I wasn't picked for any of the sports teams at school because I was half the size of everyone else, but now everyone assumes I must have been some sort of rugby player.
— Will Poulter
The two major things that changed the makeup of all professional sports are money generated by television and courts that players went to in order to win their freedom as free agents.
— Will McDonough
When a black person is acting up or showing off, somebody might say she's 'wilin' out.' In sports, an athlete who really takes it to another level has entered 'beast mode,' which happens to be the nickname of the former Seattle Seahawks superstar Marshawn Lynch.
— Wesley Morris
The NFL is such a large, multibillion dollar enterprise with fan loyalty because they have provided not only entertainment for sports fans, but memories, good memories, family memories to these fans, that can only bring about good will.
— Wendell Pierce
Theatre sports is the best improv training period.
— Wayne Brady
Kids tend to look up to sports figures and entertainers, probably more than they should, but I've tried to use that in a positive way.
— Warren Moon
I don't think there's anything that is a greater area of discrimination against women today than the fact that nowhere in the world is there a female role model in team sports that more than half of a general audience would recognize.
— Warren Farrell
There were two very distinct voices going on in my head and I moved easily between them. One had to do with sports, street life and establishing myself as a male... The other voice, the one I had from my street friends and teammates, was increasingly dealing with the vocabulary of literature.
— Walter Dean Myers
The Olympics are great, but they only truly mean something when the moments that come out of them are bigger than the individual sports.
— W. Kamau Bell
I spend a little time every day to play sports.
— Vladimir Putin
As far as oligarchs who acquire sports team abroad, and invest money abroad, I wouldn't treat this phenomenon as something bad.
There are two aspects to being competitive; one is to do with sports, and the other is about technical skills. Being able to recollect the moves and apply them when necessary is a critical aspect.
— Viswanathan Anand
No Indian wants their sports persons to get left behind or any particular sports to get left behind.
— Virender Sehwag
Someone might come close to dying, and they'll enjoy life much more than everyone else. I came close to the death of my sports career, and I enjoy everything coming my way.
— Vincent Kompany
Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.
— Vince Lombardi
Winners never quit and quitters never win.
I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a rare feat for an Indian athlete. For me, Olympics is important because it's the biggest event on earth for a sports person. I hope this time around I come back with a medal.
— Vijender Singh
I think money in general hurts all sports.
Never before has a major professional sports team partnered in this way with a female-driven brand like Bumble. It's an honor to partner with an organization as progressive and compassionate as the Clippers. Like us, they know generating awareness for diversity and gender equality is critical to business success.
— Whitney Wolfe Herd
I can't say Boston is 'home-home.' It's definitely a place I'm growing accustomed to. It's such a great sports town.
— Wes Welker
The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable.
Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.
— Warren Spahn
I'm proud of the fact that besides being known as a successful former football player, I've also worked hard to establish myself as a successful businessman, network broadcaster, sports & entertainment executive and philanthropist.
I've played sports and been active my whole life.
— Warren Christie
I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game.
— Walt Whitman
I am the sort of athlete who participates in a lot of winter sports - basketball, for example, is an activity that I'll spend many hours a week watching.
— W. Bruce Cameron
How does one control weight? By not overeating. How does one stay in shape? One plays sports. There are no magic pills here.
We don't have any kind of sponsors. The players invest themselves. They need money. They need resources... That's why, in sports and teams, they have sponsors - in soccer, in the NFL. Everyone has sponsors who invest and help to pay daily expenses.
— Vitor Belfort
I feel that schools and corporates should help the government in popularising sports in the country. Blaming the government for every sporting debacle will not be fair.
Like life, the beauty of sports is that no two periods are identical.
I probably follow all sports a little bit. I like hockey quite a bit. I like football. I like college basketball when it gets down to March Madness. I like baseball. I enjoy them all. I watch them all.
— Vince Vaughn
Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.
If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score?
I think God has it written down for me, that without training and working hard you will never achieve desired results. All three times I have had to toil my way into the Olympics. Talking about pressure, well that is something you have to learn to deal with in sports.
One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer.
I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.
— Whitey Herzog
When a sports team is doing well in a city that's going through tough times like New Orleans, like Detroit, it bolsters this real sentiment of 'we can get through this.' And when you have that sentiment, it becomes more than feelings: It's transported into action.
A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.
— Wayne Gretzky
That's the one regret I have in all the years that I've played professional sports, that I didn't win a championship in the N.F.L. And that's why you play on any level of team sports: you want to win a championship as part of a team.
Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.
Growing up, we played sports nonstop. I mean every single day. As soon I got done with breakfast, I was ready to go.
— Walter Payton
We have Al Jazeera Arabic news, Al Jazeera English news, of course; we have three sports channels, and we have Al Jazeera Mubasher, which is a live channel that broadcasts live press conferences and symposiums and meetings. And, of course, we have Al Jazeera commentary in Arabic.
— Wadah Khanfar
Above all, such sports as judo, in my view, teach people to relate to each other. They teach us to respect a partner, teach us to understand that an externally weak partner can not only put up worthy resistance, but, if you relax and take too much for granted, may even win.
Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.
In sports, you get disqualified if you violate the rules, but in Ukrainian politics, no standards are at work.
— Vitali Klitschko
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always made me feel very welcome; I didn't feel guilty at all about pursuing chess with such fervour. They never, for instance, perceived sports as a rival to academics.
I was more interested in playing sports than acting. I didn't take acting too seriously until the end of my junior year.
— Ving Rhames
I played football. I wrestled. Those were team sports and I played for the school. When I was younger, I played kick the can and stuff like that. I loved that.
We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.
I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports.
— Vince Carter
