George Burns Quotes

I've been athletic since I was a kid. My parents got me playing tennis when I was seven years old and I started to play competitively.

I feel this pang of regret whenever I watch sport; this sense that I will never play a big match again.

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.

My parents wanted me to become a national athlete.

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

As I get slower and older, I'm going to shoot more threes.

I knew I was going to be a sportsman.

As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that.

For me it's a simple sport and a simple way to live these seven or eight years of maximum sport.

Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete.

I'd grown up an athletic child, a competitive soccer player since age 4, with stints ranging from months to years in gymnastics, softball, volleyball.

I tried the broadcasting thing, the coaching thing, but I'll never replace the competitive feeling of being out on the field when we were players.

I was obsessed with the Olympics. It's so exciting to see that level of excellence and endurance.

I played all kinds of sports when I was young: tennis, handball, basketball, some soccer. I focused on basketball when I was 16 or 17 and then came to the U.S. when I was 20.

I get very into my sports.

I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.

I played volleyball for the greater part of my life, since I was 11 or 12 years.

My mum and dad are both sportspeople and know what's it all about. They know it's hard work, but they also know what it takes to become a professional athlete. I don't think - without their help, I wouldn't have got this far.

I live to be in these matches.

I've always been athletic my entire life and loved sports.

For 17 years, I played at the highest level.

When I was younger, I thought I would finish in my mid-30s because that is normal for most players.

I've played for 15 years and played in five major tournaments. I know what it gives me in terms of the joy, in terms of the love for the game. But I'm done with it.

I have been an athlete for much of my life starting at the age of 4.

The bigger, stronger, faster and meaner my players are, the better I coach.