Singing The National Anthem Quotes

• If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're screwed.

  Lyle Lovett

  Song, Artistic, Anthem

  "Lyle Lovett: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. January 23, 2012.

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  Anytime I sing the anthem, it is an honor and my heart beats out of my chest.

  Luke Bryan

  Heart, Honor, Anthem

  Twitter post from Jul 11, 2012

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• You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should you so decide.

  Ira Glasser

  Anthem, Should, Courses

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• I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line and hear your national anthem play and being a gold medal champion, you dream of that. And then to be able to accomplish that and actually win a gold medal and represent your country its an amazing feeling.

  Sidney Crosby

  Country, Dream, Hockey

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• The most scared I'd ever been was the first time I sang at a rugby match, Australia versus New Zealand, in front of one hundred thousand people. I had a panic attack the night before because people have been booed off and never worked again... just singing one song, the national anthem.

  Hugh Jackman

  Song, Night, Australia

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• I like traditions, and the national anthem is important.

  Kate Mara

  Important, Anthem, Tradition

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Well, my dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years.

  Harry Connick, Jr.

  Dad, New Orleans, Years

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• My dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years. And when he opened his campaign headquarters back in the early '70s, when I was 5 years old, my mother wanted me to play the national anthem. And they got an upright piano on the back of a flatbed truck and I played it.

  Harry Connick, Jr.

  Mother, Dad, New Orleans

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• And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you.

  Michael Phelps

  Stars, Block, Home

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• 'Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On' was my anthem as a child. It was about me. I was Baby.

  Carrie Underwood

  Baby, Children, Blue

  "Carrie Underwood: What I've Learned" by Tom Junod, www.esquire.com. December 09, 2009.

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• I've never been more nervous in my life than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.

  Kelly Clarkson

  Singing, Anthem, Super Bowl

  Twitter post from Feb 5, 2012

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• I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door was singing the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City in '74.

  Reba McEntire

  Oklahoma City, Doors, Cities

  "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. December 25, 2005.

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• The traditions of a nation are very important and the anthem written by Francis Scott Key in the early days of our nation should always be revered.

  Lee Greenwood

  Keys, Important, Anthem

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• The beauty of all these years of singing the anthem is that I got a chance to meet athletes that I love, and there was a mutual respect.

  Jeffrey Osborne

  Athlete, Years, Singing

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• I savored my time on top of the podium by watching the American flag rise up out of the crowd as the anthem played, thinking about how every single second of training I've done was for this minute and how many people played a role in my achievement.

  Hannah Kearney

  Thinking, People, Achievement

  "Exclusive: Gold Medal Winner Hannah Kearney On Her Olympic Experience" by Hannah Kearney, www.mtv.com. March 1, 2010.

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• 'Spectrum' is in part a disco song. But we play it hard, and it's a real euphoric, wailing tune. It's kind of like a total house anthem, in a way, but it seems to be going down really well. We've got all the grunge kids going mad for disco house raves.

  Florence Welch

  Song, Real, Kids

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• When I heard the royal family wanted to have me perform in celebration of Prince William's marriage, I knew I had to give them a little something. 'Wet' is the perfect anthem for Prince William or any playa to get the club smokin'.

  Snoop Dogg

  Giving, Perfect, Clubs

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• All of us ... should remember that no amount of flag-waving, pledging allegiance, or fervent singing of the national anthem is evidence that we are patriotic in the real sense of the word. ... Outward behavior, while important, is not the real measure of a man's patriotism.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Real, Patriotic, Men

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• The only way you can check Gretzky is to hit him when he is standing still singing the national anthem.

  Harry Sinden

  Hockey, Nhl, Singing

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• So . . . middle school? Awkward.Having a hobby that's different from everyone else's? Awkward. Singing the national anthem on weekends instead of going to sleepovers? More awkward. Braces? Awkward. Gain a lot of weight before you hit the growth spurt? Awkward. Frizzy hair, don't embrace the curls yet? Awkward. Try to straighten it? Awkward!So many phases!

  Taylor Swift

  School, Weekend, Hair

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• The closest thing to Roseanne Barr's singing the national anthem was my cat being neutered.

  Johnny Carson

  Cat, Singing, Anthem

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