As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.

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Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.

Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means...

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means...

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the...

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the...

The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a...

The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a...

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means...

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means...

The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two.

The secret of golf is to turn three shots into two.

I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated...

I was lucky enough to have the talent to play baseball. That's how I treated...

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honour that can be received by an...

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honour that can be received by an...

The addiction to sports, therefore, in a peculiar degree marks an arrested development in man's...

The addiction to sports, therefore, in a peculiar degree marks an arrested development in man's...

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

Baseball is like driving, it's the one who gets home safely that counts.

Hes a guy who gets up at six oclock in the morning regardless of what...

Hes a guy who gets up at six oclock in the morning regardless of what...

When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless...

When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless...

There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all,...

There are a lot of pretty girls. I am a tennis player first of all,...

I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games.

Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.

Golf is not a game of good shots. It's a game of bad shots.

A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he...

A boy cannot begin playing ball too early. I might almost say that while he...

I suppose it's natural that people talk about the coincidences with Pele's career. But before...

I suppose it's natural that people talk about the coincidences with Pele's career. But before...

It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at...

It is nothing new or original to say that golf is played one stroke at...