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  • I was foreign and Jewish, with a funny name, and was very small and hated sport, a real problem at an English prep school. So the way to get round it was to become the school joker, which I did quite effectively - I was always fooling around to make the people who would otherwise dump me in the loo laugh.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Alain de Botton Quotes , Sports Quotes , Real Quotes
  • Every day the word 'gift' is used to define talent, ability, and performance. Being gifted has an even deeper meaning, a meaning that isn't always measured in points per game or win/loss records - it's measured by heart, effort, and desire.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Alan Cohen Quotes , Success Quotes , Sports Quotes
  • I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Walt Whitman Quotes , Softball Quotes , Sports Quotes
  • Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That's the challenge: To be afraid and know people are staring at you and know you might not do all that well, but you do it anyway. What singles out the successful athlete from the ones who never make it past a plateau, it that successful athletes risk failure, even though they are terrified.
  • 6 years ago



    Tags : Aimee Mullins Quotes , Softball Quotes , Sports Quotes