Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was pleasure watching him grow ? from a ninth-grader with so much potential, seeing him mature as an athlete from an emotional freshman. He became such a leader. He's such a good person, a good guy ? just a quality individual. He was so much more than just a gifted athlete. He was a pleasure to be around and I know we won't see his level of athlete in our school.

It's what being an athlete is all about. Ups and downs.

Jim Bunning

It's very important for our kids. Like it or not, these athletes serve as role models for our children.

I want the opportunity to work with student athletes at Lakeland and the chance to be around them.

I try to point out to our players that, despite our record, we are a good team. We have athletes who can score, but the key is stopping teams on the defensive end.

It was a decision he made to do it, it wasn't something that was foisted on him. This is a prideful athlete with a controlling personality. There's no way he wasn't running this.

Jerry Angelo

It used to be you never took a tight end in the first round. But they're looked at as athletes now. They're looked at as a skill position.

It used to be, most of your great athletes in the state only played football. Now if you get the best kids from Florida, you have a chance to win a national (basketball) championship. I don't know if you could say that before.

Mike Shanahan

It takes a great athlete and a very mature athlete to play as a rookie in the NFL.

It will be more like linebackers than most of us look like now. That's the trend anyway, better athletes playing golf.

It went well. We had 34 schools and 900 athletes here and we got them out of here by 4:15.

It went great. We had a beautiful day, and all our athletes did well.

Mike Campbell

The two interceptions are concerning any time we turn the ball over. But I was pleased with the way our defense treated the football. Its tough week one when you don't know what they are going to do. (Chatfield) are running a different offense than they did last year. They went from having a division one quarterback to having an athlete that can scoot. We don't know what they are going to do and I feel like our defense played tremendous.

Carol White

The vast majority of athletes and their parents have no frame of reference to understand the recruiting process. They figure it out after it's too late. I'm trying to do what any good teacher would in give them enough information to where they can control the process instead of the process controlling them.

The value in superstition is that for athletes it gives an incredible confidence, because you really believe this thing works.

Matt Hasselbeck

They are very skilled players. They can dunk a basketball. They can pass a football. They're very good athletes who just happen to be very big.

They are two great champions. I have beaten two of the best skaters in the world. I think every athlete who wins a gold medal is surprised but I knew I was skating fast so I'm not surprised about that.

They are the two hardest-working athletes I've ever coached. I think they have the dedication to give it a shot.

Cris Collinsworth

They've turned into begging lobbyists at best. Most of these guys for the entirety of their life have been the best athlete at what they have done. Now, they get in the NFL, and they are totally dependent on the offensive coordinator to call a pass play, choose you to be the primary receiver and then have the quarterback throw you the ball. They become salesman. After awile, they figure out how to get attention.

Jeremy Jones

They have one of the best quarterbacks in the nation. All the hype about him is true. Toledo can play with a lot of people. They've got athletes around the board. Their offensive line is huge. They're a good-looking team on offense.

They have very good athletes on their team, ... They have some kids who can really run the ball. We've been concentrating on taking away the things they do best.

There's still some growing pains to go through and some things he needs to work on himself like we all do. You have to let him develop on his own. You can't make him into the player you want him to be. He has to develop on his own as an athlete and be the general on the field. Different quarterbacks do it different ways. Right now, the main thing is let him do it the best way he sees fit.

Mats Sundin

There's a good chance this will be my last. But I feel very fortunate to have a chance to play for medals in this tournament. For any athlete having a chance to be at an Olympics is such a tremendous opportunity.

Jerry Miller

There should be some good races. Historically, we've had some of the fastest athletes in the state race in this meet.

There's no question there were more athletes on (Reynoldsburg's) team than ours. At the same time, I don't think their kids had any bigger hearts than ours. I'm extremely proud of every player that stepped on the floor.

There's no doubt we lost one of the great athletes in our entire athletics history. His football accomplishments are rivaled by very few. The entire sports world is going to miss him, and we as a university and athletic department are going to miss him. He means a great deal to our football legacy.

Tommy Tuberville

There's nobody that can count us out of getting to Atlanta and winning in Atlanta. In the past, we've been a pretty long shot, and I don't think we're a long shot. I think we're pretty much up there with everybody else. We've got the athletes to do it with, we just have to try to do it the right way and be consistent. We're in the hunt. We've as much speed and quickness as we've ever had. We have more linemen than we've ever had. We feel our program is on solid ground and improving.

There's just so much pressure on athletes and dancers to perform at their best.

There's just kind of a confidence that was throughout pre-game and throughout the locker room before the game, and even at halftime, there was a confidence that I hadn't seen in our student athletes at Columbia since I've been here. I don't think there was ever a thought that we weren't going to win that game. There wasn't any panic, ever.

Derek Anderson

There's not so much tension; all the athletes are on good terms. You get your feet wet at big meets like this, but I've been there before, so now I can use that intensity and focus to my advantage.

There's nothing to hang our hat on as to what they're going to do. But they are pretty decent on offense. I think they have a few more athletes on that side of the ball.

The top three athletes in an international event are separated by less than 1 per cent,

We are naturally disappointed when any British athlete admits to being involved in doping to enhance his performance.