Sports
- John Watson (cricketer) (1828–1920), Australian cricketer who made one appearance for Tasmania
- Sir John Watson (polo), British polo player
- John Watson (footballer), footballer for Chester City
- John Watson (footballer born 1877) (1877–?), Scottish association football player
- John Watson (Somerset cricketer) (1910–1980), English cricketer who made 19 appearances for Somerset
- John Fox Watson (1917–1976), believed to be the only Scottish football player in Real Madrid's history
- John Watson (racing driver) (born 1946), British Formula One driver
- John Watson (American football) (born 1949), former NFL offensive lineman
- John Watson (boxer) (born 1983), British lightweight boxer
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“Sweet smiling village, loveliest of the lawn,
Thy sports are fled and all thy charms withdrawn;
Amidst thy bowers the tyrant’s hand is seen,
And desolation saddens all thy green;
One only master grasps the whole domain,
And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain;”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1730?–1774)
“It is usual for a Man who loves Country Sports to preserve the Game in his own Grounds, and divert himself upon those that belong to his Neighbour.”
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719)
“It was so hard to pry this door open, and if I mess up I know the people behind me are going to have it that much harder. Because then there’s living proof. They can sit around and say, “See? It doesn’t work.” I don’t want to be their living proof.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 87 (June 17, 1991)