Sports
- Ana Rocha (Professional Wrestler)
- António Jesus Correia (1924–2003)
- António Livramento (1944–1999) (Hockey Player)
- Carlos Lopes (born 1947) (marathon Olympic champion)
- Carlos Queiroz (football coach)
- Carlos Sousa (off road driver, world champion in 2003)
- Kevin Correia (baseball player)
- Costinha (born 1974) (football player)
- Cristiano Ronaldo (born 1985) (football player)
- Dinis Vital (born 1932) (football player)
- Eusébio (born 1942) (football player, born in Mozambique; later moved to Portugal)
- Fernanda Ribeiro (born 1969) (10,000m Olympic champion)
- Francis Obikwelu (Nigerian born runner)
- Joaquim Agostinho (cyclist)
- José Azevedo (cyclist)
- José Mourinho (football coach)
- João Moutinho (football player)
- Nani (football player)
- Luís Figo (born 1972) (football player)
- Maniche (born 1977) (football player)
- Manuel dos Santos (1925–1973) (bullfighter)
- Rui Costa (born 1972) (football player)
- Nate Costa (born 1988) (American Football Player)
- Nuno Gomes (football player)
- Pauleta (football player)
- Paulo Ferreira (football player)
- Paulo Futre (former football player)
- Paulo Sousa (former football player)
- Pedro Lamy (former Formula One and DTM driver)
- Ricardo Carvalho (football player)
- Ricardo Pereira (football player)
- Ricardo Quaresma (born 1983) (football player)
- Ricardo Sá Pinto (football player)
- Rosa Mota (born 1958) (marathon Olympic champion)
- Simão Sabrosa (born 1979) (football player)
- Tiago Monteiro (former Champ Car and Formula One driver)
- Ticha Penicheiro (WNBA player)
- Dustin Pedroia (baseball player)
- Vítor Baía (born 1969) (football player)
- Mark Teixeira (baseball player)
- John Tavares (ice hockey player)
- Mike Ribeiro (ice hockey player)
- Nelson Évora (Long Jump)
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“In the end, I think you really only get as far as you’re allowed to get.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 87 (June 17, 1991)
“...I didn’t come to this with any particular cachet. I was just a person who grew up in the United States. And when I looked around at the people who were sportscasters, I thought they were just people who grew up in the United States, too. So I thought, Why can’t a woman do it? I just assumed everyone else would think it was a swell idea.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 85 (June 17, 1991)
“Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one’s behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)