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Sports Quote of the Day

May 19, 2013

"Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play." - Mike Singletary

May 18, 2013

"You don't play against opponents, you play against the game of basketball." - Bobby Knight

May 17, 2013

"The secret of winning football games is working more as a team, less as individuals.  I play not my 11 best, but my best 11." - Knute Rockne (College Football Hall of Fame Coach)

May 16, 2013

"The secret of winning football games is working more as a team, less as individuals.  I play not my 11 best, but my best 11." - Knute Rockne (College Football Hall of Fame Coach)

May 15, 2013

“Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.” -George Herman “Babe” Ruth

May 14, 2013

"If you can’t accept losing, you can’t win." - Vince Lombardi

May 13, 2013

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward." - Vernon Law (Former Pirates pitcher)

May 12, 2013

"Difficulties in life are intended to make us better, not bitter." - Dan Reeves (Former NFL athlete and head coach)

May 11, 2013

"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe." -Muhammad Ali

May 10, 2013

“To succeed…You need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.” - Tony Dorsett

May 09, 2013

“Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them -- a desire, a dream, a vision.” -Muhammad Ali

May 08, 2013

“The best motivation always comes from within.” - Michael Johnson (Gold Medal Sprinter)

May 01, 2013

"Think.  Don't just swing.  Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next.  Think."   - Ted Williams

April 30, 2013

"Whether you want to or not, you do serve as a role model. People will always put more faith in baseball players than anyone else."    -Brooks Robinson

April 29, 2013

"I  don't make speeches.  I just let my bat speak for me in the summertime."     - Honus Wagner

April 28, 2013

"The ballplayer who loses his head, who can't keep his cool, is worse than no ballplayer at all."        - Lou Gehrig

April 27, 2013

"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game."    - Ricky Henderson

April 26, 2013

"That space between the white lines, that's my office. That's where I conduct my business."  - Early Wynn

April 25, 2013

"I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way."   - Joe DiMaggio

April 24, 2013

"You gotta be a  man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you." - Roy Campanella

April 23, 2013

"Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball." -Rogers Hornsby  

April 22, 2013

"I would be lost without baseball. I don't think I could stand being away from it as long as I was alive."    - Roberto Clemente

April 21, 2013

"Fans don't boo  nobodies." -Reggie  Jackson

April 20, 2013

"The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round."  Gaylord Perry

April 19, 2013

"Baseball is like a  poker game.  Nobody wants to quit when he's losing: Nobody wants to quit  when you're ahead."    -Jackie  Robinson

April 18, 2013

"I am not concerned with being liked or disliked.  I  am concerned with being respected  -Jackie  Robinson

April 17, 2013

"When we lost I  couldn't sleep at night.  When we win I can't sleep at night.  But  when you win, you wake up feeling better" -Joe  Torre

April 16, 2013

"Well, baseball was my whole life. Nothing's ever been as fun as baseball." - Mickey Mantle

April 15, 2013

"Love the game of baseball and baseball will love you."  - Babe Ruth

April 14, 2013

"Baseball is, I think, the greatest game in the world."    - Babe Ruth <!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" /-->  

April 14, 2013

"Baseball is, I think, the greatest game in the world."    - Babe Ruth

April 13, 2013

“If you're not having fun in baseball, you miss the point of everything.”    -Chris Chambliss 

April 12, 2013

"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."    - Rogers Hornsby

April 11, 2013

“Well, there are three things that the average man thinks he can do better than anybody else. Build a fire, run a hotel and manage a baseball team.”    -Rocky Bridges

April 10, 2013

“Nobody ever said, "Work ball!" They say, "Play ball!" To me, that means having fun.”    –Willie Stargell

April 09, 2013

"When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time."    - Carl Yastrzemski<!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" /-->

April 09, 2013

"When they knock you down, you not only have to get up, but you have to make it clear that you won't be knocked down a second time."    - Carl Yastrzemski

April 08, 2013

"Baseball is 50% from the neck up"   - Ted Williams<!--?xml:namespace prefix = "o" /-->

April 07, 2013

Ninety feet between bases is perhaps as close as man ever come to perfection. - Red Smith

April 06, 2013

There are only two seasons - winter and Baseball. - Bill Veeck

March 31, 2013

“Don't be afraid to take advice. There's always something new to learn.” –Babe Ruth

March 30, 2013

"If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer."    Willie Mays

March 30, 2013

"If you can do that - if you run, hit, run the bases, hit with power, field, throw and do all other things that are part of the game - then you're a good ballplayer."    Willie Mays

March 29, 2013

“You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possible be – in baseball and in life.”   –Pete Rose

March 28, 2013

"Think.  Don't just swing.  Think about the pitcher, what he threw you last time up, his best pitch, who's up next.  Think."   - Ted Williams

March 27, 2013

"I don't make speeches.  I just let my bat speak for me in the summertime." - Honus Wagner

March 26, 2013

"If my uniform doesn't get dirty, I haven't done anything in the baseball game."  - Ricky Henderson

March 25, 2013

"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer."   - Ted Williams

March 24, 2013

"Fans don't boo nobodies."   -Reggie Jackson

March 23, 2013

"Love the game of baseball and baseball will love you."  - Babe Ruth

March 22, 2013

I think about baseball when I wake up in the morning. I think about it all day and I dream about it at night. The only time I don’t think about it is when I’m playing it.”  - Carl Yastrzemski   

March 21, 2013

“No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games.  No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games.  It's the other third that makes the difference.”  ―    Tommy Lasorda

March 20, 2013

“Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.”  ―    Leo Durocher

March 19, 2013

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”  ―    Babe Ruth

January 19, 2013

“Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.”  ― Knute Rockne

January 18, 2013

“All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity.”  ―  Gordie Howe

January 17, 2013

“Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.”  ―  Phil Jackson

January 16, 2013

“You don't just want to beat a team. You want to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see your face again.”  ―  Mia Hamm

January 15, 2013

“They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.”  ―  Wilt Chamberlain

January 14, 2013

“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”  ―  Muhammed Ali

January 13, 2013

“It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. It took one afternoon on the golf course.”  ―  Hank Aaron

January 12, 2013

“Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field? ”  ― Jim Bouton

January 11, 2013

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”  ―  Wayne Gretzky

January 10, 2013

“football is like life - it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.”  ―  Vince Lombardi Jr.

January 09, 2013

“These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. ”  ―  Kobe Bryant

January 08, 2013

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. ”  ― William Arthur Ward

January 07, 2013

“Don't let them drag you down by rumors just go with what you believe in.”  ―  Michael Jordan

January 06, 2013

“Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game”  ―  Babe Ruth

January 05, 2013

“I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.”  ―  Rodney Dangerfield

January 05, 2013

“I've never lost a game I just ran out of time.”  ―  Michael Jordan

January 04, 2013

“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately so is losing.”  ― Vince Lombardi Jr.

January 03, 2013

“Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is.”  ―  Vince Lombardi Jr.

January 02, 2013

“The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter.”  ―  Dave Barry

January 01, 2013

It ain't over 'til it's over.”  ―  Yogi Berra

January 01, 2013

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”  ―  Babe Ruth

December 30, 2012

“Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is.”  ―  Vince Lombardi Jr.

December 29, 2012

“The problem with winter sports is that -- follow me closely here -- they generally take place in winter.”  ―  Dave Barry

December 28, 2012

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.”  ―  Babe Ruth

December 24, 2012

Most games are lost, not won. - Casey Stengal

December 23, 2012

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you. - Satchel Paige

December 22, 2012

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play. - Mike Singletary

December 21, 2012

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

December 20, 2012

Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks. - Joe Paterno

December 19, 2012

My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or  feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was  keep swinging - Hank Aaron 

December 18, 2012

Set your goals high, and dont stop till you get there. - Bo Jackson

December 17, 2012

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. - Wayne Gretzky

December 16, 2012

Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability. -John Wooden

December 15, 2012

When my time on Earth is gone, and my activities here are past, I want  them to bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass. - Bobby Knight

December 14, 2012

Champions aren't made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them—a desire, a dream, a vision. - Muhammad Ali

December 13, 2012

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination. - Tommy Lasorda

December 12, 2012

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300  games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and  missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. -Michael Jordan

December 11, 2012

The game isn't over till it's over. - Yogi Berra 

December 10, 2012

There are only two options regarding commitment. You're either IN or youre OUT. There is no such thing as life in-between. - Pat Riley

December 09, 2012

Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to  achieve that goal, or any goal. - Vince Lombardi

December 08, 2012

It's not the disability that defines you; its how you deal with the  challenges the disability presents you with. We have an obligation to  the abilities we DO have, not the disability. - Jim Abbott

December 07, 2012

Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a  great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer  player, but how to be like a man. - Pele

December 06, 2012

Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer. - Ted Williams

December 05, 2012

The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.- Steve Young

December 04, 2012

Fans don't boo nobodies. - Reggie Jackson

December 03, 2012

You can always become better. - Tiger Woods

December 02, 2012

Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself. - Paul Bryant

December 02, 2012

Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent? ”  ―  Dave Barry

December 02, 2012

“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately so is losing.”  ― Vince Lombardi Jr.

December 02, 2012

“I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out.”  ―  Rodney Dangerfield

December 01, 2012

If you even dream of beating me, you’d better wake up and apologize. – Muhammad Ali

December 01, 2012

“The score never interested me, only the game.”  ― Mae West

November 30, 2012

One man cannot make a team. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

November 29, 2012

Prepare for every game like you just lost your last one. - Lon Kruger

November 28, 2012

Champions keep playing until they get it right. - Billie Jean King

November 27, 2012

I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying. - Michael Jordan

November 26, 2012

Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts,' probably lost. - Martina Navratilova

November 25, 2012

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can - Vince Lombardi

November 24, 2012

f you're bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals. - Lou Holtz

November 23, 2012

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. - Michael Jordan

November 22, 2012

In this life, you don't have to prove nothin' to nobody but yourself. - "Rudy"

November 21, 2012

Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it & staying with that plan. - Tom Landry

November 20, 2012

Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is having money & fame, but excellence is being the best you can be - Mike Ditka

November 19, 2012

Pain is nothing compared to what it feels like to quit. - Author Unknown

November 18, 2012

Show  me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. - Vince  Lombardi

November 17, 2012

I've  missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times,  I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and  over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael  Jordan

November 16, 2012

Good,  better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is  best. - Tim  Duncan

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