Sports Quotes

Let's get ready to rumble! Click on any sports quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.

Rocky Balboa
"Adrian!"
Source: Rocky | Speaker: Rocky Balboa
Ty Webb
"Be the ball."
Source: Caddyshack | Speaker: Ty Webb
Muhammad Ali
"I am the greatest!"
Source: Spoken | Speaker: Muhammad Ali
Michael Jordan
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
Source: "Failure," a Nike TV Commercial | Speaker: Michael Jordan
A mysterious voice
"If you build it, he will come."
Source: Field of Dreams | Speaker: A mysterious voice
Annie Hall
"La-di-da."
Source: Annie Hall | Speaker: Annie Hall
Michael Buffer
"Let's get ready to rumble!"
Source: Professional Wrestling | Speaker: Michael Buffer
Tim Gunn
"Make it work."
Source: Project Runway | Speaker: Tim Gunn
Jim McKay
"The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat"
Source: Wide World of Sports | Speaker: Jim McKay
The Kurgan
"There can be only one."
Source: Highlander | Speaker: The Kurgan
Jimmy Duggan
"There's no crying in baseball!"
Source: A League of Their Own | Speaker: Jimmy Duggan
Mr. Miyagi
"Wax on, wax off."
Source: The Karate Kid | Speaker: Mr. Miyagi
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
"Who's on first."
Source: The Naughty Nineties | Speaker: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello