I like to just think of myself as a normal person who just has a passion, has a goal and a dream and goes out and does it. And that's really how I've always lived my life. Michael Phelps
I love snowboarding, but I would never want to do it competitively or at a professional level. Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and skating is my passion. Tony Hawk
I love to play golf, and that's my arena. And you can characterize it and describe it however you want, but I have a love and a passion for getting that ball in the hole and beating those guys. Tiger Woods
I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe. Hope Solo
I played football in high school, I played baseball when I was younger, things like that, but I think it was the passion I had for track where you want to do an individual sport and be the best, I think - there's nothing that can replace that.Tyson Gay
I read Freud because I find him an excellent writer... a writer of police thrillers that can be followed with great passion. Italo Calvino
I still have so much passion to perform... That's who Johnny Weir is: I'm a figure skater, I'm an athlete. I want to have fun and enjoy it.Johnny Weir
I think I have a passion for playing the game. I love to play, and I want to play at a high level. You have to do the right things in order to continue at that level. Dan Marino
I want people to see the passion I have for swimming and become more involved in the sport. Ryan Lochte
I want to break into the acting industry. It's something I have a great deal of respect for; it's a passion of mine. It's so amazing, the differences between acting and being an athlete, but the one commonality is they both evoke emotion in the viewer. And those emotions are real. So I think that's pretty cool. Apolo Ohno
I would venture to guess that if I was a construction worker... who requested a transfer to another department for the betterment of his family, I would be commended for it. But because it's sports, there's just so much passion added to it. Derek Fisher
I'm married. I have three children. I have a mortgage to pay. The plumbing breaks and the yard needs trimming. However, what my wife and children need most from me is my passion for them. John Eldredge
I'm sure when the times comes, there will be tears, but there are other avenues that I am embracing with much more passion these days. Cat Osterman
If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual. Robertson Davies
Inspiring passion in family and friends has more enduring value than just staying alive for them. Alex Lowe
It is a fact often observed, that men have written good verses under the inspiration of passion, who cannot write well under other circumstances. Ralph Waldo Emerson