Sparky Anderson Quotes

I felt, when I was 20, I wasn't quite ready for the physical contact of 82 games. Mentally, it was tough. I forgot what city we were in most of the time. I can't even imagine going through it at 18 or 19.

I've always had a great interest in sports that embody the values of commitment, hard work and teamwork - all values I strongly believe in.

I'm happy because I won't have to train again, or travel or sit in team hotels.

I ran track, and basically played every sport.

I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up.

As professional cricketers, we have to ensure that we are battle-ready all the time.

Mickey Mantle was a very good golfer, but we weren't allowed to play golf during the season; only at spring training.

When I was younger, I was very athletic and I always loved sports and physical things.

I played football in the fall when I was in high school. Then basketball, a different conditioning - you're running up and down the courts. Then you come into baseball, you're doing a sprint to hit a triple.

I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.

I just loved going fast. I still enjoy go-karting. I was also good at rugby, and my dad wanted me to be a sportsman, but I never thought I could do sports professionally.

I want to do everything I can to play baseball.

I love sports. I love being active. I love challenging myself. I was a jock growing up from the time I could walk.

We don't have an off-season. Every other sport has an off-season. It just goes to show how tough we are.

A major final to a tennis player is sacred ground. Short of any type of serious injury - soft-tissue tears, serious orthopedic injuries or a major illness like throwing up, dehydration or cramping - you keep going, especially in the final of a Slam.

You can't just be anyone who is off the streets and come do what we do. You have to train, and there has to be something within you. You have to have athletic ability... What we do is 100 percent athletic. I feel like it's one of the top athletic programs out there when you consider professional sports.

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

I've always prided myself on being a football player.

When I come to a baseball game, I appreciate the athleticism of these top-tier athletes. When they come to our shows, it's the same thing.

As a kid, everyone dreams of being in an All-Star game.

We play a contact sport, and it's aggressive, and you have to be aggressive in everything you do.

Us players are supposed to dish it out for 90 minutes.

Bobsledders are big athletes, and I'm a big athlete.

I am a big NBA fan, where a lot of players play on physicality.

I grew up playing sports, and being athletic was just something I have always hung on to.