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If I'd had the chance, I'd like to have completed my degree before going full-time, and sports journalism was something that always interested me. Dad used to buy a paper, and I always turned straight to the sports pages.

Rajiv Ouseph

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Some sports, you see some athletes just walking around the gym not really doing anything, eating food. They're first to the lunchroom, never lifting weights.

Mikaela Shiffrin

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I have always maintained that if you work hard, it won't go waste, as recognition will come to you at some stage, whether in studies or sports. You need to have good intentions and intent to move ahead in life as well as in sports.

Suresh Raina

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I would never tell anybody to give up hockey - the great sports we have here - basketball, lacrosse - rugby coming into its own - we've got so many great team sports, and I say hold on to them.

George Vecsey

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We exalted that Michael Phelps-consecrated water. Rose petals were strewn in Peyton Manning's path when he retired. But hey, that's natural. As we should, we admire those in any craft, no less so in sports, who appear out of nowhere to achieve remarkable feats.

Frank Deford

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The consumption of highlights on ESPN is greater than everybody else's combined. Fifty-six percent of all news and information consumed in sports is consumed on the ESPN platforms.

John Skipper

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That's what I'd like to do on the President's Council. Make sports and athletics available to every youth in America, not just one day a week like it was for me, but every day.

Florence Griffith Joyner

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We need a system where all of our teams have the opportunity to compete and to make a few dollars. That's not a bad desire for collective bargaining for a sports league, and it's great for our fans.

David Stern

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It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

Lindsey Vonn

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I can't say Boston is 'home-home.' It's definitely a place I'm growing accustomed to. It's such a great sports town.

Wes Welker

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Well, if I hadn't have been an actor I would have gone on to play college sports.

Joe Manganiello

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I know many sports fans that don't enjoy soccer. The argument is that there's no action, not enough of it.

Rabih Alameddine

SportsActionEnoughEnjoySoccer

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

Michael Jordan

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My first obsession was actually sports. I was a very good handball goalkeeper. With special permission, I played in the premier league in Germany before I was even old enough.

Peter Lindbergh

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Some religious guys in sports give the impression, 'I've got something you don't have.'

George Vecsey

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Statues of sports stars are all the rage - especially in baseball.

Frank Deford

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Sports, entertainment and aviation are three of the most exciting professions in the world; you are dealing with the same magnitude.

John Travolta

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I want to explore the world properly, to be able to write about and take pictures of all kinds of different cultures. Just be an explorer or adventurer. I also love extreme sports.

Cara Delevingne

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I wanted to be a doctor in sports medicine; I was into sailing and all that sort of thing.

Christopher Atkins

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I'm just not no kid... I was always consistent with everything: school, sports, music, everything. I made sure. That's how I am.

Lil Skies

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Most of us have had that experience - at around puberty - of realising that, despite whatever efforts we put into our chosen sports, we will become at best competent.

Will Self

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That's what we need nowadays, is more children that have goals other than being a sports figure or some kind of celebrity.

Joe Nichols

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At the high school level, the coaches get these kids in revenue-driven sports and take them away from baseball. There's so much pressure on these kids to even play spring football. We need to get the African-American players back in the game, which I think would make it not only a better game, but more exciting and entertaining for everyone.

Pat Gillick

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We've seen the kind of social impact a professional sports team has on a city. A team brings high-profile role models into your community who are healthy and they're great images for the city to gravitate toward, especially for kids.

Mick Cornett

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