Famous Quotes & Sayings

He's going to be a really nice ball player. He's a very talented athlete and has surprising pop in his bat.

He's blossomed into a great athlete in the last couple of years. He's one of the top jumpers in the state.

He's best male athlete that we have got, he's clearly world class.

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.

Damon Evans

I don't think (Pearl) had bad intentions whatsoever. I can't tell you what he was thinking, but I know Coach Pearl is excited about what's going on with Tennessee basketball, which he should be. I just don't think it's a good idea to have the student athletes in the crowd because it breaks down the entire mechanism for protecting the players.

Jacques Rogge

For the thousands of athletes who compete cleanly and fairly, we have a duty to put in place the strongest measures to trap the small minority who cheat.

If it continues to improve then we have a chance to make a statement. Four years ago we had six kids out for track, now, our core group of athletes have been with us for three years and things are looking up.

Mack Brown

He's done as much for the University of Texas as any single athlete in any sport has ever done. How ungracious for us to try to force him into making a selfish decision.

There is an expectation now. Athletes believe they can be on the podium.

We met one objective. We scored more than 35 points. We knew we were going to have a tough night with their size and skill and athletes but we're progressing. We're getting a little better each game.

We may however make a few exceptions, especially for those athletes who failed to turn up at national championships because they were either ill or out of the country.

Jerry Baker

We have to be aware that we don't over punish our athletes just because they are athletes.

We look for athletes and this kid is a raw athlete. He just started lifting weights four months ago.

We lost some good athletes from last year's team, but we will always try to make a run for the championship.

We look forward to continuing to work closely with Minister Chong as a full partner and to ongoing discussions about government support for the new summer sport excellence plan to help Canadian summer athletes reach the podium at upcoming Olympic Games.

George Vecsey

Hundreds of ballplayers have performed well after Tommy John surgery, in which an elbow ligament is replaced by material from elsewhere on the body. More and more, athletes will perform with a bit of this or a bit of that in a joint or muscle.

E. B. White

He was our most consistent pitcher. He did a good job of getting the fastball over with the changeup. He's a great athlete who fields well and does a good job of holding runners on. He never seems to get rattled.

He was one of the most gifted athletes since I've been here.

Dee Brown

He was so nice, a guy you'd want to be around, not as an athlete but just as a person. He had raw talent. He was a guy I wanted to play with.

Jack McMahon

He was so much better of an athlete than people thought. Back then, he wasn't heavy at all. He was solid as a rock. He was faster than anything. He would hit the ball back to the pitcher on two hops and beat it out at first base. He was incredibly fast. We used to play basketball in the mornings at the YMCA. Kirby was a great basketball player. People think Kirby was overweight when he played, but he was rock-solid.

He was respected by athletes he covered, by coaches he worked with and by everyone in the sports media. He befriended everyone. We've lost a real character who will always be in the folklore of sports journalism in New Mexico.

He's part of the Nike group of athletes that endorse our product. There's been no change. Our relationship with Kobe has remained intact.

He was a California League All-Star for us last year. He's about 5-foot-7 or 5-8, a left-hander who is just a great athlete and a great competitor. He can change speed on all of his pitches and throws to spots. Nothing is overpowering -- he just pitches.

Craig Smith

If we get our trap going inside, it helps us a lot. We thought we'd run the ball, eat up the clock and keep their offense off the field because they have some good athletes on offense.

I got to watch these athletes show their medals and pictures of competition. It's something I fell in love with the minute I walked into it. It was an awakening to see great young kids do such a good job.

I got pretty close. Ultimately, I thought about it more as an athlete than as a coach. Not being a Division I coach, Olympic opportunities are limited. I didn't think it would ever happen.

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