Famous Quotes & Sayings

There are thousands of those letters that athletes have, and I'm sure they chuckle every time they get them, ... 20/20.

Arthur Lydiard

My most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain.

Losing the No. 1 ranking doesn't mean much, but if losing twice doesn't humble you, then you're not an athlete or a coach. I think we are humble, and we should be.

Robbie Wine

Louis is a good athlete with great baseball instincts. He takes charge on the field and will give us depth in the infield. He's a great defensive ballplayer who also handles the bat well.

Lots of pictures. You don't need that many words. Every athlete has a cool story, but pictures are what it's about. It's about looking cool.

Many of our athletes are taking finals during Dead Week. I think our greatest challenge will be balancing finals with trying to win a national championship.

Many top athletes are competing in the March 2 World Cross- Country Championship. Once they've completed that event they'll plan their racing schedules for the year.

Dean Karnazes

Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.

Scott has been an incredible athlete for Hurley High School. He holds all of Hurley school's lifting records. He's been training since the eighth grade.

Jacques Rogge

Security worked extremely well, the athletes are happy. They were definitely games that pleased the athletes. The competitions were at a very high level.

So far, there have been nearly 300 red athlete bricks purchased. Bricks in the Tribute Park are reserved for current and past Special Olympics Illinois athletes.

She's the best overall athlete I've ever had. She has a great attitude. Sometimes your best players aren't necessarily your hardest workers. Not her. She sets the pace for everyone else.

She's the best athlete in the family, there's no doubt about it.

She's such a remarkable athlete in all aspects. She can hit the ball. This season she was selfless and learned how to be a setter and helped us in the setting department. She's excellent at hitting, serving and blocking and now she's stepping up as a setter. What a wonderful athlete she is.

She wasn't our leader in a lot of categories, but she was the most consistent all-around player for us, our main leader. She plays a constant game. She's someone you can keep in and keep everything going. She controlled the game for us, and it's hard to find athletes who can do that for you. It's been a long time since I had someone like that, for the boys and girls.

She wasn't getting the individual attention that an older, more established athlete needs.

She will be the most recognized female athlete on the planet for the next 12 to 18 months. Her marketability will never be higher than it is now. How much money she makes long-term will be determined by how well she plays.

She's a tremendous athlete with great leadership skills and a work ethic second to none.

She's a pure athlete who has a lot of really good tools. She's a great defensive player, she hits well and she has good speed. She has a lot going for her.

She's a phenomenal athlete and this year we're going to have the luxury of being able to keep her at the off-guard position.

She's an awesome athlete with tremendous power. At the beginning, maybe there was a little fear in the back of her mind. But she's built confidence throughout the year. She's gotten stronger as the season's progressed and is in better shape because she hasn't had to sit out. She's a real competitor. The more competition she's in, the more she rises to it.

She's really taken on a leadership role this year and that's hard when you're only a sophomore, and a younger sophomore at that. She's a great athlete and a tremendous student. The sky's the limit for her.

She's just a very mature athlete in terms of knowing when it's time to be serious and knowing when to start preparing early. Some people just go up and try to run.

She's blended with our other athletes to make them better. She's also set a precedent that, if you're going to be good you're going to have to work, you have to get better, you have to be a team player.

She's beautiful, good with the media and hasn't even come into her own yet. She may earn more than any other female athlete in the history of this country.

She's got to be one of the top returning athletes in the state.

We're going after students who are athletes, not athletes who are students. It's about participation as part of their educational experience.

Like all good high school coaches, you walk around and you pilfer athletes from other programs. I was coaching field hockey and watching her play soccer and thinking, 'This kid would be really, really good at lacrosse.' So basically I chased her around with a stick for a couple of months and talked her into playing lacrosse.

Lutcher has good athletes with speed. They are a stout defensive line with good size and quickness. Our offensive line will have to play a good game for us to be in contention.

Luke is just an exceptionally talented athlete who will have success in any sport he tries. He's a total gym rat, which means I won't have to do much to get him working this summer. He's one of the most consistent players around, and he's just going to get better.

Howard Bach

We do the majority of what most athletes do. For example, as a badminton player, you have to be able to run a long distance and sprint. We do weights three times a week.

Yanni

Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports.

Don Yaeger

Seeing the intensity and power she brings to the game, it's hard to imagine her being anything but single-minded in pursuing tennis. But Serena Williams has other passions, too. In fact, there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day, week or month for one of the world's most gifted athletes to chase her many interests.