There's ups and downs with boxing, layoffs are part of the sport and they can either help or hurt a guy.

A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.

I've always found the secret is to stay fit and treat sport as a profession. I chose sport as a passion.

I can say for a fact, football is definitely my sport, and I can't wait to show the world what I can do.

It is cycling as a professional sport that represents the problem. It can transform someone into a liar.

The only sport I'm not interested in is horse racing. That's because I don't know the horses personally.

I think climbing is less a sport and more a hobby, and as such, I think everybody's a beginning climber.

In most places in the country, voting is looked upon as a right and a duty, but in Chicago it's a sport.

It's cool just because I've had this dream of changing the sport of swimming and it's finally happening.

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

Nelson Mandela knew that sport has the power to inspire and unite people in a way that little else does.

Any sport that turns a squash into a lethal projectile is safest watched from the comfort of your couch.

To me, being heavyweight world champion and Olympic sprint champion are the two greatest prizes in sport.

I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college.

There is no doubt that Formula 1 has the best risk management of any sport and any industry in the world.

I've been in a position where I've been barely doing any damage, and the ref stopped it. It's just sport.

I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading.

IPL is pure sport. The glitz and glamour is just 15 per cent. 85% is actually professional, hard cricket.

Going to a gym or playing a sport should not be mechanical. There should be an emotional attachment to it.

The first thing you learn in a martial art sport is discipline, and you are not allowed to use it at home.

Boxing has been great for me because it's, like, my new sport, so it's something that I can get better at.

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person.

Sailing is a completely new sport for me and I wasn't sure what to expect but I've definitely got the bug.

There is nothing more exciting in sport when the top two countries in the world are battling for the Ashes.

There are similarities between business and sport, in the pressures involved and in the fitness aspect too.

Physical exercise and sport is not just about sport; it's about self-care and self-care is a gift for life.

Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out.

MMA in an individual sport, and you're just pushing yourself to be as dangerous as you can be in 15 minutes.

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertaker book.

I have a love-hate relationship with the Grammys because I don't see the music world as a competitive sport.

I've just got to continue doing my job and more and more people will see the beauty in the sport that I see.

The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.

I'd had 35 professional fights and mentally I was tired of it. I'd sort ot fallen out of love with the sport.

I told myself after 2008 that I was done for good. But they say you can't keep a gymnast away from her sport.

You need to work very hard, you have to spend a lot of time practicing your sport - six to seven hours daily.

Technology is changing the world; it's changing our sport. It's changing the way people are following the NBA.

I had a really bad temper, when I was growing up. Sport helped me channel that temper into more positive acts.

Whirlyball is only the most awesome sport on the planet! It's like bumper cars plus lacrosse meets basketball.

I've been an athlete my whole life. I've played every sport, including soccer, baseball, softball, basketball.

When I got into the sport I was so fat that my manager said he should send me to boot camp to lose the weight!

Sport is an important part of the development of kids, and hence, it should be made a part of their curriculum.

Whoever has lost a fight in the UFC and hasn't wanted to fight that guy the next day shouldn't be in the sport.

Writing is like any other sort of sport. In order for you to get better at it, you have to exercise the muscle.

When I say I wasn't a 'meant to be' guy, I've almost been jaded in the sport, where I don't believe in anything.

There's a lot of fun things about this sport, but trying to hoist that trophy at the end is what we all play for.

I was very sporty at school, and sport was probably the thing I was best at, but my real passion was for fashion.

I'm an athlete, so I'm very interested in making the sport as safe as possible - just for my own career longevity.

Life must continue, even with the security situation so bad, because I have ambitions. I love this sport too much.

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