Famous Quotes & Sayings

Anti-doping procedures are being done fully within the rules. Notification to the athletes is being done by anti-doping control officers. They are identified and identifiable.

A positive doping test does not constitute the sole basis for a doping violation. There are other types of anti-doping rule violations, such as the mere possession of doping substances. We don't know yet whether these athletes or coaches have been in possession. That is for the Italian authorities to inform us about.

As far as space goes, we are handling a larger volume of athletes at a time. We have a different variety of equipment that gives us more training options.

As a result, America's skeleton athletes have had to deal with an unnecessary distraction during their preparation for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games, and that is unacceptable.

As a whole, Steamboat athletes had a great week, and they skied well. Everyone competed at their highest level.

Jack Warner

As a whole we have definitely improved since last season. And we have two or three other athletes who are really close to that mark and will do it.

Same script, different cast, ... very legitimate. We have athletes at every position.

Jack Warner

Quite a few of our athletes will be off this weekend, getting rested and ready for next weekend's Big Ten meets. This meet should be pretty low key, but it will offer us a chance for final preparations and tune ups for Big Tens. Those athletes who need to rest will rest and those who need fine tuning will have an opportunity to do that as well.

George Vecsey

Personal honors never meant much to Bill Russell, one of America's most successful athletes with 2 college titles, 1 Olympic gold medal and 11 - count 'em, 11 - N.B.A. championships with the Boston Celtics.

Our divas are not just eye candy. They're not just beautiful women. They're athletes too.

Our experience came into play. With seven national championships in the program it makes the athletes believe in the system. They bought in since Day 1. Even if we didn't get first, we would still be winners. We had a tremendous finish on beam. We knew we had to hit. We counted a fall but after yesterday it shows the fight and heart of this team.

Other countries such as Australia and England put millions into their sportsmen and women, so when you consider the disparity of investment, our athletes have performed miracles.

People at the hospital said they've seen quite a lot of it. Apparently, there's a lot of the bacteria around. Athletes get breaks in their skin and are more susceptible to it.

Of course, they had a lot of great athletes and I think they would have succeeded in any scheme. I think sometimes the scheme gets a little too much publicity.

Often our athletes gave their best performances in the last minutes of competition and so we are still expecting some more exciting competitions. Already, we are proud of our results and reached our goal to be one of the best countries.

Normally, you might have a letdown after an Olympic games. But you had a group of young athletes that are so exuberant that they want to do better each year.

Normally when you train athletes at the highest level you get a one or two percent improvement,

Normally, I would see a guy the size of Brandon Spikes and say he's definitely playing for the defensive end position, but there are a few exceptional athletes out there who can play at that size. I think Brandon Spikes is one of those guys.

Jacques Rogge

The Olympic Truce will not be eternal. After the games, bad habits will return. But this village is a perfect example of what the truce exemplifies. Here, athletes of different religions, political systems, races and languages live peacefully together.

Dick Pound

The Olympic rules and the Wada code never contemplated having doped athletes locked up,

Dick Ebersol

The Olympic opening ceremony is the most important event for the vast majority of the athletes here. Most won't come close to a medal. And for them, this is the pinnacle of their athletic careers.

Joe Gibbs

Adam's workouts and routines are kind of legendary. This is probably one of the best trained athletes on the league. He's extremely serious about football. We never talked any business until he felt comfortable about seeing how he would fit in with us.

Speedway has some really good athletes so we have to cut down on their big plays.

On day six, we are now seeing the Olympic Games really getting into their stride. They are really focusing on sport and on the athletes which at the end of the day is what it is all about.

Notwithstanding the proposition that seasoned athletes can perform in the face of distraction, the nature of the distraction and the experience of the athlete is the paramount issue at the collegiate level.

Nowadays, pro athletes are so recognizable; their faces are plastered everywhere. There are guys who are good people who are put in bad situations and just don't know how to handle those situations. Guys will start a fight with a basketball player because they know that if he connects with a punch, they're going to sue.

Once we have a new stadium, it will energize the athletes in Minnesota, the coaches in Minnesota, so that it will help recruiting next year. Even though it won't be there next year, that class will play in it.

Actors yearn for the perfect director, athletes for the perfect coach, priests for the perfect pope, presidents for the perfect historian. Writers hunger for the perfect reviewer.

During the last three weeks ... we should have been reading and hearing about the remarkable stories of athletes attempting to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team in the sport of skeleton. We have instead heard about serious allegations of misconduct. This story has taken a great deal of attention away from the athletes.

Compared with the ninth national games, we will have 20 percent more tests this time. The athletes who are tested positive will be disqualified from the games and they will be banned for two years after their B samples are confirmed positive,

Coaches are trying to take the big guys away from the game with zone defenses. That's why athletes are more balanced now. There's a lot of guys that can beat you off the dribble, step outside if they need to and make things happen.

Companies that want athletes to use their products pay us to participate in the program, which allows us to test their products and audit their manufacturing process.

Coming out of high school (Purnell Swett), we recruited Darryl as an athlete. We'll recruit a quarterback or corner for a position, but in Division II you just try to get the best athletes you can and then trust the coaches get them in the right place.