Famous Quotes & Sayings

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,

I shouldn't be taking sacks. I'm too good an athlete to be takings sacks. I need to get the ball gone or find a crease and run through it. . . . As you can tell, I'm frustrated more on the negative than the positive.

I've been trying to prove myself my whole life. I was always looked at as an athlete with an attitude when I was in high school. Then I was just an 'Ordinary Joe' as a walk-on. Now I'm doing two sports.

Jere Lehtinen

I've been to three Olympics before, and it's been great. It's different, every four years. You see and meet all the different athletes in the various sports biathlon, ski jumping, cross country skiing. And everybody is living in the Olympic village.

I've decided to direct my knowledge, experience and determination toward making sports more honorable for the athletes and fans,

I've decided not to talk about the athletes and their involvement in the BALCO scandal. In most cases these athletes are good people, who came from good families and they've already suffered greatly.

We missed a bunch of shots early in the game. A lot of that was because of their defense. They have good athletes who move their feet and make things tough on offense.

Phillip Fulmer

We will not put our athletes at risk at all.

We try to educate them in the game of football. I believe you've got to let your athletes make the decision and make the calls.

Thomas Brooks

We try to do that. We have a number of athletes capable (of contributing). We don't want to be one-dimensional.

We felt we had better athletes on the perimeter than they did. Coach told me and Hassan to get in there and get nasty on the glass.

We got pups this season. Don't get me wrong, we have some serious athletes here, but a lot of youth. We'll be fine.

We expect that the Chinese athletes will do better and display a highly motivated spirit.

We don't want any athlete in our team who is contaminated.

We changed some kids on our kickoff return because we thought they could help. And Kevin (Fortney) is just a great athlete for the situation.

We are very competitive in the women's events, but that doesn't mean our athletes can definitely win gold medals.

The kids (in Hillsborough) don't get the opportunity to play like the other counties provide. If you take a good athlete that has just started the game as a ninth-grader and compare him to a kid who has played three or four years prior to that, the kid playing longer has the edge.

Their strength is the same as our strengths are. They have some athletes that can come at you and can score at any time.

Steve Johnson

The international performances of our top athletes over the next two years will determine the number of Olympic start positions we are awarded as a nation. The participation of our top athletes in the UCI World Cup calendar is critical in this process and we are committed to supporting their efforts.

The IOC has provisionally suspended the athlete for a disciplinary issue.

The Federation Cup is used as a selection trial for the mega event and athletes have to compete there for them to be eligible for selection.

The fairgrounds do a wonderful job, without question. This is a beautiful place to run. I can't believe nobody thought to run here before we did six years ago. Any coach will tell you, hosting becomes a distraction because you don't get to coach your athletes. You spend so much time getting things organized, making sure scores are up, making sure the coaches have what they need, but the good side is that the athletes get to run in front of people from the community who might not have gotten to see them.

The family lives within walking distance of one of the holes. Kyle and Max each have jobs there. ... They're basically growing up at the golf course. That's what made them great athletes in that sport.

The consequences are implied. If the result is annulled, you don't get the medals for a result that doesn't stand. If someone is not eligible, that athlete cannot have a valid result.

The core focus of this program is to provide our young athletes the experience they need to get on to another team with national focus. I think it also complements our skiing programs in terms of the physical training many skiers are looking for in the summer.

I'm going to be one of the food service managers. Basically, I'll be feeding volunteers and athletes both before and after events and during breaks and lunches.

India has a very transparent drug testing system and we compare well to countries like China and Russia whose athletes are also suspect.

In Class S you usually field a team with athletes instead of soccer players. These guys have developed a skill level that's so much better than any team I've coached.