Athletic Appreciation Quotes

Tennis doesn't owe me anything. Tennis is one of the fairest sports. It's given me so many extraordinary feelings.

Wayne Chrebet, obviously, I love watching him play.

That Stash Kobe 1, that is probably my number 1 shoe I have ever worn on the court. To wear it against Kobe in his last game against the Suns it was real fun, and for him to say something to me about them it is crazy. He is signed them up for me and personalized it. It was pretty dope.

I love the game. I love to watch. I watch it with my kids. I'm able to divorce the beauty of the athletics from the corporate entity that is the National Football League.

Maybe defenders don't always get the recognition like the other players get.

I would like to wish the England squad every success. I would also very much like to extend those wishes to Martin Johnson, Brian Smith, Mike Ford, John Wells, Graham Rowntree and the rest of the England 2011 World Cup management team who have been fantastic and deserve people to know that.

People don't know how fantastic women's ice hockey is. People don't know how fantastic hockey is in general.

Women today are respected as athletes now and that's a really cool thing to see.

You need to go near to the people and actually sensitize them about the sport - specifically running. If athletes can go near their fans, many people would develop a love for running.

Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.

I love the flow of the game. There's a certain fluidity to basketball. I don't enjoy watching baseball or football in the same way.

I admire every kicker in the NFL. I know how hard it is to be successful on a week-in-week-out basis.

Actually, I'm for football. But I'm for intelligent football that enhances us rather than football that steals away who we are.