Christine Taylor Quotes

Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.

My background is in dance. No, I'm kidding. I was actually really uncoordinated as a child, when it came to dance, but I did play a lot of sports, and I do some break-dancing from time-to-time. No, I really don't.

I have good anticipation, and good reaction to the the ball because I've played so many matches in my life.

Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.

I have often wondered why I was never captain of the Lakers.

I played baseball. I kind of sucked at that. They used to call me 'The Buntmaster' because my coach never wanted me to swing.

I can tell you that tennis is a huge motivation for me.

Since I've lived in Barcelona, I've played a bit of padel, so maybe I'll become World Champion at that - joking, of course!

I'm actually pretty good at tennis. Well, if I'm in the Special Olympics or something.

My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?'

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.

My father made me who I am. He gave me a basketball and told me to play with the ball, sleep with the ball, dream with the ball. Just don't take it to school. I used it as a pillow, and it never gave me a stiff neck.

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

I was not a very good football player when I started out.

As a kid I loved John McEnroe. They called me Mac because, while everyone else liked Borg, I was crazy about McEnroe. I tried wearing headbands and sweatbands, and whooping at people. It didn't quite work.

I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics. My focus has always been to achieve excellence whether in the field of tennis, in the corporate field, in the art of acting or in motivating youngsters.

I grew up in a family that played golf, and my brother was much better than me, so I kind of put that aside. I had to be good at something other than golf.

I'm still no good at ball-and-stick games. If I go play golf with the guys, it's intended to be a joke.

Tennis has given me soul.

I play a lot of sports. I'm not real good at any of them. I'm above adequate.

Tennis and golf are best played, not watched.

Sure, I am funny and have a good sense of humor. Mostly, though, I just tell the truth. The internal dialogue people have in their heads - I just write it.

I'd just like to be good at sports. I'm extremely competitive with absolutely nothing to back it up.

You know we are flawed people, so if someone is going to make a movie about me, they don't have to make it up. My real flaws are much funnier.

I was absolutely a non-starter at games. My report for rugby said, 'Nigel's chief contribution is his presence on the field.' I used to pray for rain and sometimes it did rain - and we played anyway.