Everybody recognises that giving young people competitive outlet through sport is a very good thing.
Sports help women stay in school longer and make them less likely to use drugs, break the law, or get pregnant at an early age.
Kids in sports - it makes such an impact in life with the lessons that you learn.
It's amazing what the power of sport does for children and communities.
Sports will equip kids with the necessary tools to face academic challenges, and provide all-round development.
Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned, whether I knew I was learning them or not, through sports.
As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.
Playing sports is great when you're young. It teaches you how to focus, how to direct your energy, how not to think about a million other things that are going on.
Sports saved my life.
My main goal when I talk to groups is to educate families on the physical and mental health benefits that playing sports provide young girls. It's not just about going out there and having fun. That's a part of playing sports, but a big chunk of it is all the other things that sports give you to help you become a much more whole, better person.
Sport's always a good thing - it's healthy, and it takes your mind off other things.
The greatest thing about sports, to me, is just the crossover into everyday life.
Sports is good for health and for children, it gives them manhood, courage, teaches them team work and coordination. Sports is something that is so crucial, it makes everything.
Sports provide girls with the opportunity to develop a better relationship with their bodies. They can be aggressive on the court, be strong and still be feminine.
I'm just glad Open tennis is here. It's great for the game. That's more important.
Football made me want to train and stay disciplined. It kept me away from things like drugs. Young people are faced with the temptation to stray all the time.
Sports like baseball, basketball, and hockey develop muscles. That's why Americans have the strongest eyes in the world.
Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.
This sport has given me so much. It has taught me to be strong emotionally and physically.
When my elder sister decided to pursue sports, she faced a lot of music at home. We didn't have a TV in our village, so no one understood the value of sports. But my sister convinced my parents that participating in sports would mean a secure job in the government.
The more baseball the better. It is a healthful sport and develops team play and initiative, plus an independent attitude.
I think sports are extremely beneficial for our youth. They parallel life in so many ways.
Girls, in particular, benefit from sports.
This ability to conquer oneself is no doubt the most precious of all things sports bestows.
Sports are positively essential. It is healthy to engage in sports, they are beautiful and liberal, liberal in the sense that nothing serves quite as well to integrate social classes, etc., than street or public games.
