 That's the hard part about sport: as men we haven't started to be in our prime, but as athletes we are old people. I needed support. I lost trust and did stupid things. Author: Boris Becker |
| I realized that my family was more important to me than downtown night life. Author: Guy Lafleur |
| Sometimes guys need to cry. Some hockey players think they're too tough to cry. Author: Brett Hull |
| I've been so fortunate in my life that my family has never been jealous of my success. They have shown true love and commitment to me by being supportive. They shared in it. Author: Mike Krzyzewski |
| I was very fortunate to play sports. All the anger in me went out. I had to do what I had to do. If you stay angry all the time, then you really don't have a good life. Author: Willie Mays |
| Being number two sucks. Author: Andre Agassi |
| Going to college offered me the chance to play football for four more years. Author: Ronald Reagan |
| Money is not everything. My ambition was football itself, not the money I'd make from it. If that brings me and my family a more comfortable lifestyle, then that's fine. But I don't spend my time between games and training sessions thinking about figures. Author: Alessandro Del Piero |
| Boxing is just show business with blood. Author: Bruno Frank |
| Sports is like a war without the killing. Author: Ted Turner |
| Everybody I talked to - from my friends to my family and some of the players - really gave me a lot of support from the start. And that certainly made me feel good about trying to come back and be one of the best again. Author: Mario Lemieux |
| Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. Author: Bill Bradley |
| And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough. Author: Nolan Ryan |
| The majority of the time I'm at home with my family, I play football three times a week. Author: Martin Gore |
| The problem with winter sports is that - follow me closely here - they generally take place in winter. Author: Dave Barry |
| The town, the team, it's a family. That has helped. For some people who have had to deal with some of the problems I have had to deal with don't have football as an out. Author: Brett Favre |
| Everything happens for a reason. I'm used to it, I prepare for it. Like I say, at the end of the day, those in charge of their own destiny are going to do what's rights for them and their family. Author: Shaquille O'Neal |
| Sports is the only entertainment where, no matter how many times you go back, you never know the ending. Author: Neil Simon |
| I do have a family, and obviously I spend as much time as I can with them. Though even when I'm with my family, my mind tends to drift toward baseball. Author: Bill James |
| I would compare that to when I first started with the Montreal Canadiens; it was a big family then, where the guys really stuck together and worked like a unit. But when I came back in '88, it was not like that anymore. Author: Guy Lafleur |
