Spectator Sport Quotes

People love to see people fall.

The great advantage of the circus, and the reason it is so popular, is really the ideal combination of art and sport. It's the ideal art form, in a certain way, if you want to be accessible.

The best players in the world play in the Premier League and therefore it is the best league.

War, we have come to believe, is a spectator sport. The military and the press have turned war into a vast video arcade game. Its very essence-death-is hidden from public view.

This must be Monday Night RAW, we just got a Wendy's chant.

I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him.

I know MMA isn't for everyone. It is a combat sport; some people don't like watching it, but it is entertainment for some people.

In MMA, it's a sport, but it's entertainment, too.

I'm aware that the World Cup is probably the greatest spectacle in the world of sport, and that's despite the referees that have been found to have fixed games specifically.

I'm a citizen in a democracy. To call me an activist would be redundant. It's not a spectator sport. If we all become non-participants, it no longer works.

For most Americans, economic growth is a spectator sport.

If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.

To go and watch Manchester United, whether it's home or away, is entertainment; it's goals - whether you concede goals or whether you can score goals.

I'm not a big sports fan, but I love it when they 'slam dunk.' That's sexy.

I believe marriage is a spectator sport.

People in Toronto love to watch fights.

The reason why people love T20 is the sixes and fours.

The America's Cup World Series was created in 2011, with an eye toward conjuring more off-cycle interest and marketing opportunities. It coincided with the ascent of foiling catamarans, a type of boat that goes faster and looks almost Photoshopped, the way it practically floats in air when it races.

There are some people who watch NASCAR for the highly skilled driving - but most people watch it for the crashes.

I could sit here in the tribunes and watch Michelle Kwan skate for hours.

As an announcer, I have nothing but respect for the fighters, and I want to make sure I do my job to let the people know who these courageous warriors are, because they are putting their lives on the line for our entertainment, and there's something to be said about that.

Lord's is a special place. I used to love watching games there as a youngster and I've been fortunate enough to play a couple of games there.

The gladiators, for a long time past, Seem to have lost their appetite for dying.

Boxing is a lot of white men watching two black men beat each other up.

Baseball is called 'America's Pastime,' but you could argue WWE and wrestling is very similar. We've been around since the carnival days. People want to be entertained. It's obviously two different sports, but everyone appreciates the athleticism of another sport.