It was probably right after I made my comeback - after retiring post-2008 Olympics - when I finally felt more at ease with my body. Being away from the sport helped put things in perspective. Alicia Sacramone
It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening. Michael Phelps
It's important to just kind of get away from your sport until you miss it. It's about taking time to enjoy other aspects of life or learn new things. It helps rejuvenate. Misty May Treanor
It's not a sport you get famous at. If I wanted to be famous, I would have stuck with hockey. Eric Heiden
It's the only sport that's played in every country in the world. It's played and watched all over the world, it's the most popular sport in probably 90% of the countries, and then with the World Cup, you have the most viewed tournament of any sport in the world. Claudio Reyna
It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids we had the opportunity to play football, basketball, baseball, track and field - we just went from one sport to the next, year-round. Rafer Johnson
Just because we are in wheelchairs doesn't mean we can't play a fast-paced, full-contact sport. Mark Zupan
Life is not a spectator sport. If you're going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion you're wasting your life. Jackie Robinson
Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for. Mary Lou Retton
My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if you come up positive. I stand by that. Maurice Greene
No other game combines the wonder of nature with the discipline of sport in such carefully planned ways. A great golf course both frees and challenges a golfer's mind.Tom Watson
Obviously we will talk about doing everything we can to make our sport as safe as possible. Troy Vincent
Once you have selected a sport or a creative activity, the rules are pretty much the same. Bill Toomey
People forget that I'm a human being, just because I play a sport that everybody loves. We're human. We're not invincible. We share the same feelings and emotions that people on the outside feel. I don't think people really understand that. Terrell Owens
Playing football and rugby is the Samoan sport. It's part of the conversation at church. It's part of the conversation in their barbershops, in the grocery stores. It's what everyone is aware of and familiar with. They take a lot of pride in the beating you can take in the course of that sport. Junior Seau
Professional golf is the only sport where, if you win 20% of the time, you're the best. Jack Nicklaus
Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds. Michael Johnson
Serena and I have done some great career planning, and we're playing really at the peak of our tennis right now. I think tennis has been a sport where people play this insane schedule from 14 years old, so of course at 26, it's over. We've really paced ourselves. Venus Williams
So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that. Alonzo Mourning