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If you have the love of a particular sport, you’ll relate to some of the famous sports quotes below. Everyone loves a good game and when coupled with a good quote, everyone is entertained not only by the sport, but also by the quote itself.
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was best known as his pen name Mark Twain and golfers will likely remember him for his quote on golf which is still recalled when golf isn’t a walk in the park:"Golf is a good walk spoiled".
Michael Jordan, famed NBA basketball player has two famous sport quotes, worthy of mention when discussing famous sports quotes. The first is, "I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I’ve been trusted to take the game’s winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed". Another famous Michael Jordan quote is, "You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them".
Famed American boxer, Muhammad Ali is credited with two very famous quotes too. The first deals with losing, "no one knows what to say in the loser’s locker room" and the second quote deals with faith in one’s self, "It’s lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges and I believed in myself".
Writer, George Will is quoted by some for misquoting the true meaning of football. His quote, "Football is a mistake. It combines two of the worst things about American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings" is considered by some to be more of a mistake than the sport of football.
Major League baseball player, Lou Brock has a famous sports quote which should be pinned up in every locker room in the world. His quote, "Show me a guy who’s afraid to look back and I’ll show you a guy you can beat every time" is one true of baseball as much as horse racing and football. There should be no fear in looking back.
He’s a skiing legend to everyone else, but Alberto Tomba only had this to say when many were overly impressed. He said, "I really lack the words to compliment myself today".
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, George Will, Lou Brock and Alberto Tomba will forever be remembered for their accomplishments and their sports quotes will remain theirs for as long as they are, indeed, remembered.
