Famous Quotes & Sayings

Darren Campbell

It would be easy for us to walk away but maybe it's time, like Michael says, to step up. Maybe it's time some of the experienced athletes came down and helped some of the youngsters ... this championship has shown there are some flaws.

O. Henry

It was a nice meet. The athletes we put out there were competitive and we did some nice things today.

It was an honor and an awakening to know people are looking at me, and that I have an impact on both little kids and kids my age, ... Some people think being an athlete is the only thing we are focused on, so with this poster I can change that view.

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.

John Scott

A very good athlete with tremendous potential, Josh has very good technique as a defensive back and the kind of receiver speed and size we are looking for.

Austin's one of the best athletes on the team. He runs solid routes, and the the fact that he used to play quarterback, I think, help.

Auburn people have never forgotten the outstanding accomplishments of former Tigers Chuck and Wesley Person and Rex Frederick. This is the greatest honor an Auburn athlete can receive, and it is fitting that we are able to do this during the celebration of our Centennial season.

Athletes will always look up to players like Bonds because he is a pro. But there is no need for steroids in baseball. It should be all about talent and ability, not their enhanced ability.

Athletes make plays and they made plays. They are a very, very good football team. They're too good for our league.

Dan Mullen

Athletes face some of the same issues any student deals with: academics, family and personal issues, career or educational path changes. Each person has a unique set of circumstances that lead to decisions they make.

Athletes can often undermine themselves with too much thinking. That might be one thing that happened to Oliver last year.

Athletes are athletes. Like I said earlier in the week...It's like playing with electricity when you're a little kid, you play around with it until you get shocked. And tonight we got shocked a couple of times. But one win doesn't make a season and one loss doesn't make a season.

Kid Rock

Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less and pass some of that money onto others? Think about firefighters, teachers and policemen. We should celebrate people that are intellectually smart and trying to make this world a better place.

Anika Noni Rose

Athletes and actors do really crazy things, and we do them under weird circumstances because we love what we do and because we take things in an extreme manner.

A sponsor wants the lasting memory of an athlete to be as a winner to the consumer, and that's what Lance has.

That play was real big. The kids we have that are athletes made big plays tonight.

That's going to be a real good contest because they're good athletes and always well-prepared. They're very disciplined, bring a lot to the game and play hard from start to finish.

Joe Theismann

That's ludicrous. When you sign a contract, your job is to play to the best of your ability. What about if an athlete underperforms? Do they give some of the millions back?

All athletes have to come through the weight room at some point. I just want to get the really competitive ones in here. County titles will follow from there.

All are great athletes who can play on both sides of the ball as receivers or they can play as safeties. So they've really helped themselves with balance, athletes and speed.

O. J. Simpson

We've got a lot of athletes to get the ball to, ... and our offensive line has held up, too. I can stand in the pocket and have plenty of time.

We have a bunch of excellent athletes and I have high hopes for the boys.

Doug Wilson

We had three or four guys who simply weren't ready to play. That shouldn't happen. As a professional athlete you should take pride in every performance. It shouldn't take a period and then getting ripped between the first and second periods to kind of wake up.

Those two guys are by far the best athletes I have ever had in this program. Ray and Isaiah have been number one and number two in scoring for us all season long.

Those two athletes can give us a lot of points.

This was a very physical game. Those guys were athletes who dwarfed us in size and weight.

This was another step for us. We made more progress getting ready for the Big Sky meet. Erin had a very good pentathlon, and we had several other athletes step up.