Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dan Lewis

A lot of suburbs have great facilities, a lot of money that is put into (the private school athletic programs), ... Integration is a big thing that hurt us because we (at Carver) always had a lot of good athletes and after integration they were going somewhere else.

(Amateur) athletes may not know what they're doing. The cream they're putting on sore muscles could contain steroids and they don't know it.

A lot of these athletes, their objective is to sustain their quest for the next Olympics, not having to work at a job that distracts them, ... Most of them will gladly do it on six-figure deals. Five-figure deals are what a lot of these athletes look for.

A lot of us are really surprised at how they're playing because they have so many athletes on the team. It does kind of bother us that they're 3-3.

They physically wore us down. Their experience and strength took over. They have nice athletes who are competitive, tenacious and well-drilled.

The young athletes have show their strong potential at the Games and their steady performances have boosted our hope in the winter sports.

They have great athletes at every position, they present a lot of problems for you. I think Karl and his staff have done a great job putting together an offense that's especially explosive, difficult to deal with and has answers.

Derek Anderson

They have found a lot of creative and unique ways to get their athletes the ball.

The general feeling is that firms are trying to be more selective about the number of athletes with whom they have relationships. You have to remember that, for the most part, the industry is young and learning how to measure success and get the best return on its investment. The emerging trend is the use of entertainers and retired athletes to market these products.

The gold medal in the men's aerials is not only the first gold in snow events for China, but also the first gold from Chinese male athletes at the Winter Games. It strengthens the confidence of all Chinese athletes who are doing snow sports.

The games are not about one person. It's about thousands of athletes coming together to compete for their country.

The friend in me, the person that kind of steers his broadcasting career, would rather that he just hang up his gloves and live a nice life in Pensacola and just come to the mike every month for HBO Sports, ... You know you can't tell athletes what to do. Maybe Roy has that one fight left in him.

The cross country thing, I think, is a real potential problem. I know a lot of high school athletes that go out for (track) just for conditioning for football the following season.

The Hilton Family is delighted to be a part of America's Olympic efforts, with such a compelling combination of support and sponsorship. We will support our athletes every step of the way on their journey to the Olympic Winter Games, a path that we hope will be paved with gold.

The group that we have going are great athletes and great drivers and the head coach's position is to support them. And as long as they feel supported by Tim, he probably can do a great job there with that group.

The group of athletes that will be joining our team next season will greatly help our program. We are bringing in some good-sized, athletic girls, players that will be able to play inside and out. We are also bringing in two high school point guards to battle for backup time behind Karin Hansen.

The difference was Frank and the 31 points they scored in the first quarter. He's a nice player. They have extremely good athletes and tonight it was Frank.

You women athletes know (officials) really work hard and we love what we do. What I do right now, I'm living my dream. Being on the court is not like work.

You've got to always want the ball, ... You've got two athletes right there trying to make a play on the ball, and I just did my best to get one hand underneath and the other hand on this side. Luck was on my side. The ball popped up, I concentrated it on it and made a pretty good play out of that one.

You've got good athletes guarding good athletes out there, and they really did a good job on them.

You usually see guys make more money in endorsements as they get older even if their skills are diminishing. By then they're known quantities, not just to the public but to corporations. These corporations are very risk-averse, and they like to know that they can trust these guys. Athletes who have already had long careers without scandals are safer, whereas a 23-year-old is seen as more likely to get into trouble.

E. B. White

And since that point, I've spent all those years away from a college program where I'm not covered by NCAA rules and am free to help athletes at all levels get better at their skills and also learn how to use those skills once they get them developed.

The truly great athletes are those that perform under stress, and with his mom, that fueled his fire. He didn't crack under that. That was the thing I thought was great about him: He always excelled when put in a pressure situation.

These girls have been told for so many years that (Lemon Bay doesn't) have the athletes to compete in track and field. But they proved everybody wrong today.

This is my last swimming meet as a coach, and it's kind of a strange feeling because I've wanted to be a swimming coach since I was 12-years-old, ... The biggest thing I'm going to miss is being a partner with the athletes and living their dreams. I just loved that, and I'm going to miss it a lot. But, I'm closing out this phase of my life, and I'm very excited about where I'm headed.

Keith Scott

This is like the coming-out party for track and field. Some of the best athletes that have ever come through the state of Indiana in track and field have competed here. Just the meet itself is big because it's the North Side Relays.

This is a huge win for the Wildcats. These girls are a very competitive group of young athletes who have tasted victory and hate to lose.

This is a conspiracy involving chemists, coaches and certain athletes using what they developed to be 'undetectable' designer steroids to defraud their fellow competitors and the American and world public who pay to attend sporting events,

All great athletes step up, and she stepped up. She was on tonight. Thank God.

Reggie Bush

You can steal our plays all you want. But you've got to have the athletes to make it happen.

You can see the excitement on all of the athletes' faces. After years of training and competing, their moment is finally here and we are looking forward to watching Danielle Goyette lead Canada's athletes into the Opening Ceremony.

You can only do the best you can. We set the benchmark and everyone is trying to catch up with us. Athletes are treated with respect and professionalism. Nobody does it like Wheeling does. Wheeling is a great place to live.

Steve Spurrier

Their athletes look faster, quicker than in the past, ... Certainly, (they're) a well-coached bunch of guys and they all play hard. You don't see guys loafing around and dodging tackles. They play all out. We've got to play our best to beat these guys this week.