Jacques Ellul Quotes

I have always been fascinated by the values of sport and loved its rituals; in fact, since ancient times sport has been a byword for top physical prowess and spectacular athletic performance.

Olympism is the marriage of sport and culture.

If I am on the pitch there is a lot of energy in my body.

Sports must become an indispensable and inseparable part of our social life. Competitiveness is just a by-product.

You, me, & your papa are 3 of the tiny percentage of souls on this miserable earth who've figured out that playing ball is the highest purpose God ever invented the human male body for.

I think the Greeks invented sports as an antidote to philosophy.

There is a very special place in the Australian psyche for sport. It is one of the pillars of the Australian way of life. You don't really understand what makes the Australian nation tick unless you understand the great affection Australians have for sport.

I got to ninth grade and there was wrestling, and I went, 'Wait a minute, this is fun.' Basically, it was a chance for a small kid like me to get a chance to wail on another small kid. I went, 'I love this.' The discipline of it was great. Plus, I really started to be good at it.

Sport begets tumultuous strife and wrath, and wrath begets fierce quarrels and war to the death.

Sport, that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come and trip it as ye go, On the light fantastic toe.

Sports are fundamental for growing in a healthy way: they represent fair competition, strength, and exercise, which enhance the body's healthy balance and strengthen the mind.

Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.

I played sports in high school and in college.

I enjoy sports, and love being involved in any outdoor sport from volleyball to softball. I'm not being immodest when I say I'm a natural athlete.

Handball, swimming, running, jumping, basketball, and boxing were as much a part of me as breathing.

Athletics is in my blood.

I think sports are a wonderful diversion. People can relate to sports very easily. It's a quick study.

I come from a family of four brothers, so I like sports.

It is not that sport, over-indulged in, coarsens the mind; it is that it dulls it.

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

I hate all sports as rabidly as a person who likes sports hates common sense.

I love outdoor sports, like volleyball, and I play them whenever I can.

I'm pretty athletic and I play basketball a lot.

I get very into my sports.

I can play basketball, run track, and play volleyball, so yeah, I've always been an athlete at heart.