Famous Quotes & Sayings

They're (Gilson and Martin) both very talented athletes, maybe the most talented athletes on campus. No matter where we go, Big 10 or Big 12, they're still the best competition they have, which is each other.

I have to give credit to all of the athletes for improving throughout the season and earning 10th place.

In the opening parade the athletes carried all their equipment. So you have people dragging their teammates in a bobsled and people carrying their skis and their hockey sticks.

I really am (surprised). The reason for that is they don't have much post play. They have good athletes and tremendous shooters. I think they'll take some hits in the second round. They won some close games. Before the season's over, that's liable to balance out.

I'm biased. I love having the state meets in Madison. My concern with Waukesha South is that the spectator seating is on the pool deck, so where are the athletes going to be?

If we want to keep our best athletes involved then there should be some incentive like every other strong entrepreneurial business.

Vince McMahon

If you are a felon, you will not be a part of this league. We are looking for tough athletes who have a passion for this game, which so many don't have the opportunity to play in the NFL.

Ray Romano

If you ever want to go golfing, take Brad with you. He will make you look better, ... He came in dead last. There were 75 celebrities and pro athletes and he came in dead last.

If you look at what we've got represented now on both the men's and women's side, we have some of the better athletes from Texas. It's not rocket science.

In those conditions athletes tend to produce top performances.

Mark Buchanan

I didn't think we'd shut them out, but I thought we could contain them if we played physical inside -- and we did. Coach (Toby) Tabor had the defense ready to go. We have a lot of good athletes out there, and we've got good athletes on the sidelines, too. Our depth is one of our strong points.

Mike Farrell

Hicks, Robinson, Wilson ... I don't want to jump the gun, but these guys are Alfred Fincher-type guys. Very focused, great athletes with very good work ethics.

Carl Edwards

He's totally consumed by racing, ... It's a passion. Everybody who succeeds highly is driven by what they're involved in, whether it's artists, writers, athletes or whatever.

Hopefully we run faster, jump higher and throw farther than we have all year. We've had some athletes out with injuries, and I'd like to get some of them feeling better for this weekend.

He's probably one of the better all-around athletes we have.

He's really trying to motivate the younger kids, be a leader in practice and during meets, and right now he's in that caliber of one of our top athletes that we get through here every year.

I don't really believe our athletes are aware of the effect of steroids. I think we should require every student athlete to attend a class to educate them about the damage of steroid use.

I don't know if it's in the public consciousness as it was a few months ago, ... Steroids are bad, we don't want our athletes to use them and it sets poor examples for our young people, but we've just seen a massive failure of governance on the national and local level.

I'm saddened by the fact that there are these kind of athletes that competed in the SEA Games, but at the same time I'm glad the Vietnamese officials were able to discover and bring this matter to the attention of the police.

I haven't been up there and studied them for a while, but I know what kind of athletes they recruit, ... They recruit nothing but the best, so I know they will be fine.

I'm very pleased with our recruiting class. We've got some really quality athletes in this group.

I'm very pleased with our men's performances. It makes a big statement for the program with where we've been and the direction that we're heading in. Today has been a great accomplishment for our athletes and the school.

I'm very proud of the way our athletes competed tonight. All three of them came out and basically hit on every event.

Jay Thomas

I'm very excited about this class. We have a lot of athletes in this class. We've got good solid kids. We needed to fill some holes particularly on the defensive side and the defensive back field.

I'm hoping that it's more of a defensive game. They're a very explosive team. They've got good athletes coming back, and that's what makes them very dangerous.

In Salt Lake City, we had a wonderful opportunity to participate on our home soil. We had a home crowd and a friendly environment. We were in the same time zone or similar time zone to where the athletes trained. You're eating home-cooked meals with friends and family. And I think familiarity with the venues helped as well.

I noticed it traveling with our team. We?re the only team that has coaches from three other countries and athletes that are all different in terms of our diversity. Look at our team as a whole. It is the United States. . . . It?s a melting pot.

I'll share my perspective with various individuals. I think the league players have something to offer on a selective basis, but it's on that selective basis. They're great athletes in their own right. A case-by-case scenario. Some players would make the transition, some not.

John Ashcroft

illegal steroid use calls into question not only the integrity of the athletes who use them but also the integrity of the sports that those athletes play.

Kenny Smith

C'mon Benny, Houston is the fourth-largest city in America. It's a melting pot of charismatic tastemakers, athletes and United States movers and shakers. We have everybody who makes trends coming out to the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night.

Beaver Falls just has so much depth and I do think that was a factor, especially as the game wore on. They have more athletes and better athletes and they just kept running them at us. I thought we got a little tired.

John Lombardo

His care and concern for athletes was only surpassed by his willingness and enthusiasm for educating athletic trainers and young physicians in sports medicine,

Cory Lidle

But it really is enjoyable, I have a good time doing it. Its competing and trying to figure out what your opponent has and it's just a lot of fun. Something like this tournament helps change people's minds about what professional athletes are all about.