In Sports
- Pavel Nedvěd (born 1972) — football midfielder; played for Dukla Prague (1991–1992) and Sparta Prague (1993–1996)
- Martina Navratilova (born 1956) - Tennis player; born in Prague
- František Plánička (1904–1996) — football goalkeeper, captain of the Czechoslovakia national football team
- Tomáš Rosický (born 1980) — football midfielder; born in Prague
- Emil Zátopek (1922–2000) — athlete; lived and died in Prague
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.”
—Lesley Visser, U.S. sports reporter and announcer. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 82 (June 17, 1991)
“Come, my Celia, let us prove
While we may the sports of love;
Time will not be ours forever,
He at length our good will sever.”
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637)