J. J. Watt Quotes

For Americans, of course, it's football, basketball, and baseball. We live for it. In many ways, it sums up who we are. In Iran, it's all about wrestling. The patriotism toward their country comes out in the way they wrestle, so it makes sense why they're the best.

Watching Bo Jackson, seeing his size, his speed, a lot of his abilities, really drove me.

The mentality we have in India is not very sporting.

If you have the athletic ability, why waste it in one sport?

When I was a little boy, I didn't know what the Hall of Fame was. I was just playing the game of baseball, and I wanted to be just like my dad.

It ain't like we're curing cancer or anything, we're watching basketball.

The great thing about America, what I've loved about it, is how sports-friendly it is. In America, sports are respected and loved.

I'm not a Packers fan. I just like football. I do respect those guys. You respect great football. I'm a Cowboys fan, or I was a Cowboys fan. You just respect great football.

I do watch sports. How could I not? Just for self-preservation.

People have the right to support who they want of course but I'm hoping in the future maybe they or their kids will become England fans and players.

When you're young you're influenced by the best teams. So a lot of my favourite cricketers were Australian.

My younger brother was a big Stoke fan, and I was sucked into it. I was kind of waking up every morning and looking at Gordon Banks' face! We had all these small football cards - literally hundreds of them - and swapping them was the currency back then.

With Venus and Serena and their ascension - and you had a lot of kids that saw them and wanted to be like them - it's like any sport, any major athlete, like Michael Jordan in basketball: everybody wanted to be like Mike.

I really love all sport. I watch sports when I can, but when push comes to show, I think I know it's entertainment.

I like many things in English football - everyone lives and breathes it here. Of course, that doesn't mean I don't like Spanish football.

I've grown up having faith in youth because without that there is no future in football.

I'm a basketball fan, I'm a fan of greatness and I think anybody who knows anything about basketball knows great shooters.

I have a lot of respect for the British people and the passion which they have for football, the full stadiums.

That's two different influences... The Warriors nation as a fan base, that's a whole lot of pressure. Then you got the pressure of playing with some greats.

I'd like to see as many sports as I can because I have never had the chance to enjoy the other sports in the past.

I like watching sports, you know, all sorts of stuff.

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights.

If everyone were like him (Mitch Williams) I wouldn't play. I'd find a safer way to make a living.

Sports create a bond between comtemporaries that lasts a lifetime. It also gives your life structure, discipline and a genuine, sincere, pure fulfillment that few other areas of endeavor provide.

Not one day goes by when I don't remind myself of how grateful I am for those who came before me over the last 25 years. When I see players like Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench, I thank them.