Famous Quotes & Sayings

Drew Brees

The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I'm honored to be the first cover athlete chosen by Madden NFL fans and it's a great way to cap off an amazing year for the Saints and the city of New Orleans.

Dusty Rhodes

Personally, I think SmackDown! has to be a little spicier than it is, a little more electrifying than it is. It's got great athletes and they've got great action, they've done some tremendous stuff, but I want it to knock you off the couch when it opens up. And I think we as a group have the ability to do that.

Dwayne Johnson

Any athlete or any actor who's preparing for a long time to step on a stage or step on a field or step on a movie set, who suffers an injury right before you're getting ready to perform or to execute - it is a massive challenge that's thrown your way that you didn't expect.

Claudia Rankine

I don't really agree with the role model thing. People are always saying that athletes shouldn't do X or Y because they are role models.

Dolph Lundgren

There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.

Dick Fosbury

When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.

Dick Gregory

When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete's feet don't exist, there's something wrong.

Dick Gregory

We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn't it either. I'm going to be an American Citizen. First class.

Darrell Royal

The majority of people pull for the underdog. Heck, even your friends don't like you to be too successful. We've lost enough over the years for me to maintain my friendships.

Condoleezza Rice

What I tell student athletes is first of all, you've made good choices this far in order to be able to be in college and to be an athlete. Keep making good choices.

Clay Guida

A true champion and athlete is never satisfied with their performance. You can always do more and always improve.

Curt Schilling

You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.

Curt Schilling

I am much more of a geek than I am an athlete.

Daley Thompson

People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them.

Daley Thompson

Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.

Daley Thompson

The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.

Daley Thompson

I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.

David James

People think you must be crackers if you've got a psychologist but psychology is part of the building bricks to make a top athlete.

Deion Sanders

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible.

Chuck Norris

Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion.

I'm not a yeller. My theory is that no one goes out there trying to screw up.

Anthony Bourdain

Most of the time, I'm fighting guys who are 22 years old, former college wrestlers, athletes, kids who are in much better shape than me. Often people who are much bigger and wider than me. It can be dispiriting at first.

Kim is a great all-around athlete and a very versatile player. She will see playing time on the front line. She is quick and agile, which contributes to her finesse as a player.

I wouldn't say it's cold, but every year Winnipeg's athlete of the year is an ice fisherman.

I wouldn't say he's special. I think he's a good athlete who maximizes potential with hard work and competitive nature.

Jake always trains hard. He trained hard in high school and trained hard as a freshman. He just has a lot of belief in himself. He had a really good indoor season and I think it carries over. Sometimes athletes just get on a roll. He's in a zone. That's just the way it is for him right now and it's just working.

I would say there are several players coming off of last weekend that should be feeling confident. Confidence is a choice, and that's a matter of being able to block the distractions. Everybody has a poor performance. The better athletes know where to place that, learn from it and move on.

Kate is very much an athlete out there.

Just like athletes in other sports, race-related injuries happen and are easier to understand. Injuries like this are tough to handle.

Keeping up with your schoolwork is difficult, but coach does a good job of keeping us on task and all the kids here are well-rounded. Good students, good athletes stand up to the challenge.

Kari's a great athlete and her game has just improved year after year. She has the game to go even farther this year. The sky is the limit for her.

Jon is a three-sport athlete with athleticism, power and decent speed. He blocks well and we are looking for him to be the hub of the offense. Mike is athletic, is a three-sport athlete and is short, but rugged. Ryan has good speed and had some good moments last season.

John is exactly the kind of athlete every coach wants on his team. He brings knowledge and great work ethic to every game and every practice. He's always been a small kid, but, through hard work, he's improved his body a lot. That's a tribute to his dedication. He's the kind of kid every coach dreams about.