The black man’s journey within the genre of grappling wasn’t unlike the challenges their brethren faced in professional sports, entertainment and, most importantly, everyday life. To say it was challenging would be a massive understatement.
We used to flock to watch gladiators, public torture and executions. In more recent times, our appetite for mortal violence has been sublimated in sports, photorealistic video games, film and literature.
Sports and politics don’t mix.
I do not think any thinking individual buys a sports franchise, or an English football club, to make money.
I never imagined that I would see my face on the cover of an EA Sports videogame.
I was really short in high school. I was stuck on the bench in the baseball team, so I just thought I’d try out theater, and that was the last time I did sports.
Even if I did have, you know, a ‘Sports Illustrated’ body, I’d still wear elegant clothes.
I’m not a big watch sports on TV guy unless it’s football.
I have a Stella McCartney Adidas sports bra. I feel like I’m totally comfortable running. No problem. I have support where I need it.
I’m not much involved in sports, and I don’t play, either.
People think I’m more wild than I am… I like going to theme parks, play sports or just hanging out with my friends.
As a sports fan, I like the one-and-done playoff setups of the NFL and NCAA, but a best-of-seven gives the favorite a much better chance of prevailing in the end.
Soccer and cricket were my main sports growing up. I had trials as a soccer player with a few clubs interested, Crystal Palace being one, but it was cricket which became my chosen profession.
We want to find a way to be an environmental leader in motor sports, as well as in sports in general.
When you’re a kid growing up, and you think you’re gay, you know that you’re different; you’re often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem.
There weren’t any funny people in sports or the Spanish club. All the really creative, witty, funny people that made your belly hurt were in the theater program.
I’ve always craved winning. It’s just easier in sports because there’s a scoreboard.
I believe God created sports for a good reason. It’s recreation. It’s something that we enjoy. It teaches us a lot as well… I believe God is a sports fan.
I started out as a camera operator. I was doing news, and I was doing sports – baseball games and football games. And I was acutely aware of women not really being in those roles then.
I thought I would be a sports announcer. All I was was a curious kid who wanted to be on the radio.
There is a syndrome in sports called ‘paralysis by analysis.’
When you have a background in combat sports, people think you’re this martial arts expert, but really I’m just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself.
Don’t let anyone turn you into a slave. You’re a slave if you let the media tell you that sports and entertainment are more important than developing your brain.
If reality TV is bad, so is Colosseum, so are the gladiators, so are sports. I think cricket is bad. But that’s a point of view.
I never in my wildest imagination dreamed that I would somehow become a sports commentator.
