Famous Quotes & Sayings

It is important to protect the rights of the athletes properly because the penalties are severe in the end.

It is nice to be competing for the type of caliber players we have joining our program. They are great personalities, leaders and talented athletes who have been groomed for the next level by skilled individuals at the club level.

Chris Johnson

Laura's a good athlete who's going to compete for a starting job in the back from Day One. She's a tough kid who is capable of making a big impact on our defense.

Matt Flynn

I was just trying to get the ball to the athletes around me.

I was just relaxing because the top athletes who should have made the race faster were not there.

Reggie Bush is a tremendous athlete and I don't know if it's correct for me to say this or not, but I don't want him. If we get him it means we're the worst team in the league.

Tony Cox

Reed and Phil compose one of the best doubles teams in the state. Our team will miss these two next year, both as athletes and examples. One thing I do know is Reed and Phil will do what they can to finish their career off with a bang.

Reebok built an edge in the category. Adidas built the athletes in the category. Together, they will control the essence of sports and lifestyle colliding.

Our partners are as vital to the success of this event as the athletes and host cities. Their belief in this race, support of our vision and commitment to ensuring that this event was a great experience for everyone involved made this one of the greatest first-year events that I have ever been a part of.

Our overall sports program is losing a great athlete. He is one of the better athletes to come out of here in a long time. He has meant a lot to this school.

Originality is important. The athletes have worked their whole lives for this. They should shine.

Mike Adams

Paris has a lot of confidence right now and they've got some talented players. Townsend is probably the scariest athlete to face in our conference. He is so elusive out in the open field. He can run and he can throw and he also plays free safety. They also have two very good running backs, both are very fast.

Patrick is probably the best athlete we have on the team and he has a chance to go a long way.

Our No. 1 goal is for the athletes to learn about speed and quickness. Hopefully they'll leave track and field and it will help some of the other sports they compete in.

Bob Stoops

I'm a huge wrestling fan. Wrestlers have so many great qualities that athletes need to have.

Bob Gibson

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.

We'll be fine. I have guys that are good athletes and quick feet. I can work with that.

Calvin Johnson

I am here to put out a positive athlete,

We're still learning and I see improvement from our last game. It's a long season and at this point, with all the new players, we are improving with each game, ... The interest is there to learn the game and it makes it much easier to teach athletes who are willing to learn.

We're looking forward to a successful season. The athletes are all very excited to be back at the new facility and many new members have joined the team this year.

Mike Mason

We've got four excellent receivers and two or three others behind them that are probably as good as many starters on some other teams. I've never had a receiving core this good. This is an outstanding core, one of the best groups of athletes I've ever had.

We've got a small team, only six athletes here. So we are going to have to do well with six athletes in seven events. On the other side of the coin, on the performance list there are four No. 1 and a No. 2.

Billy Kennedy

It is hard for an athlete to standout through an email, especially when his email gets mixed in with the emails coming from recruits that think they can play somewhere they really can't. That makes filtering through recruit emails an almost impossible task.

Billy Kennedy

The student-athlete should control everything that happens. From figuring out what kind of a degree they want to what type of a program they want to play for, they should control it all.

Billy Kennedy

College recruiting is a business and I would really tell parents and athletes, alike, to treat it as such.

Billy Kennedy

By taking a business-like approach, the student-athletes and their parents will be in control of the outcome and that's how it should be.

Today was a really hot day and Tyrone is a really tough course, so I'm real proud of our athletes the way they were able to compete under those conditions.

Tristan's always been a great athlete who can create a lot of scoring opportunities with his athleticism, but he's really improved the way he shoots the ball from the perimeter. If you lay off of him he can hit those jump shots from the outside. If you come out to guard him, he can go around you.

Trinity has great female athletes and LaGrange is very tough if they play to their potential. I think our team's success has come one game at a time.

Tricia commands the greatest respect at a national and international level in sport due to her vast experience and knowledge. She is widely respected as a loyal champion for athletes because she always places their needs first.

Flip Saunders

Those guys, they play hard no matter what the score is. They've got a lot of athletes and they keep on trying hard to come at you.

When I first came here, the wheelchair racing program was really in its fledgling stages, but by the time I left, we were a strong team with athletes from around the country and had begun to receive more support from the university. I continue to hear of both the success and struggles of the team and it makes me miss having such a strong community of athletes with disabilities all in one place.

We need to find athletes who are determined to play as a team and have positive attitudes. Hopefully these guys can see what we're trying to do.