Sports
- John Wright (ice hockey) (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Wright (cricketer) (born 1954), New Zealand cricketer, former coach of the Indian cricket team
- John "Rookie" Wright (born 1973), American handball player
- John Wright (boxer) (1929–2001), Olympic boxer and boxing referee
- John W. Wright, American college football coach
- John Wright (cricketer, born 1935), former English cricketer
- John K. Wright, head football coach for the Kentucky State University Thorobreds, 1986
- Johnny Wright (footballer) (born 1975), Northern Irish footballer
- Johnny Wright (baseball) (1919–1990), Negro League baseball player
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“Falling in love is the right adventure for those who dislike sports and travel.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“There be some sports are painful, and their labor
Delight in them sets off. Some kinds of baseness
Are nobly undergone, and most poor matters
Point to rich ends.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“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)