Melkin Sports Quotes

When you sit down to play a game you should think only about the position, but not about the opponent. Whether chess is regarded as a science, or an art, or a sport, all the same psychology bears no relation to it and only stands in the way of real chess. ~ Jose Raul Capablanca

There is a huge responsibility on all of us to get England through. It would be one of the biggest disasters in sports history if we blew it and we must make sure it does not happen. ~ Rio Ferdinand

When everything seems worse, impossible to achieve, thinking about giving up, quitting? Remember why started first? Trust yourself, tap yourself and say if you cannot make it, no one is going to. Look back, the whole team believes in you, go for it and be a CHAMPION. ~ Vivek Thangaswamy

I'm not afraid to take a step and if I fall, I fall. I pick myself up and move on. If we can all learn one thing in life, it's don't be afraid to take on something that you believe you're capable of achieving. ~ Michael Jordan

Rock 'n' roll is a participatory sport. It ain't passive. It ain't TV. Go out there and rock 'n' roll and dance and have fun. ~ Steven Van Zandt

I no longer needed a reason for my existence, just a reason to live. And imagination, free will, love, humor, fun, music, sports, beer, and pizza are all good enough reasons for living. But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. ~ Ricky Gervais

My mother passed away when I was 14, so there were certain things I missed in terms of upbringing. Maybe my mother would have said, 'You have to get a real job.' I don't know because I didn't have that experience. My fortes in school were Spanish, sports, reading and theater. That's what they encouraged. ~ Joie Lee

In sports ... you play from the time you're eight years old, and then you're done forever. ~ Joe Montana

In life, be a participant, not a spectator. ~ Lou Holtz

Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century. ~ Mickey Mantle

Politics is comparable to boxing. The only thing is that in politics there are basically no rules. In boxing, you can get a black eye, but in politics you can get poison in your food or a bullet in the head. It's definitely rougher and tougher than other sports. ~ Wladimir Klitschko

I made a decision that year, to start mattering in a way that had nothing to do with sports teams or plastic crowns, and the reality is, I might have made that decision without her, or if I'd never fallen in love with a girl who considered love to be the biggest disaster of all. ~ Robyn Schneider

I would just never out anybody. I think everyone has to find it in their own way and their own time. ~ Billie Jean King

When I grew up we had gym at school, two or three dance classes after school, ice skating lessons, and all sorts of sports at our finger tips. We weren't glued to computers because they didn't exist, so being active was all we knew. ~ Lisa Loeb

I did not have anything to do with these murders. Ever. ~ O.J. Simpson

I don't believe in looking back. If you make a decision that you think is the proper one at a time, then that's the correct decision. ~ John Wooden

First of all, it would be great for world football to have a competitive Chinese team as China traditionally has deep relation to sports in general. ~ Berti Vogts

Gods, I love sports. All the excitement of real news, only it doesn't matter so you don't have to worry about it. ~ Max Gladstone

Acting is like a sporting match; a tennis game, but no one should win or lose. The game's the thing! ~ Jon Polito

I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them. ~ Amanda Beard

There are old-money Asians that would never be caught dead with a Chanel handbag or sporting anything that has a label it. ~ Kevin Kwan

The winners in life treat their body as if it were a magnificent spacecraft that gives them the finest transportation and endurance for their lives. ~ Denis Waitley

I think sports are very beneficial in the fight against obesity. I remember playing little league - I was the best person on the pitch by a long shot. It was only last weekend actually, I think I have some photos of it if you're interested. ~ Zach Braff

So as an amateur Olympic competitor I loved criticism, because it made me better. But now as a professional I don't really know how to channel it or where to take it, so I don't take it quite as well. ~ Scott Hamilton

Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards? ~ Al Boliska

Keep it simple, when you get too complex you forget the obvious. ~ Al McGuire

Defeated misery is what all sport is about, eventually, if you follow the story for long enough; all sportsmen know this. ~ Nick Hornby

We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport. ~ Shane Warne

You do it because you like the creativity, and yet it's logical, like a science. You do it because it's your way of life. You do it because you love it and you can't not do it, because it's who you are."
My words clung to the steam around me, leaving whispering trails that echoed far beneath my skin, echoed deep in my bones. "At least, that's why I did it. ~ L.G. Kelso

In the contest between talent and hard work as to which is the more important element of success, there's no comparison. A mediocre talent with lots of hard work will go further than a stellar talent who coasts. ~ David Joyner