“ We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game. Pat Conroy
“ Swords. That is no faenorn ; that is slaughter. The Grand Seneschal shrugged. The Master did not protest. And, indeed, what weapon could he have suggested that would suit him any better? Fire, she sai… Robin McKinley
“ Tennis taught me to take chances, to take life as it comes. To hit every ball that comes to me no matter how hard it looks, to give it my best shot. Thisuri Wanniarachchi
“ Sportsmanship isn't about criticizing the "ONE" who didn't win on "That ONE"day... it's about appreciating and supporting their hard work amidst failures!!! Akansh Malik
“ Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried like a baby. We lost gracefully. And when someone won, he didn't act like he'd just be… Louis Zamperini
“ How you harangue referees. How you fall over when you've not been touched. How you make a meal out of every tackle to try and get the other player booked. How you protest when you have nothing to fuck… David Peace