Sport Growth Quotes

I've just got the mindset of really wanting to open the game up to new people. I kind of want to create a massive attention around snooker.

We want to inspire cricket fans and enhance their love for the game as well as bring new people and children into the fold and encourage them to pick up a bat.

I am very proud of what we have built in Spain, because it is not a traditional Formula 1 country. I think we have found passionate fans, and built up a strong culture for the sport - and things are improving every day, with more and more people getting interested.

I think basketball has changed tremendously and for the better. I think that obviously the game is better. I think the skill of the players are better, the strength, the overall athleticism, the teamwork involved. I think coaching is better. We have more exposure for our game than ever. You know, our sport has grown significantly in really the last five years. It's pretty amazing.

I want to continue to be a part of the sport, and not just as an owner in the Nascar Xfinity Series. I want to be a valuable asset to the growth of the sport and continue to help raise the bar and raise the awareness of the sport and promote the sport as much as I can.

I'll do whatever I need to do to bring more athletes to the sport.

I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.

The evolution of the sport is so fast, if you slow down for a second, you're past.

As the game gets bigger for the fans it gets bigger for the players.

I'm proud that I was able to use my recognition to, maybe, raise the awareness of skateboarding and help grow it, and to help fund public skateparks. That's the legacy, just trying to grow the entire sport.

The sport has come on - we do not just play in pubs any more and there are massive international competitions.

I get asked this a lot: Why has soccer not succeeded? My answer is, soccer has succeeded. It is already the fastest growing youth participation sport in the U.S. It has already succeeded at the youth level, no question.

M.M.A. is growing, and it's a basic wrestling sport. A lot of fighters are ex-wrestlers. A lot of guys take the easy way out, make quick money.

For us, the conversation is always about getting paid what we feel like we're worth and getting paid as the sport grows and as we help grow the sport.

It's exciting when there is any growth in women's sport.

Although it is disappointing that softball was not reinstated into the Olympics, we are going to continue to keep growing the sport.

I think the sport is growing and along with it weight classes have to be added.

I've always helped polo to grow.

You have to see that cricket is developing as a sport because what's very important is you want cricket to be a global sport when it comes to participation.

I think our sport evolves as the talent evolves and the mindset evolves.

The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.

As far as my sport is concerned, my mission is to make it as big as it deserves to be. We've been growing, it's just not as noticeable. The NCAA picked beach volleyball up to be a championship sport, and it was the fastest test sport that's been adopted. That's a really big deal for our sport because that just means the USA system is going to have a feeder system from the college system.

I think you've seen the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City - the top clubs - all now tapping into the women's market and developing that side of the club. It's great for women's football, and I look at how far we've come, and it's great to have teams like this.

I want to stay involved in athletics; I want to encourage kids to take part and try to grow the sport.

I think it's great that so many people are enjoying climbing. I've always loved climbing; I don't see why other people wouldn't enjoy it just as much. As long as everyone does their best to respect the areas in which they're climbing, I don't see how the growth of the sport could be a bad thing.