Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tricia commands the greatest respect at a national and international level in sport due to her vast experience and knowledge. She is widely respected as a loyal champion for athletes because she always places their needs first.

Flip Saunders

Those guys, they play hard no matter what the score is. They've got a lot of athletes and they keep on trying hard to come at you.

When I first came here, the wheelchair racing program was really in its fledgling stages, but by the time I left, we were a strong team with athletes from around the country and had begun to receive more support from the university. I continue to hear of both the success and struggles of the team and it makes me miss having such a strong community of athletes with disabilities all in one place.

We need to find athletes who are determined to play as a team and have positive attitudes. Hopefully these guys can see what we're trying to do.

We know they have good athletes at Bellows Falls and we tried to keep them with the ball on the left side of the court. They go to the right well.

Hannah Kearney

On television, I have watched countless athletes from different countries, sports and Olympics stand proudly at the top of the podium and shed tears. They symbolized the Olympics for me because Olympic medals represent all of the hard work and sacrifices made by the athletes as well as the people who helped them reach the top of their sports.

We got to meet and hang out with all the United States athletes because we all stayed at the same dorm. We got to know guys like Greg Louganis, Carl Lewis and Riddick Bowe, plus athletes from all over the world. It was fantastic experience.

We get up and down the floor. We've got some very good athletes for our level. We've got great size. We have the best point guard in the country.

We get to hang out with some of the other athletes in the lounge. We talk to them and find out about their sports. It's good getting to know them and their experience.

We get a couple of days at the Athletes Village at the start and a few days after the curling, so it should be an enjoyable time.

We can be happy and proud. We started well and finished strongly, our athletes showing great character.

We came to play tonight. We were missing shots and free throws early and we were still only eight points down, We just made plays down the stretch. Coaches coach, but athletes win games.

Dan Goodwin

We have an obligation to spend this money, whatever it takes, so we can have a fair and open forum for our athletes and coaches to air their grievances. Will it set the program back? Who knows? But it's what we have to do.

We have had several sponsored athletes that train here as a direct result.

We have had a somewhat slow start with a lot of illness, but we have a solid turnout of over 50 kids. We have some experienced and talented athletes, but it is always a challenge to get the athletes in all the right events.

We have a lot of athletes walking the halls right now. The reasons they aren't playing are numerous. Some don't play strictly because they don't dedicate the time to get their grades. That comes first with me because that's their future. Eligibility requirements have gotten tougher.

We have a lot of athletes that tend to shine in big meets. We don't always get the prized athlete. Instead, we get kids that just work hard.

We have a lot of athletes back there. Our biggest goal this year is to get the backs to come up on the run. We didn't do that as good as we should have last year. This year, I think we will.

We have a lot of young swimmers on the men's side. Athletes take longer in men's swimming to make a difference, and this team will continue to grow as they gain experience.

We know the Beijing Games will be like no other; we have a whole new platform and stage. For much of the population of China, our athletes will be the only representation they have of our society.

Jeremy Wariner

We know that we are the main athletes right now. We know that we are young and going to be on top for a while. We just go in, basically like we do every meet . . . we just focus on our own thing.

We have two outstanding coaches who will lead our team to success in an exciting and challenging competition. This meet will be a significant test for our team. Not only are we are facing our biggest rivals in their backyard, but this is also the last opportunity these athletes have to test themselves on a major international stage before the Beijing Olympics.

Maurice Greene

You'd like more people to recognise what you do is special. But I take the attitude that the best thing I can do for my sport is to be the best at it. The best way people will come to recognise that track and field is a great sport is to see athletes excelling at it. Which is what I intend to do.

Manu Bennett

I've always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances.

We have the winning spirit on the inside because we were brought up as winners. Some of these athletes that you get now just want to play. It has to be taught and instilled in them. That's basically what we had to do with this group. They're just now getting the concept of what it takes to win.

We have the athletes that can bang the shots. We just have to get more confident and we'll be alright.

We were still a little rusty, and with only a week's worth of practice, the timing and technique of some of the athletes was a little off. The running events went real well.

We had turnover within the coaching staff and within the personnel of the team which are negative signs, ... Some of our student athletes were having trouble succeeding academically, which is a bad trend. ... I think this coach will restore a lot of that discipline.

We had to work this year. Last year we had some pretty fast horses and any one of these athletes could win. But this year took more of a strategy, who?s gonna go when, who?s not. We need our best players at the end, but we also need them to be pressure ready.

We have a lot of schools coming out, which means a lot of kids. So far, we have 800 students signed up to compete. It would be great for all those athletes that the cheer squads support all year round to come out and support their spirit squads on Saturday.

We've got seven or eight athletes who can really put the ball in the basket. That's how we can be successful in games. We don't have to rely on just one or two players.

We've got a lot of weapons, to where a lot of teams won't be able to just isolate one or two of our players. When we run the floor, when we get it going, our athletes look pretty tough out there. It's a fun team to watch when they get to running the floor.

Using the training runs is a nice tool to show what the athletes can do on the track.