Famous Quotes & Sayings

Until he commits himself to really learning the system, it'll be tough for him. He's still one of the best athletes on this football team. He has to understand that playing quarterback in this system takes a lot of work, a lot of film study.

You cannot name another professional sport in which the athletes have not had coaches teaching them for much of their life,

Lyle Overbay

So far it's going good. I'm kind of getting used to the pitchers getting over (to cover first base), who gets over good and who doesn't and what kind of athletes they are.

Skateboarding has a lot to offer a kid. It includes gifted athletes who work hard and take the sport seriously.

Joe Horn

Every week it's the same thing. I know that this football team can be whatever we want it to be. We've got the athletes here now to win a Super Bowl.

Their strength is the same as our strengths are. They have some athletes that can come at you and can score at any time.

Steve Johnson

The international performances of our top athletes over the next two years will determine the number of Olympic start positions we are awarded as a nation. The participation of our top athletes in the UCI World Cup calendar is critical in this process and we are committed to supporting their efforts.

The Federation Cup is used as a selection trial for the mega event and athletes have to compete there for them to be eligible for selection.

The fairgrounds do a wonderful job, without question. This is a beautiful place to run. I can't believe nobody thought to run here before we did six years ago. Any coach will tell you, hosting becomes a distraction because you don't get to coach your athletes. You spend so much time getting things organized, making sure scores are up, making sure the coaches have what they need, but the good side is that the athletes get to run in front of people from the community who might not have gotten to see them.

The family lives within walking distance of one of the holes. Kyle and Max each have jobs there. ... They're basically growing up at the golf course. That's what made them great athletes in that sport.

This is just a demonstration of how talented those athletes really are. I think from this success, it's even going to create better training environments and obviously hopefully some funding as well.

I want to help the communities spread the popularity of soccer. We have talented athletes around. These players will be our future leaders.

Once again, we're real young with only four or five seniors ... so this will be a learning experience for many of our athletes to get in the correct places and do the best they can.

Not only did these remarkable student-athletes excel on the playing field, all of the former athletes also graduated from Ole Miss. That's a true testament to their character.

The new breakaway rims are expensive. But we think they are worth it to prevent the athletes from hurting themselves.

The NCAA Championships turned out to be a success for us. It wasn't as well as we were hoping, but we battled from fifth place after the first day to second in the end. Even if we had skied up to our potential, Colorado was unbeatable. The best team won this week. We were the second best and that is where we finished. I am proud of our coaches and athletes and their efforts to make us a national powerhouse in skiing. The future looks good and many of these same skiers will be back next year.

The NCAA can't continue to turn a cold shoulder on these athletes because it's not fair,

It's really unique because not a lot of sports put people with elite athletes when they are competing.

Any time you want that type of respect, you not only have to get to the Coliseum, but you want to win it all or be real competitive. Coach Heath does a great job with that team. They have the athletes and the players. I think it's just a matter of time until they get to the Coliseum and win a championship.

India has a very transparent drug testing system and we compare well to countries like China and Russia whose athletes are also suspect.

In Class S you usually field a team with athletes instead of soccer players. These guys have developed a skill level that's so much better than any team I've coached.

I know they have a great running back in Cameron Island. And they always have a lot of athletes at the skill positions. This is a great test for us early in the year.

I know them well enough, usually by a couple of months, that I can tell if they are hurting or if something is wrong with them. Most of the time they are honest, sometimes they're not. They are athletes and they don't want to sit out. Our job is not to sit them out, but if it is in their best interest to get them back quicker, sometimes we have to do that.

Jacques Rogge

I know the importance of China's National Games, and it is not only for the athletes but for the whole population,

I know that is what we have to give away as athletes and I don't mind, I would do a drug test every day if that is what we were all doing.

I like the idea of a fourth team in the playoffs, because it gives more athletes the opportunity to experience the playoffs. The Texas High School playoffs are the experience of a lifetime.

I'm quite comfortable. Athletes make their own decisions. A number of them are competing in the next day or so. It's a difficult decision. We support them whatever choice they make.

I'm excited about the enthusiasm for U.S. Ski Team Day. We are thankful for Whiteface's support. U.S. Ski Team Day will provide an outstanding opportunity for skiers in the Whiteface / Lake Placid region to celebrate our sport during the Olympic period, and to help the athletes of the U.S. Ski Team to be 'Best in the World' in 2006.

Bud Selig

I'm excited about our upcoming pilot campaign with high school coaches to incorporate the anti-steroid messages in locker rooms and school buildings throughout New Jersey. These efforts demonstrate our strong belief that when young athletes are presented the facts, they make safe and responsible decisions.

I'm really excited, and our coaches are really excited about this weekend and what can happen. We want our athletes to be excited, too, and to really enjoy this experience.

Earl Woods

I hope the message goes out loud and clear that more athletes should give back to the community and give back to the sport that made you what you are today.

I hope the athletes know we're not going away and we will persevere. I hope Canadians get behind us more than ever and give us the funding to help our athletes who are training for Beijing.

I have so many memories, both at Stanford and in the coaching profession in general, ... I have been honored to have coached some of the finest athletes in the world, and we've competed at the very highest levels intercollegiately and internationally. But, many of my memories simply revolve around the experience of working with student-athletes on a daily basis. That has been as big of a thrill as anything.