Sports Movie Quotes
"If you build it, he will come"
Field of Dreams
He played himself in Space Jam, but was slightly better on the court than on the stage.
Michael Jordan
1976. A small-time boxer from Philadelphia becomes world champion.
Rocky
Robert DeNiro won his second Oscar in this 1980 black and white film about boxer Jake LaMotta
Raging Bull
1961. An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champ in a single high-stakes match.
The Hustler
"Show Me the Money"
Jerry Maguire
He played football at Florida State before starring in Smokey And the Bandit.
Burt Reynolds
2004. A waitress becomes a boxer and fights the WBA women's welterweight champ for a big prize.
Million Dollar Baby
A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team in the 1950's
Hoosiers
1956. Biopic of Rocky Graziano's rise to boxing stardom.
Somebody Up There Likes Me
"There's no crying in baseball"
A League of Their Own
He was a left coast quarterback in college before starring in NCIS. His dad wasn't too bad either.
Mark Harmon
1981. Two British runners compete in the 1924 Olympics.
Chariots of Fire
1980. Danny Noonan works as a caddie at Bushwood Country Club
Caddyshack
1986. Fast Eddie Felton teaches a talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling.
The Color of Money
"You're killin' me, Smalls"
The Sandlot
This Rifleman played both professional baseball and basketball with the Dodgers, Cubs and Celtics.
Chuck Connors
2009. Sandra Bullock won an Academy Award in this movie about offensive lineman Michael Oher.
The Blind Side
Roy Hobbs gets his shot at the big leagues in this 1984 classic.
The Natural
1977. A failing ice hockey team finds success with outrageously violent goonery.
Slap Shot
"The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the game, every minute, every second"
Any Given Sunday
He played basketball under John Wooden at UCLA before starring in his lead role as Mannix.
Mike Connors
1978. Warren Beatty produced, directed, wrote, acted in this movie about an LA Rams quarterback.
Heaven Can Wait
Robert DeNiro plays a dimwit catcher playing for New York Mammoths in this 1973 tear-jerker.
Bang the Drum Slowly
1969. Frank Capula is a rising star on the race circuit with dreams of capturing the Indy 500.
Winning