Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Steve Blass

The one thing I remember was hearing that he could have been a pro athlete in three different sports -- baseball, football or basketball. He was that gifted of an athlete. He was a prototypical first baseman. He was big with a big reach and gave you a big target.

Jacques Rogge

The Olympic Truce will not be eternal. After the games, bad habits will return. But this village is a perfect example of what the truce exemplifies. Here, athletes of different religions, political systems, races and languages live peacefully together.

Dick Pound

The Olympic rules and the Wada code never contemplated having doped athletes locked up,

Dick Ebersol

The Olympic opening ceremony is the most important event for the vast majority of the athletes here. Most won't come close to a medal. And for them, this is the pinnacle of their athletic careers.

Another American Revolution has begun. It began here in Boston, and we'll see more of these American athletes in the future.

Eliza has a ton of potential. She is still a little raw but is very fast and athletic. Eliza is a player who you like more and more each time you see her. She is someone we always knew had the ability, but she will continue to improve. I believe the sky is the limit for her. She's an athlete that has split time between track and soccer, and when she gets the chance to have all the eggs in one basket at Memphis, she will continue to excel.

Duran's a playmaker. He's a super athlete with a lot of talent. We have a lot of other talented guys, and Conner decided to take them away and blitz a lot, so Duran had room to make plays. He makes great decisions, and he's a total player from top to bottom.

Dustin is not 100 percent, so we are going to have to pick our spots when we use him and not overuse him so he's not available in May. I would not call it an injury, but it's just one of those things that nags him on occasion. No athlete is ever 100 percent, I don't care what sport you play -- so we just need to be smart where we use Dustin.

Dylan's one of the most dedicated athletes I've ever seen. He'll be looking to go undefeated again.

Due to short prep time - some athletes had two days of practice thanks to successful basketball seasons - most of the coaches treated this as a scrimmage meet, with fewer entries than usual and basically getting all the new athletes familiar with a meet situation. The conference teams did this; St. Stephens didn't.

Erica has that confidence now in what we?re trying to do. She?s a great young athlete who?s going to continue to get better. Really, I think she?s just touched the surface.

Eugene's bid proposes an unprecedented focus on athletes and plans for celebrating the sport that will make it a great fan experience,

Even as a teacher, I remember the last time we brought Olympic athletes to school 10 years ago.

First, we need to provide our existing elite-level athletes with a stronger program. Secondly, we need to rejuvenate the development programs we've started in the past, but have not been able to fully maintain. Right now, we don't have a way to get those young athletes the exposure to international racing, which they need.

Everything is influenced by the fact that the athletes can't - and we don't want to encourage them to - run more.

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.

Some people say our athletes are isolated and besieged. Whoever wants to go into exile can just walk away or stand next to a policeman. Our players are not prisoners. Simply, our athletes are besieged because people want to turn them into merchandise. But they want to play for their country. They want to continue to play for the love of their flag ... They're not interested in millions. Whoever wants to leave can leave in peace. We all play without thinking about money.

Sometimes, kids have to make choices. A talented athlete that's also in the band, they have to make choices. I'm not trying to be trite. It's a fact of life.

Roy is a model athlete as far as this organization is concerned.

Ryan is a very hard tackler, and he comes with a great soccer pedigree. Josh has been a three-sport athlete and I think he's really going to excel in college as he focuses on soccer. Collin loves to get forward and is a very proficient passer. Tracy is an explosive player who is extremely tricky on the ball.

Same script, different cast, ... very legitimate. We have athletes at every position.

Savannah is a natural athlete who possesses great physical strength and quickness. She is very offensively minded and we look forward to having her join our attack next season.

Jack Warner

Quite a few of our athletes will be off this weekend, getting rested and ready for next weekend's Big Ten meets. This meet should be pretty low key, but it will offer us a chance for final preparations and tune ups for Big Tens. Those athletes who need to rest will rest and those who need fine tuning will have an opportunity to do that as well.

Rachel just has a no-nonsense attitude. She always comes to practice, and always wants to get better. She hates losing, which is something I love in a player. She's a very good athlete with a good arm, and you can tell she is only going to get better as she gets more mature.

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.

At the beginning of the season Shauna handed me a list of her goals and she has accomplished every single one of them. She's an extremely hard worker, she's motivated and very determined. It's always nice to have an athlete that wants it as much as you want it for them.

At the beginning (of the season), I fully expected to make playoffs, but as the season progressed and I saw how much every team within our conference had improved, I was not sure that was going to happen. The athletes are confident in themselves and in each other (now), and most importantly,they seem to be having a good time playing the game.