Pierre de Coubertin Quotes

Sports are sports. Its all about how we carry ourselves out of the ring.

I've got to stand up for the sport.

I don't see why I should be happy scoring a goal against an opponent on a much lower level than we are.

I want to be recognised as exemplifying the Olympic spirit - one of the last true Olympians.

The mentality we have in India is not very sporting.

Sometimes people say that coach is a winner, but everyone wants to win. You must know how to behave in victory and in defeat, to look after what is our sport, football.

Sport is and should remain a great school of life that supports young people in their personal development. It teaches respect for others and also for oneself.

Football has an important role to play in society. Players should have a sense of social responsibility, have a moral dimension to them which shows up in good conduct.

It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

Nobody likes a bad sport, no matter what the circumstances are.

I could ask the Phillies to keep me on to add to my statistics, but my love for the game won't let me do that.

Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.

Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation.

We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world.

I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

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

Money was never the motivation. It never should be in sports.

We've just got to be careful - with all sports, let alone cricket - I think there's so much emphasis on doing the right thing all the time, but I think the public want to be entertained when they come to watch sport.

I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent.

There is a great deal of fair play in English football.

I'm not going to take it easy on the guy when he catches the football and not try and hit him because he's a friend of mine. It doesn't happen.

For the rest of my life, I realise people are going to ask questions of me, but at the end of the day, I am a clean athlete, and I have worked hard.

I root for good, clean basketball.

You have to have respect on the pitch.