Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeff Tedford

It's impossible to compare different eras because the game is so much different now. Things are so spread out today, and athletes are so much better, it's an unfair comparison. All you can say is both teams were great for their time.

It's certainly not making things any easier. It's heartbreaking for the athletes and the university and I'm just greatly saddened by the news.

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 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.

It's a nice honor and a neat tradition they've started there (Buckeye Central). Especially considering there have been a lot great athletes and coaches come out of there.

It's an honor. St. X has had some great athletes over the years. It's good to be mentioned with those guys. I'm very appreciative.

It really does make a huge difference if we have that support - fan support and as much yelling and cheering. It really makes a huge difference, not only in helping motivate and pump up our athletes and help their performances, but it also just creates an environment that's special to our athletes but also is intimidating to our opponents.

Scott Jones

I told them all week we needed to get 400 yards rushing and control the clock. Dunbar has too many athletes and we needed to keep them off the field. They did it.

Scott Perry

It's not something that natural talent plays as much a part in as drive. The guys that join are relatively good athletes who just didn't want to pursue their sport in college.

For athletes who have been recruited to a Division I school, we know their skill level is in the upper percentiles. The difference between one athlete in the 98th percentile and another in the 97th percentile is primarily mental.

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.

Wilford Brimley

I love watching a good horse do what he's bred to do-I guess that's what I like the most about it. And I love to see good athletes do what they're bred to do.

Michael Chambers

I'm sure when Gretzky arrives, a lot of the media will be interested in talking to him, but I don't think that's going to distract our athletes in any way.

That puts a different chemistry of athletes in the national championships. You also have a couple of teams that don't do indoor and just compete during outdoor track.

Everyone is a little bit shocked, but we are all looking forward now to focusing on some of the other athletes taking an opportunity to swim well at these Games.

Every once and awhile there are those great athletes out there.

Frank Deford

Everybody loves sports. It's awfully hard to be critical of these athletes -- they're young, they're strong, they're beautiful. You want to celebrate these guys.

It's better to look for outstanding athletes that are also good people, ... When you don't have a lot of egos, you can get more done. The reason we've made progress every year is because of team chemistry.

It's critical that as the host nation, Canadian athletes have spectacular results.

It's imperative we run a clean program in every respect. From an NCAA situation, from a discipline situation to having quality athletes in our program. If they're not of high character, and not willing to pay the price and do the things they need to do, they're not going to be in our program. It's the same for our coaches. We're going to do it right.

It wasn't all set before we decided on these three, ... But the athletes weren't set, either, and we said, 'All right, let's write the criteria.' It kind of evolved, and those things meshed together.

This kind of meet allows our best athletes to concentrate more on setting records rather than trying to win a championship or earn a team spot. Instead of overall totals, the emphasis is on individual lifts. I see it as an excellent opportunity to set American and World records.

G. H. Hardy

They're important in terms of competitiveness and prestige for the program ... and that helps recruit the top athletes and coaches.