They wanted me to play more sports because they were acutely sensitive to their children being one hundred percent American, and they believed that all Americans played sports and loved sports.
Going in is really more of an acknowledgment that kids in poverty, in their situations, can get out of it, and it doesn't always come from sports.
As a student, I don't have a lot of expenses. I buy food. I play a sport. But that's about it.
People aren't familiar with wheelchair sports. The only film crew in Athens for the Paralympics was the documentary crew.
Just because we are in wheelchairs doesn't mean we can't play a fast-paced, full-contact sport.
I only have two things in my life, my family and work. If there's any time left over, then I play sports.
When people in a country are being hurt, the issues are bigger than sport. Let's hope the right decision is made
Hockey is probably one of the most expensive sports. You have to have a place to play. You have to have the proper equipment. You have to have the transportation to get there.
It's just about being in the zone, in any sport, be it football, basketball or baseball.
I've been very fortunate to play for four great organizations, but New York really takes the cake. Wearing the pinstripes is something that's very special to me, and it's the greatest organization in sports history.
I walked away from the sport for 17 years, then started swimming again recently in a master's program.
I just tried to keep my cool and continue with my race plan: to win.
Politics is a contact sport - a question of accepting an elbow or two.
I'm pretty superstitious, I want to do everything right, get my routine right, and I wait for waves. I kinda try to sense the ocean coming together for me.
I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.
I tell you what, I was so shocked because I didn't think the ball had enough to get out. It's an absolutely incredible feeling. I can honestly say I did it.
Babe Ruth, what can you say? You are almost speechless when people put your name alongside his name. I wish I can go back in time in meet him. Obviously, he was probably the most important sports figure in the world at that time. Hopefully, someday when I pass away, I get to meet him, and then I can really find out what he was really like.
I'm not here to discuss the past. I'm here to be positive...
Obviously you can look at things however you choose to and I'm not proud of some people in sports, but I don't really look at it as my calling to be out there setting an example. I just try to treat people the way the I want to be treated - with respect and some dignity.
Within the next five years, I predict major changes in the art world and it will look nothing like it did ten years ago. Just like the sport of skateboarding, the new innovators will define the future. I believe the art world will become more vibrant and usher in a strong healthy market for new works.
I love the competitive aspect of it [business]. It's like playing chess. Why do people play chess? Knowing the realm of moves? Even when you get to be a chess master, there are other chess masters you want to beat or outperform. And to me business is just a sport that I love to compete in; a continuous intellectual challenge that really motivates me.
Business is a sport and I want to win. I want to kick your ass. I may not win every game. But I certainly am going to try.
If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust.
There is no sport as competitive as business. It's 24 by 7 by 365 by forever.
The thrill of victory in business blows away the thrill of victory in sports. Business is a sport 24/7/365.
