Famous Quotes & Sayings

John is a great athlete who has shown great improvement over the past season. He's got a great breaking ball and can put some good velocity on his pitches. He comes from a Penn State family, and has the work ethic to be successful in the classroom and on the field.

Billy Donovan

I think it's a great comparison. Bobby Jones was a great runner in transition, he was a great athlete on the floor. I believe as David continues to grow, his shooting will get better. He's a very versatile guy.

I think it really opened the door for black athletes at the time.

Phil Niekro

I think it just shows you how many great athletes and their great achievements we have here in Northeast Georgia.

It came down to those last two athletes to do their job the best they could and both Stephanie and Meredith really came through in the clutch.

It basically breaks down that Jim Calhoun knows how to get the super athlete to play for him. When their men?s and women?s programs play, the entire state of Connecticut shuts down. They are considered the pro teams of Connecticut. Calhoun has a track record of recruiting and he maintains it.

He was a California League All-Star for us last year. He's about 5-foot-7 or 5-8, a left-hander who is just a great athlete and a great competitor. He can change speed on all of his pitches and throws to spots. Nothing is overpowering -- he just pitches.

He could do a lot more with his talent, that's for sure. We've already seen that if he's dedicated and committed he could be the ultimate dominant athlete out there.

He did it, and he never complained once. He also stays here to train during the holidays while most athletes choose to go home. He knows what he has to do to be great, and he's happy to do it.

Chuck D.

He'd better not slip, because he may not get demoted, but somebody might get promoted. ... He's a very versatile athlete that can make things happen. Not that the other ones can't.

Greg Davis

He constantly wants people to think he's a quarterback. He's a quarterback that's athletic, not an athlete that's a quarterback.

Having a champion at 171 pounds, sooner or later you're going to have to make him an Athlete of the Week or something. We'd like to see him get a little further in the tournament.

He is there for a reason. He is going to make some throws and he has some athletes out there who can catch the ball.

He'll be one of the best athletes they've got there. He can dunk a ball any way you want to dunk it. Absolutely. He's got exceptional speed, exceptional jumping ability. He'll be a regular gym rat.

Kyle Williams

He'll be a vital athlete for us during the season.

He is passionate about coaching, he values and develops each athlete's unique skills and leadership abilities, and he challenges both his veteran athletes and neophytes to be better persons in and out of the pool.

He knows we need to get him involved more. He is one of our best athletes and we need to find ways to keep him out on the field.

Hands down, they are the best defense we'll face, ... They are in a well-respected conference, and this is the first time in a long time that our guys have seen these types of athletes with that kind of speed and size. So it's a good experience. The thing that I like most of all is our guys remained positive throughout the whole game.

There are so many good athletes everywhere. If you are not ready, you're going to get beat.

There are so many athletes on this team. But everybody gives up a little bit to make the team better.

There are simple common denominators in all sports, whether it's hockey or football or softball. An athlete is an athlete. There are certain athletic movements that transcend from each sport to another. Teaching kids to become aware of their bodies and their athletic movements is so crucial.

We can confirm that there have been three anti-doping rule violations all of which come from the two athletes already identified.

What would gripe him the most is here are a great new breed of athletes who never get to truly demonstrate what they have because they're lost in the sleazy soap opera,

He really understands the athletes and would be very helpful to parents and coaches.

Here she was, this elite athlete that knew she had some potential, and she came to this school that didn't even have an athletic program when she committed to come here. She took quite a leap of faith.

Lennox Lewis

Here I will help build up other athletes around the world and help them avoid the mistakes I made,

Having them split time might hurt us early. Both are versatile athletes that we need on the field. Michael had an edge with experience.

Having the honor to help the nation's best coaches cultivate the nation's best talent is huge. Anything I can do to help them win Olympic medals and give our athletes the best possible Olympic experience will be my goal.

Having that consistency in the coaching staff has really been helping all of our athletes improve.

Having this kind of technology available to athletes and coaches helps give us that necessary edge that you need to win on the world stage.

He?s a big difference, we?re a much better team with him. He?s a tremendous athlete with a huge heart. However big the game is, he seems to rise to the occasion. He gets loose balls, he gets steals you don?t think he?s gonna get that he comes up with. When he plays the way he did tonight, we?re a very good team.

He's a great guy. He doesn't seem that young. He's going to be a great athlete and a great back.

He's a great athlete with a very good arm.