Serious sport is war minus the shooting. George Orwell
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. Heywood Broun
In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses. Russell Baker
The addiction to sports, therefore, in a peculiar degree marks an arrested development in man’s moral nature. Thorstein Veblen
Sport is the bloom and glow of a perfect health. Ralph Waldo Emerson
As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid. Irvin S Cobb
The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon. Douglas Jerrold
Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played – skiing, baseball, fishing – there is no greater example than golf, because you’re playing against yourself and nature. Robert Redford
Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence. George F Will
Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment. Avery Brundage