Theo Epstein Quotes

In Chicago, they die for their teams.

Packer fans are nuts, man.

I never did have a team that I watched in my younger days.

Detroit - and I'm not blowing smoke at anybody - is probably the greatest fan sports town in the country. They'll support anything.

I was actually a Cowboys fan.

I'm a huge NBA fan and watch many games each year. Following any sport is kind of bringing us back to our tribal roots.

I like sports. I'm a big football fan. When I was a kid, I was a... I don't even know how to describe it... I was an obsessed Brooklyn Dodgers fan. And I think when they left Brooklyn, which was simultaneous with me starting college, everything changed, and I haven't had the same passion for sports.

They read their sports pages, know their statistics and either root like hell or boo our butts off. I love it. Give me vocal fans, pro or con, over the tourist types who show up in Houston or Montreal and just sit there.

To be honest, I've just become a Steelers fan.

When I talk about the Spurs in different states, people don't get it. But it's a cool team to root for. I've been a fan since I was young.

I was a Panthers fan growing up, being close to Carolina.

I just consider Boston and New England incredible sports fans. If they give me trouble, think I'm rooting for other side, it's mainly because they're living and dying with every pitch and every play and think I'm rooting for the other side. I'd much rather that than apathy.

I don't really have a team that I root for.

People don't want to just root for a team anymore. They want to root for something more.

I'm a Detroit fan in everything pro and I'm a Notre Dame fan in college.

I'm very happy to work for this club, this team, and these people here at Bayern.

Something amazing happens when you tell people you write about sports for a living. You begin to feel like you're in a scene from 'Dawn of the Dead.' The way people change when talking about 'their team' can be nothing short of zombiefication.

There's no other place that exemplifies a fanatic as much as Chicago. I feel like sports fans have bred out of Chicago.

Anybody who is a fan of any team is going to recognize themselves in this.

If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice.

To be a big league ball player, you have to love the game.

I am and will always be a Laker for life.

I got to Arizona in 1980, before the Cardinals, Diamondbacks and Coyotes. The sun rose and set with the Phoenix Suns, and it wasn't very spectacular. But I became a loyal fan and went to a lot of games.

This is not just like a job. This is like a dream come true!

I love sports - I am a die-hard fan of soccer, and I am always at Maracana Stadium in Rio watching Flamengo play. I am also a big fan of basketball; I stay up at night to watch Lebron James play whenever I can.