Quotes about "Sports & Competition"

My parents were really encouraging. But I had to teach them the proper way you respond to an actor after seeing a play - regardless of whether you like their performance you tell them how great they are because they have to go on again the next night. ”

I confess, I'm one of those actors who finds it incredibly hard to divorce myself and my performance from the work itself. ”

As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field. ”

Winning is definitely contagious. ”

We were driving by the local athletic association in Orange Park, Florida, and there was this sign for T-ball signups. I was maybe 6 or 7, and my dad looked at me and said, 'Hey, do you wanna give this a try?' ”

Getting the nomination is like gravy. Winning would be like whatever is better than gravy. ”

The math works. Over the course of a season, there's some predictability to baseball. When you play 162 games, you eliminate a lot of random outcomes. There's so much data that you can predict: individual players' performances and also the odds that certain strategies will pay off. ”

The great thing about women directors is that they're not only involved in the performances - they can gauge where we all are personally and know how to direct us better because of that. ”

Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage of Title 9 for girls to finally get athletic scholarships. ”

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning. ”