Sporting Values Quotes

I do genuinely believe that young people who play sport at a competitive level, sensibly controlled, sensibly organised, that has to be a good thing. It will teach them to win, it will teach them to lose with dignity and magnanimity - all the things you want. It's a pretty good metaphor for life.

I will continue to express the fact I am for a drug-free sport and always will be.

As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what's good for individuals.

I was fortunate to play with so many wonderful footballers and under the greatest manager of all time, but I do believe that a club's ethos, the principles of how it plays, should outlive even the biggest individuals in its history.

The Olympics is not for tennis and tennis does not need the Olympics. It is not my goal in life to win a gold medal.

When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game?

The more baseball the better. It is a healthful sport and develops team play and initiative, plus an independent attitude.

That's what amateur skating is about, technical expertise, and it should always stay that way.

I love football and I believe in fair play, both on and off the pitch.

I compete in a sport on an individual basis, but I have never done it for me.

I consider myself to be respectful, and I believe this is a main value for sports.

Good sportsmanship goes beyond the game; it starts with respect.