Famous Quotes & Sayings

I was expecting our athletes to do their best and be competitive.

Mike Powell

It feels good to be back home. This has been my dream coaching job and now I'm here. My goals are to help the program become stronger and I look forward to helping our athletes perform well at the conference, West Region and NCAA meets, and beyond. I plan on using the same determination, dedication and hard work in my coaching that helped me set the world record.

Michael Flynn

I still see it as a training block and I am expecting the athletes to be racing hard, and they'll have some extremely good racing in that period.

I think our teams are a lot a like and I think it's dead even going into this game. We have similar-type athletes and both teams are physical. I think this game is going to come down to who has the most character. It should be low-scoring and just a battle to the end.

I think of the many outstanding athletes that went though that school. To be honored with them is something very special. I never looked at myself as a great athlete, I'm just a common old guy who enjoys competing in sports.

Linford Christie

It disappoints me that he has not got the recognition he deserves as a coach. He should be out there coaching more athletes on a national basis. If I'm the best sprinter in Britain, then he has to be the best coach.

John Smith if one of the most unbelievable athletes and competitor I've ever been around and played with. He's amazing.

It is both a food plan and a lifetime philosophy. I want people to think like the athletes that I worked with for 25 years. They are tremendously optimistic. All they think about is what they need to do and eat to be successful. They follow a plan.

Lisa Leslie

I think this is an awesome opportunity for us as athletes to help and give back to the hurricane victims. Money is just what they need to get back on their feet right now, and that is why we are here.

I'm sure a lot of people just thought curlers were big, fat guys who were lazy. Well, it takes some good athletes to pull off a win.

Martina Hingis

Maybe I have this little underdog thing now, not being out there for three years and coming back. You've seen that in the past with some other athletes and it's nice to feel the same way.

Jacques Rogge

managing the cost and complexity of the games; putting athletes and sport at the heart of your bid; and on focusing on technical excellence, not on things which are not essential.

I'm honored and humbled to be selected for an award like this. Now I know the pressure athletes must feel to be role models for other people. I'll do my best to represent the region with pride in the Navy-wide competition.

I think this is the strongest district because I think we have the most athletes in this area. I feel like it's harder in this district (to succeed) than in others.

I think that's one thing about the entertainment industry: Athletes want to be actors, and musicians want to be actors, so it all kind of mixes nice together.

I think that we have to recognize that the vast majority of athletes are clean and on this occasion we have had the most robust drug-testing arrangements of any games.

It is important to protect the rights of the athletes properly because the penalties are severe in the end.

It is nice to be competing for the type of caliber players we have joining our program. They are great personalities, leaders and talented athletes who have been groomed for the next level by skilled individuals at the club level.

Matt Flynn

I was just trying to get the ball to the athletes around me.

I was just relaxing because the top athletes who should have made the race faster were not there.

Tony Cox

Reed and Phil compose one of the best doubles teams in the state. Our team will miss these two next year, both as athletes and examples. One thing I do know is Reed and Phil will do what they can to finish their career off with a bang.

Reebok built an edge in the category. Adidas built the athletes in the category. Together, they will control the essence of sports and lifestyle colliding.

Our partners are as vital to the success of this event as the athletes and host cities. Their belief in this race, support of our vision and commitment to ensuring that this event was a great experience for everyone involved made this one of the greatest first-year events that I have ever been a part of.

Our overall sports program is losing a great athlete. He is one of the better athletes to come out of here in a long time. He has meant a lot to this school.

Originality is important. The athletes have worked their whole lives for this. They should shine.

Our No. 1 goal is for the athletes to learn about speed and quickness. Hopefully they'll leave track and field and it will help some of the other sports they compete in.

We'll be fine. I have guys that are good athletes and quick feet. I can work with that.

We're still learning and I see improvement from our last game. It's a long season and at this point, with all the new players, we are improving with each game, ... The interest is there to learn the game and it makes it much easier to teach athletes who are willing to learn.

We're looking forward to a successful season. The athletes are all very excited to be back at the new facility and many new members have joined the team this year.

Mike Mason

We've got four excellent receivers and two or three others behind them that are probably as good as many starters on some other teams. I've never had a receiving core this good. This is an outstanding core, one of the best groups of athletes I've ever had.

We've got a small team, only six athletes here. So we are going to have to do well with six athletes in seven events. On the other side of the coin, on the performance list there are four No. 1 and a No. 2.

Today was a really hot day and Tyrone is a really tough course, so I'm real proud of our athletes the way they were able to compete under those conditions.

Trinity has great female athletes and LaGrange is very tough if they play to their potential. I think our team's success has come one game at a time.