Grantland Rice Quotes

I just love diving around in goal. Being able to do it for my country is amazing and I remind myself of it every single time I pull on an England shirt.

The game of baseball is a clean, straight game, and it summons to its presence everybody who enjoys clean, straight athletics. It furnishes amusement to the thousands and thousands.

This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud.

When I competed, it was for honor and country. It was a privilege to be a part of the U.S. team.

I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.

It is one thing to play for your university. It is another to play for your country.

To see my country lose a football match is very hard for someone who has worn the shirt.

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.

I never thought I would not play for my country.

The support of our fans is vital to everything that we do - we always play for our country and our fans.

Sometimes when people play for their country, I think there is that little bit of fear and pressure.

Sometimes I wonder if people realise how beautiful and honourable I find it to play for my country.

We play from the bottom of our hearts, for our country.

Whether at the Olympic Games or during a Davis Cup tie I am extremely proud and honored to represent my country.

I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.

It's the best feeling, representing your country, and I always want to perform and give 100% for the team.

The Olympics are in my blood and everybody knows how much I love my country.

I don't regret turning out in the colours of Super Eagles. I love Nigeria, and I was prepared to come and play for the nation.

Every Olympics is something special. If you're fortunate enough to play for your country - there's just so much energy. It's truly amazing.

I have never been much of a patriot. My father would not have allowed such a thing while he lived, and his death insured that his wish was carried out. Piter commanded far more affection and loyalty from me than the nation as a whole. But that night, running across the unplowed fields of winter wheat, with the Fascist invaders behind us and the dark Russian woods before us, I felt a surge of pure love for my country. We ran for the forest, crashing through the stalks of wheat, beneath the rising moon and the stars spinning farther and farther away, alone beneath the godless sky.

Basketball is a game. Baseball is a religion. Baseball is American.

You'd got a baseball game, or a football game, basketball game, "USA! USA! USA!" Hey, calm down! Got a little German on it, don't you think?

I've always been proud to represent my country, whether it be World Cups, European Championships or just friendly games, I've always been a proud person, I'm very patriotic.

There is still nothing in life as constant and as changing at the same time as an afternoon at a ballpark.

Baseball has done more to move America in the right direction than all of the professional patriots with all their cheap words.