Spectator Excitement Quotes

That first game was so hyped up, and it was obviously my first experience of a crowd in a World Cup. When I first walked out and heard the national anthem, it was just an unreal experience. I didn't expect a crowd like that.

Pertschuk, you're like a cross-eyed javelin thrower. You never hit anything, but you keep everybody on the edge of his seat.

Sometimes, you know how good certain people are and then you actually get to see them have the kind of matches you know they can have in front of an audience that isn't used to seeing that. Then, in a few minutes the audience is on the edge of their seats, just through the sheer craftsmanship of their abilities.

If someone said to me you can get five million quid, a world title, fight at Wembley with a fight that every fan wants to see, it's a no-brainer for me.

I really got into the cricket and staying up late watching the World Cup.

That's one of the magical things about the Olympics, Team GB will have someone challenging in a sport that we've never watched and all of a sudden it'll be the biggest thing ever.

I always get a kick out of who is going to be the larger cheering section.

Anything goes on any given Sunday, especially Monday Night.

Seeing the Olympics come to China made me want to get more involved.

Formula One was a very dangerous sport. It still is dangerous. But the danger factor is also the exciting part.

I've slept through a mild earthquake in Italy. And also a very tight hockey game where people were screaming their heads off.

You come here to Anfield, you stand there and listen to that crowd, and it's the greatest sight in football.

India-Pakistan matches always capture the imagination of people from either side.

If long hitting is the thing that causes the spectators to whistle through their teeth in wonderment, why not play tournaments up and down an expansive stadium?

Football is crazy sometimes.

Sometimes in a derby it is not always easy to see a very good game with big quality but the power of one derby means you can see good things happen after one result.

You always imagine everything will go so smoothly in the Olympic season.

As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that a bit of wasteland will be made nice and b) that it tends to make everybody happy that their country should be the centre of world attention for a couple of weeks in their life.

Once you start feeling the pressure, you start to struggle. That is the beauty of Indo-Pak cricket contests.

Sports like sailing, rowing, and bobsled have long vexed spectators and television producers.

In wrestling, people just throw each other around, possibly actually bleed, and are still friends in the locker room afterwards. But there's a real glee - a feeling goes up in the arena, especially on non-TV days. If it's just people in a room and somebody starts to bleed, that's very exciting.

I was an 18-year-old lad playing in a Scottish League Cup final at Hampden in front of 60,000 against Celtic. That's an experience I will never forget.

For the drivers, a weekend off would be nice, but for the fans, it would not be a very good deal.

I'm very impressed. All the crowds I've seen are very enthusiastic. It's not the first time every seat hasn't been sold at the Winter Olympics.

Sometimes going in for a hard tackle generates a louder cheer than a great pass.