Jonny Bairstow Quotes

I loved playing football, but I hated the games because it's a lot of pressure. I just loved putting on the pads and hitting my friends.

Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other's company. I don't like discussing cricket off the field.

In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's.

I learned how to play football and I got pretty good at it. I enjoyed being on a team with other girls. In Hollywood, girls are always competing against one another, so it was nice to be on a team with other girls for a change.

That's what's great about baseball: some people are exceptional at the game, but still, even people that aren't very athletic, like me - I played Little League! It's one of those games in sports where even if you're not the greatest, you can still play.

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading.

The great thing coming from sports is you understand the concept of a team. It leaves no room for being selfish, and that's something I picked up from home.

You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls.

Our fielders have to catch a lot of balls, or at least deflect them to someone who can.

I have great memories of being a Cub, and I'm happy building new ones with the Phillies.

Team sports are very important for shaping personalities. It's important that kids understand the mentality behind playing team sports and playing for one another and playing with friends.

I played a ton of team sports growing up, and team wins are just incredibly gratifying.

The great thing about playing team sport is you win and lose together, and the pain is never as bad when you share it.

Sport has bercome entertainment....actors play to the crowd; players play to their teammates

I think baseball is a very fine game, and you have to enjoy it. You have to go out there and have fun.

I didn't understand anything about playing baseball. I started playing, and it was enjoyable. Most of my life, I played with older people on my team, in my league. I learned a lot about life. Every day in my life, I learned something new from somebody.

I cherished my time playing high school sports.

I don't if I can handle not being on the sideline and being part of a team trying to win a football game on Friday nights.

I was lucky enough to play with great platers Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Darren Lockyer and that's where I learned about leadership.

In football, you have to grow up quickly, and you're generally more mature than other people your age.

It's an enjoyable sport; we all love to play the game, and fans love to support it.

A big part of football is the team aspect.

When you go to a club and always sit on the bench and look at the team, it is not easy.