Sport inevitably creates deadness of feeling. No one could take pleasure in it who was sensitive to suffering; and therefore its pursuit by women is much more to be regretted than its pursuit by men, because women pursue much more violently and recklessly what they pursue at all. – Ouida

Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence. – Lewis H. Lapham

For truly it is to be noted, that childrens plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions. – Michel de Montaigne

Theres a whole lot more to the African-American community than entertainment and sports. – J. C. Watts