Famous Quotes & Sayings

We are honored to play host to the 21st running of the Jesse Owens Track Classic. This is a great event for athletes at all levels and is held in a facility named in tribute of Jesse Owens. The Classic is a great event, held in a wonderful facility, and serves as a permanent tribute to not only a tremendous athlete but a great humanitarian and sportsman.

Scott Fujita

It's important for closet gay athletes everywhere, not just at the professional level, but more importantly athletes at the younger level in high school and college, to understand they do have support around them and that they can come out and feel comfortable. And honestly, that is going to help save lives.

Tim Tebow

At the end of the day, everything is God's plan, and he cares about what we do. He cares about our hearts, how we play the game, and how we treat people. He's definitely involved with how we handle sports and not just the outcome of it. I'm proud when athletes mention God in any way.

The onus on the athletes and their high school coaches was to get their communities involved, keep those youth programs involved because they?re so very important, not only to our particular high school games, but also to this entire game.

Antawn Jamison

The only times that kids can really identify with athletes is going to see us play in the arena. I wanted them to see another side of me. I wanted them to know about Antawn Jamison the person and just not the basketball player.

We hope to see a new world record set in our backyard. We are offering a $25,000 prize pool to power these athletes in their goal of reaching new and exciting heights.

Yes, some athletes from the cross-country and biathlon teams did meet him. We are trying to find out exactly which ones and why.

We have picked a team of athletes who we believe will benefit from this type of intense competition in the lead-up to the 2007 FINA world championships and the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

We've seen significant improvements regarding drug use in sport, and we're very pleased with how far we've come in this area. The studies show us that most athletes do not use drugs.

There are a lot of countries flying in just to watch that meet. It'll be a first big step to it. You're going to put athletes together from different countries. Then you're going to be able to compare differently designed routines. Then you're going to see judges from different countries sit down together and compare.

The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds.

Fred Davis

We are going to look at how many athletes or drivers tested positive, as opposed to the normal student population.

E. O. Wilson

We want to take this and teach our athletes that there is a bigger picture. We are thankful we still have a gym and a football field. We are trying to get the kids to learn a life lesson.

Brian Williams

There is no question the Canadian men's team is under heavy pressure, but pressure is the essence of events such as the Olympics. Today, a group of young athletes handled the pressure very well.

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

We're just trying to stay confident and humble at the same time. It's a lot more fun. This pace is what I like to play, and we have the athletes and shooters to do what Coach Pearl wants to do.

With their population base and the methods they use to funnel athletes into programs, they are very close to where the Cubans, East Germans and Eastern Europeans used to be.

We knew they had good athletes so we wanted to keep them from penetrating and contain their big guy (Michael Goodman, who finished with four points).

We have a special group of athletes on our team this year with a strong nucleus of athletes that compete to the best of their abilities every single meet.

Whenever you have people in the community knowing that all the professional athletes are interested in the community and not just here part-time, that they care, I think it helps. And I think it helps that the Devil Rays are here for Spring Training and the regular season.

We want our athletes to carry the torch, face, and name of Tulane University during this difficult time.

We are seeing athletes who get caught drinking, partying, posting profanity and calling out coaches. Student-athletes feel it's spying ... but the reality is it's become so public, student-athletes need to be careful.

We are proud and delighted to work with Chicago's educational and recreational leaders within the Latin American community. We are determined in our goals to help create a better environment for many gifted students and athletes through our Foundation and community programs so that they can enjoy a better and more productive life. The Hispanic community and the Mexican American community in particular have greatly supported us for nine years and we are happy to be able to give back.

We strive to do all that we can to help emphasize the importance of sports and athletics for women and young people. National Girls and Women in Sports Day recognizes female athletes that came before us, and encourages future generations of girls to make physical fitness a regular part of their lives.

Maggie Dixon

West Point graduates love everything that has to do with West Point. As much as it is male-dominated in terms of numbers, there is a great respect for female athletes and the females who go through here.

We started off well - I'd like to build off of that. I see no reason why these athletes can't do better. We've had good performances off of base work. In a perfect world, we have a lot of room to improve.

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.

Paul Davis

When we get out and run, we've got the athletes to do it. We just have to do it all 40 minutes.

We've been out of position on a lot of those plays. We have been working on that. It concerns me, but it hasn't hurt us in the final outcome. We have some good athletes to make up for those type of plays and these guys will hit you.

Alberto Juantorena

We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way.