Famous Quotes & Sayings

Anatoli Boukreev

I think that people ran out of oxygen and don't really know what happened up there, maybe some of them just made things up because they weren't sure what had happened.

Chuck Connors

I depended on chiropractic care when I was an athlete. I depend on it now as a busy film and TV actor.

Genevieve Padalecki

I have some cool talents. I'm really flexible and can do all sorts of twisted yoga positions. And I'm a big athlete and especially love soccer.

These athletes want to know how fast their heart is beating so they'll know how to prepare for an upcoming competition. Their heart rate tells them how much they could push themselves with their training.

These athletes embody the Olympic values of teamwork and commitment to excellence, which are integral themes of the Earn Your Stripes program. Not everyone can be an Olympic athlete, but we can all set goals and work hard to be our best.

These were the best Games ever for us, we mustn't forget that, and I want to congratulate our athletes for that.

The senior athletes are amazing, with a very positive outlook. They have never lost their desire to be physically fit and the ones that slipped are gaining it back.

Ken Hitchcock

The stuff he's doing is ongoing. It's ongoing, on a daily basis. He's trying to play. He's not going to play (today), that's for sure. He's an athlete trying to get better.

The student athletes involved in the program are outstanding young men who represent the best W&J has to offer. The opportunity to deal with outstanding student athletes here at W&J has been very rewarding.

The student athletes are the ones the kids look up to. The younger kids really look to them for guidance. We have to have high expectations of these kids. Participating in athletics is a privilege and with that privilege comes certain requirements.

The team speed that they have, we realize they are faster than us and are probably better athletes than us. So, the way we have to go at it is pound the ball at them.

The team has never been ranked before. The coaches and athletes are thrilled. It's a testament to the kids who have put in the miles.

The swimmers were thrilled. It was a really heart-felt moment. Some of the parents were in tears. You hear about athletes but very seldom do you hear about them giving back at that level. That's a significant level of money for a guy that doesn't make a lot of money.

The throwers had a good meet. The throwers are still working a lot on technique and a lot of the athletes are really young. There were several personal best performances, but a lot of them are still learning the event. That is going to take time.

The support from the community was fantastic. I can't say enough about the desire and heart that these Mohawk athletes gave at this game.

Jeremy McGrath

The thing that I love about this race after racing Supercross for such a long time is it's a lot more business over there, ... This is a lot more fun. Even though everybody wants to win, the athletes over here get treated the way they're supposed to, and I think that's great.

The thing I learned from him is a lot of time athletes and people try to make excuses, ... You have to get your expectation level to his. He expects you to be awesome, not just good.

Pierre Lueders

The thing I found over my career is the Olympics stir up emotions in an athlete or in a person that have never been stirred up before ? and that's something you have to be careful of.

The thing about linemen is they got to be athletes - you don't want the big fat guys that can't move. We have guys with good feet, and that's what you want.

George Vecsey

Personal honors never meant much to Bill Russell, one of America's most successful athletes with 2 college titles, 1 Olympic gold medal and 11 - count 'em, 11 - N.B.A. championships with the Boston Celtics.

People thought curlers were big, fat guys and we proved it takes an athlete to come out here and win.

Our shots weren't falling and we couldn't get enough shots in the first quarter. We were turning the ball over on the press. Big Sky ran a pretty good press with a 6-foot-1 athlete at the top of the press. She was pretty hard to pass around.

Our divas are not just eye candy. They're not just beautiful women. They're athletes too.

Our experience came into play. With seven national championships in the program it makes the athletes believe in the system. They bought in since Day 1. Even if we didn't get first, we would still be winners. We had a tremendous finish on beam. We knew we had to hit. We counted a fall but after yesterday it shows the fight and heart of this team.

Other countries such as Australia and England put millions into their sportsmen and women, so when you consider the disparity of investment, our athletes have performed miracles.

People at the hospital said they've seen quite a lot of it. Apparently, there's a lot of the bacteria around. Athletes get breaks in their skin and are more susceptible to it.

Of course, they had a lot of great athletes and I think they would have succeeded in any scheme. I think sometimes the scheme gets a little too much publicity.

Oftentimes, it isn't the best athlete who plays in college. It's the best athlete with the money.

Often our athletes gave their best performances in the last minutes of competition and so we are still expecting some more exciting competitions. Already, we are proud of our results and reached our goal to be one of the best countries.

Normally, you might have a letdown after an Olympic games. But you had a group of young athletes that are so exuberant that they want to do better each year.

Normally when you train athletes at the highest level you get a one or two percent improvement,

Normally, I would see a guy the size of Brandon Spikes and say he's definitely playing for the defensive end position, but there are a few exceptional athletes out there who can play at that size. I think Brandon Spikes is one of those guys.

The multi-sport athlete is just a different kid. Each sport has helped them develop in different ways.