in any direction. I hope I'm never traded but if I am, I wish it would be to the Cubs. I know I do well there in 77 games.”— Roberto Clemente, en.wikiquote.org
“We’re all one. The WNBA is our sister league. The NBA is their brother league, so I think they go together and they’re parallel and belong side-by-side. They need to be cohesive.”— Kevin Garnett, uproxx.com
“It's hard when your father's the coach. Sometimes you don't know where one leaves off and the other begins.”— Pete Maravich, books.google.com
“It’s a long journey but if you focus on the mini milestones along the way you will find beauty in the struggle.”— Kobe Bryant, instagram.com
“Most digital brands have sought scale over connections. We, as a company, are entirely about connections and actual engagement with our audience. So for any show that we do, we can bring in Barstool as a marketing platform and deliver an audience.”— Erika Nardini, digiday.com
“You can't teach the beast. It's either in you or it isn't. You can't just go to the store and buy a six-pack of beast. It don't work like that.”— Kevin Garnett, cbssports.com
“But any active sportsman has to be very focused; you’ve got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that.”— Sachin Tendulkar, keepingscore.blogs.time.com
“That's what it is. I ain't never seen no talking winning nothing. Been like that since I was little. I was raised like that.”— Marshawn Lynch, nfl.com
“I became the youngest world champion ever when I was just twenty. 26-27 – they’re your peak years. Just imagine what time I will be running then.”— Yohan Blake, esquire.co.uk
“I wouldn’t tell my younger self a thing, well, except maybe don’t get injured. That would be useful. When I learned I wasn’t going to be able to go back to World Championship to defend my title this year, I was furious. But you have to see it as an opportunity to come back stronger.”— Yohan Blake, esquire.co.uk
“And we know, we know ‘Mr Tap Out’ like to quit, and you will wave that white flag. Because you can choose which way you want to go. And I’m guaranteeing you this. You’re going out on your face or you’re going out on your back. Now which way you want to go? Which way you want to go?”— Floyd Mayweather Jr., independent.co.uk
“And guess what, I’m an old man, I’m an old man. I’m not the same man I was 20 years ago, I’m not the same fighter I was 10 years ago, I’m not the same fighter I was five years, I’m not the same fighter I was two years ago. But I got enough to beat you.”— Floyd Mayweather Jr., independent.co.uk
“I’ve come to appreciate the greatest gift any parent can give their child is saying yes to spending time with them.”— Kurt Warner, thegazette.com
“For those who have witnessed my career from the outside, you will undoubtedly use the milestones – Super Bowls, MVPs and, of course, tonight – as the defining moments of my career. But if there’s one thing this process has revealed, it’s that those pinnacle accomplishments on the field were simply b…”— Kurt Warner, thegazette.com
“Why lie? I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say the opposite of what I think, like some others do. I said exactly what I thought: I have a dream of playing at Real and I thought it was time to move on. People can't be upset about me fulfilling a childhood dream.”— Cristiano Ronaldo, theguardian.com
“Manchester United and Real are probably the two biggest clubs in the world and it would never be an easy decision to make. Apart from the challenge, everyone realises that Spanish and Portuguese culture and lifestyle are more similar. Those were the reasons that made me consider the change.”— Cristiano Ronaldo, theguardian.com
“We won for the first time and the feeling is completely different. I was very emotional. I was thinking about my team-mates, my family – my whole family because we were all born in Portugal. So the feeling was a little bit crazy. I cried a lot. Sad moments, emotional moments, happy moments; it all h…”— Cristiano Ronaldo, worldsoccer.com