Famous Quotes & Sayings

From a budgetary standpoint, we?re nowhere close to the Tour de Georgia or Tour of California. They have budgets around $3 to $4 million. Ours is under $100,000. The difference there is pretty striking. Even though our course and level of road racing in the event mimics those of the larger events, in terms of the prize money we can offer and the caliber of athlete we hope to get to come, we really can?t compete until we have a larger budget. That?s the hard and fast reality. We?d like to get to that budget, but we?re not there yet.

From our standpoint, it pays to diversify. If there is one sport that is down, the other ones can pick it up. We don't live and die off of one or two sports. There are so many wild cards, injuries, crashes. We don't put pressure on one particular athlete to come through.

I don't think any athlete wants to go there at 90 percent and risk even a greater extent of injury. We're going to bring Peter down to a specialist and hopefully try to figure it all out." ()

Jerry Jones

If any of my runners had a last-second question, I wanted them to be able to find me fast. Nowadays, I wear it so my athletes can make sure I get on the right bus when it's time to go home.

If any athlete goes through this, everybody (doctors) is trying to be as cautious as possible to keep it from reoccurring. I'm 25. I might not play tomorrow. In time to come, I think there will be a better solution.

If an athlete misses two out-of-competition tests, it will be counted as a positive case as well, and the athlete concerned will face at least a two-year suspension.

I don't think we have to be as perfect as far as our passes and as perfect as far as our play-calling because we have so many athletes who can do something with the ball after the catch.

I don't sleep in the same room as the athletes and I don't search through their things.

Craig Stadler

I don't think it matters how old he is, because he keeps playing the same every week. He's a very good athlete with a great mind-set and a great game. That's a nice combo.

I don't think it's ever been about points for Tatyana. We're all athletes and we all want some competition while we're out there.

Jonathan Edwards

I look forward to maintaining and building on the significant athlete involvement that played such an important role in bringing the Games to London.

I have a good feeling. We have some good athletes and good attitudes.

Eric Mangini

I have always had the highest regard for him both as an individual and as one of the fiercest and most determined athletes in the game.

I have a really good group of athletes and they have taken to the team tremendously. They're having great fun. They've learned very quickly and are doing well.

I have as much respect for her as any athlete I have ever coached. She does everything that any full-time football player here does - everything. If we flip tires, she flips tires. She cleans. She squats. She does it all.

Brian Billick

I feel very good about the core of this team. We have some very good athletes here. We've got some very good character on this team. That's a good place to start, and we'll augment it over the next six months in every way that we can.

Kenenisa Bekele

I did not expect him to be that close compared to the world championships last year. He is an athlete with potential.

I did feel like I was more confident on the court this season, but that's because there were a lot of good athletes on the floor with me. Even if I had a bad game, there were others who could step up and make the points.

I have great faith in both my athletes and I'd just like to complement them on how they have handed themselves recently.

Mike Robinson

I have empathy for these kids because I've been in their shoes. I heard all the comments at school, and I was the guy who was ignored on offense during the game, didn't get the ball as often as smaller players, and was criticized the most. We've drawn on that life experience to design a program that helps our big athletes be more confident, accountable and aware of their big bodies and the powers they hold within.

Eddy Curry

I don't know where it's written that he's going to get big money. Let's wait and see what happens. You're always nervous when you give any athlete big money and a lot of years. There isn't a good track record in sports for players with long-term contracts, so you're always nervous. But sometimes you're forced to do it because of market conditions.

I'd be bummed if it left. It's so great to have all these elite athletes in Aspen.

I come from a family of athletes so It was just natural growing up. Plus I come from a big family so there was always someone to play with.

Chantal Petitclerc

I can hang out in the athletes village and nobody wonders what we're doing there, they know we're there as athletes. I had a guy from the cycling team that came knocking on my door because he needed some tools, and to me, that's what inclusion, integration is all about.

I am excited about the sport. I hope I never peak. I feel myself getting better and I also see I have a lot of room for improvement. Every day it's something new. The more events you do, the better athlete you become. It's great to do one event, but to do so many makes me more versatile.

Sebastian Coe

I am delighted that Jonathan will be the athlete member of the LOCOG board,

I am just so happy for Nate and Brady; this was their first full year of wrestling. Brady is a very good athlete for 260 pounds. He can move; he's got good balance, good hips, and those are the things you need to be successful in wrestling.

I am happy with our whole team's performance. We didn't do everything we had wanted to do today, but that's OK. We have never had every one of our athletes we have brought to the national meet gain All-American before. This is going to give us some momentum heading into the outdoor season.

Scott Bakula

My kids are good athletes and runners. They run in a bunch of sports.

Linford Christie

My first love is the sport, and it will always be my priority. I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works. I think the athletes respond well to me because I have been successful. I know what it takes to get to the top. I know what psychological games to play and the importance of mental power.

One of the things you need to be very cautious of is to be dependent on emerging elite athletes coming from other sports because if all of a sudden that dries up, you do want to control your own destiny.

Obviously, we didn't know he would be quite the athlete that he is.

Jack Warner

Obviously, when you can defend your title it shows how good of an athlete you are. And to do it by beating the No. 1 seed is impressive.