Sports
- Benji Olson (born 1975), former National Football League (NFL) player
- Bob Olson, American collegiate football player
- Carl Bobo Olson, (1928–2002), American boxer
- Drew Olson (born 1983), NFL quarterback
- Greg Olson (baseball) (born 1960), Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher
- Gregg Olson (born 1966), MLB pitcher
- Karl Olson (born 1930), MLB outfielder
- Lisa Olson, American sportswriter
- Lute Olson (born 1934), former basketball coach
- Mark Olson (broadcaster), Canadian sports anchor in the 1970s
- Mark Olson (curler), Canadian curler and 1981 Brier champion
- Sasha Olson (born 1976), Canadian softball player
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“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)
“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)
“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)