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The following is a list of phrases from sports that have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved usages and meanings independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The sport from which each phrase originates has been included immediately after the phrase.
"Relationships suffer because of sports," says Jeff Francoeur, who spent 12 years as a MLB outfielder. Now he's a sports dad who offers you advice. 4 quotes sports parents should live by from MLB ...
Champions aren't made in gyms, champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will.
Start your day on a positive note with the best good morning quotes, inspiring words of wisdom, funny morning quotes, and motivational sayings about success. 145 Good Morning Quotes to Motivate ...
Sports critic Bill Mayo disagrees, saying that sports clichés are used "just the right amount," and "it is what it is." Former New York Giants quarterback -turned CBS broadcaster Phil Simms devotes a large portion of his 2004 book Sunday Morning Quarterback to examining football clichés such as "winning the turnover battle", "halftime ...
Inspirational Quotes About Success "Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll “Change your thoughts, and you change your world.”—
The expression has been adopted in a variety of sports and fitness activities, beginning in 1982 to present day. David B. Morris wrote in The Scientist in 2005, "'No pain, no gain' is an American modern mini-narrative: it compresses the story of a protagonist who understands that the road to achievement runs only through hardship."