June 2, 2023: Quotes About Summertime Sports
Summertime is here, no matter what the calendar says about June 21 (for the Northern Hemisphere). Let’s get out there and enjoy some sports!
“How do you know if someone ran a marathon? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you.” —Jimmy Fallon
“Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun, and other times you do it to not die. And when I’m swimming, sometimes I’m not sure which one it is.” —Demetri Martin
“Most men want the admiration of women—their smiles, their attention, their interest. That’s why we beat our chests; that’s why we play basketball and football.” —Jamie Foxx
“A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That’s why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues.” —Joe DiMaggio
“At the time I was coming up, there were girls doing sport, but it wasn’t as prevalent as it is today. The view was always that maybe you should go and cook—and that’s probably why I never learnt to cook.” —Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.” —Lionel Messi
“I’ve grown most not from victories, but setbacks. If winning is God’s reward, then losing is how he teaches us.” —Serena Williams
“Exercise should be regarded as a tribute to the heart.” —Gene Tunney
“In life, as in football, you won’t go far unless you know where the goalposts are.” —Arnold H. Glasow
“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.” —Michael Phelps
“In tennis, every day you go out on the court and strive to reach your limits, and it’s difficult to find that emotional balance. You might have it physically, but sometimes emotionally it’s hard to, day after day, ask the best of you.” —Steffi Graf
“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” —Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.” —Oprah Winfrey
“There is no crying in baseball.” —“A League of Their Own”
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