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I want to support kids that not a lot of people believe in. Give them an opportunity to do good in school, play sports and get scholarships.
Tim Tebow
Good
Sports
People
School
Opportunity
Believe
Kids
Give
Scholarships
Support
School Play
Lot
Get
Want
Them
Play
I liked the energy of cooking, the action, the camaraderie. I often compare the kitchen to sports and compare the chef to a coach. There are a lot of similarities to it.
Todd English
Sports
Cooking
Energy
Action
Similarities
Kitchen
Liked
Chef
Camaraderie
Lot
Often
Coach
Compare
We hope that the Commonwealth Sports movement is playing a meaningful role in the wider global conversation around tolerance, empowerment, and legal recognition for all.
Tom Daley
Hope
Conversation
Sports
Legal
Tolerance
Recognition
Global
Empowerment
Around
Role
Movement
Commonwealth
Meaningful
Wider
Playing
I love both sports, but the deciding factor was, being a left-handed pitcher, I had a huge advantage in baseball because of that, and I didn't have that type of advantage in hockey.
Tom Glavine
Love
Sports
Type
Both
Factor
Had
Advantage
Because
Huge
Left-Handed
Pitcher
Hockey
Being
Deciding
Baseball
If I was invincible, maybe I would take up some extreme sports.
Tom Welling
Sports
Extreme
Extreme Sports
Would
Some
Take
Invincible
Up
Maybe
Sports has kept me on the straight and narrow path.
Tommy Lasorda
Me
Sports
Path
Narrow
Straight
Kept
I got put into leadership roles very early in life from fifth grade, sixth grade. I always ended up being the quarterback or the leader of the sports teams, and it's kind of benefiting me now.
Tony Dungy
Life
Leadership
Me
Sports
Leader
Benefiting
Kind
Put
Always
Got
Quarterback
Up
Very
Roles
Grade
Ended
Sixth
Being
Fifth
Teams
Now
Early
We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It's a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud. Sports are big. You learn to fight.
Tony Finau
Good
You
Sports
Fight
Tough
Big
Salt
Rose
Side
Section
Neighborhood
City
Park
Learn
Proud
Up
Salt Lake City
Grew
Lake
Poor
This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
Tony Finau
Knowledge
Sports
Genius
Field
About
General
Absolute
Had
He
Lot
Left
Left Field
Golf
Us
Really
Whole
Dad
Thing
I think I'm skilful enough, but I don't consider myself a naturally talented, gifted sports person.
Tony McCoy
Myself
Sports
Think
Enough
Consider
Gifted
Talented
Person
Naturally
People enjoy watching sports at the weekend and watching motor racing and whatever sports, and Formula One is the number one global platform which is competing regularly - not like the Olympic Games or the World Cup - so the macro case was this is something that we should be part of because it's going to grow, and it does.
Toto Wolff
Sports
People
World
Whatever
Enjoy
Case
Something
Weekend
Part
Like
Global
Because
Does
Motor
Cup
Going
Which
Formula
Formula One
Racing
Should
Regularly
Games
Grow
Platform
World Cup
Competing
Watching
Olympic
Olympic Games
Number
To me, acting used to be just, 'Get my face out there, get girls, make a little bit of money, make my mom proud.' It was just like sports. But there were moments in 'Moonlight' that I really felt like I had to know why he is the way he is. Or just people in general - why this person walks around with a frown on their face instead of a smile.
Trevante Rhodes
Smile
Mom
Me
Sports
People
Money
Face
Girl
Walks
Way
Bit
Moonlight
Out
General
Had
He
Instead
Like
Know
Make
Around
Felt
Proud
Were
Person
Get
Just
Frown
Little
Little Bit
Really
Acting
Used
Moments
Why
I'm an obsessive sports fan, which my wife is incredibly patient about.
Ty Burrell
Sports
Wife
Patient
Incredibly
About
Obsessive
Sports Fan
Fan
Which
I just love baseball; it's one of my favorite sports.
Ty Simpkins
Love
Sports
Favorite
Just
Baseball
If you give all your effort and all the fight and all the heart you got, it doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win, and that's what's tough about sports.
Tyronn Lue
You
Sports
Heart
Fight
Win
Tough
About
Give
Got
Effort
Going
Mean
Your
Necessarily
Sometimes emotions can win fights. Sometimes letting your feelings out in a fight can win you the fight. When it means the world to you, it's not just a sports contest - a boxing match for money or belts.
Tyson Fury
You
Sports
Fight
Emotions
World
Money
Win
Sometimes
Feelings
Out
Match
Boxing
Boxing Match
Contest
Just
Means
Your
Fights
Letting
Belts
Tennis has been around for so long - women have been playing the majors since the 1800s. Other sports have not had professional leagues for women for as long.
Venus Williams
Sports
Women
Long
Other
Has-Been
Tennis
Had
Since
Leagues
Majors
Around
Been
Professional
Playing
In the sports arena I would say there is nothing like training and preparation. You have to train your mind as much as your body.
Venus Williams
You
Sports
Training
Mind
Nothing
Preparation
Say
Would
Arena
Like
Train
Much
Body
Your
Your Body
I think women athletes who have been successful need to help other sports, those sports that are just emerging. That's what I've been thinking about and looking forward to.
Venus Williams
Sports
Women
Looking
Think
Thinking
Other
Those
Athletes
About
Emerging
Looking Forward
Been
Just
Successful
Help
Who
Forward
Need
Equality for men and women, across the world, not only in sports, is the goal. We obviously have a long way to go, but every little bit helps.
Venus Williams
Sports
Women
Equality
World
Men
Men And Women
Long
Every
Way
Bit
Only
Long Way
Obviously
Go
Goal
Little
Little Bit
Across
Helps
As an athlete and as a woman, I get my confidence from playing sports because it shifts your focus from what your body looks like to what your body can do for you. That's what we all should be doing. It shouldn't be about looking perfect.
Venus Williams
You
Confidence
Sports
Woman
Focus
Looking
Athlete
About
Perfect
Like
Looks
Because
Doing
Shifts
Get
Should
Body
Your
Your Body
Playing
I spent my whole life playing sports and training and pushing myself to the limits.
Venus Williams
Life
Myself
Sports
Training
Spent
Pushing
Limits
Whole
Playing
I thought my sports career was over once I got into a wheelchair. That was the hardest reality I had to face.
Victoria Arlen
Sports
Reality
Thought
Face
Once
Had
Over
Got
Wheelchair
Hardest
Career
ESPN truly is a game changer and has the ability to unite the world through sports, which is something I'm incredibly passionate about.
Victoria Arlen
Game
Sports
World
Incredibly
Ability
About
Something
Through
Passionate
Truly
ESPN
Which
Unite
In tennis, you can have a bad set and still win. The part of track cycling that is difficult to find in other sports is that it's so final; there's no second chance if you make a mistake.
Victoria Pendleton
You
Sports
Mistake
Win
Cycling
Difficult
Second Chance
Other
Final
Bad
Find
Tennis
Part
Make
Track
Still
Second
Chance
Set
It would be great to be recognised for my achievements, but Sports Personality isn't about that.
Victoria Pendleton
Great
Sports
Personality
Recognised
Would
Would-Be
About
Achievements
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