Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have grants for athletes and that reaches through to 300 athletes now in New Zealand - that's a huge step forward for us.

Bill Rodgers

When I was younger, the athletes who motivated me were the ones I saw on TV-Billy Mills, Gerry Lindgren, Prefontaine, Ron Clark of Australia, Tom O'Hara, Jim Ryan.

We will give a glimpse of India's rich culture and heritage in the 11 minutes allotted to us and invite the athletes of the Commonwealth to attend the best ever games in 2010 (in New Delhi).

Jacques Rogge

We would need to have guarantees in terms of immigration, of all athletes and all countries, to avoid this issue that we have with Cuba. These are things we need to have.

Craig Harris

We would definitely be disappointed if we didn't win, no doubt. The tradition established by the athletes before these is something that certainly comes into play. I definitely think there is a lot of pride involved in those 16 straight regional titles.

This will be a once in a lifetime chance for all Australians to witness one of the greatest athletes of our generation.

There is a benefit in playing the Cubans because they are similar athletes to those from Nigeria, who we have in our pool at the Games.

We knew their size would give us trouble, but we thought our athletes would be able to get some rebounds, and we didn't get it done. At the end of the game, too, we had a chance to get a rebound twice and we didn't get it. Rebounding cost us this game.

We've come a long way. As a woman I'm proud. As the mother of three girls, I'm proud. In 1984 when I was competing, not many girls did a lot of sports. In my hometown there weren't many female athletes training 35 hours a week. Today it's just natural.

Those (144) athletes are expected to take part in the intensified national training program starting Jan. 17.

We had a fantastic year last year and our graduating seniors are certainly going to be missed. But we've got some tremendous athletes on this team and it's just going to be a process of getting them stronger.

Mats Sundin

We had a bad game. We had a terrible game. If we want to have a chance to go to the semifinals, we have to be better than we were tonight. We're professional athletes and we want to give the best. We're always going to give 110 percent. There's been no talk about anything else in our dressing room.

We got into some foul trouble late in the game. Cuero has a lot of athletes and you have to play them better than that.

Trying to perform at peak levels day after day on a travel or high school team can exert excessive strain on growing bones, muscles and tendons. This can have a negative impact on overall performance and enjoyment of the sport if injuries in young athletes are not treated properly.

We have many athletes in their first year of track. So, we need to continue to develop our large group of younger athletes. We also need to develop more depth in the throwing events.

When we start getting athletes suspended based on what somebody said, you see what gate that opens up. This does not make sense, especially based on what somebody said and that somebody said she had a sleeping disorder from childhood, tested positive at the world championships, and then came back and said something (else).

We will have some of the legacy athletes there jumping for the anniversary.

We are excited to work together with NBC Universal on such a landmark event showcasing world-class athletes who have realized their dreams and continue to inspire and foster community through their sports.

We are excited to be part of this outstanding group of athletes who understand that the energy that comes from a protein-rich, well-balanced diet enables them to perform their best. Protein, as part of a meal, increases power and strength. This partnership allows us to communicate the importance of protein and nutrition to millions of Americans in an exciting way.

Howard Bach

We do the majority of what most athletes do. For example, as a badminton player, you have to be able to run a long distance and sprint. We do weights three times a week.

Don Yaeger

Seeing the intensity and power she brings to the game, it's hard to imagine her being anything but single-minded in pursuing tennis. But Serena Williams has other passions, too. In fact, there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day, week or month for one of the world's most gifted athletes to chase her many interests.

Shane Koyczan

I think everybody gets bullied in their own way. Even athletes probably get it from their parents. To a degree everybody gets bullied.

Louis Tomlinson

But you know we couldn't compare what we do with what the British athletes did at the Olympics. We are very proud to be British and if we have done our bit to promote Britain in a historic year for the country that's brilliant.

Bill James

We need new athletes all the time because we need new games every day - fudging just a little on the definition of the word 'need.' We like to have new games every day, and, if we are to have a constant and endless flow of games, we need a constant flow of athletes.

Boris Becker

That's the hard part about sport: as men we haven't started to be in our prime, but as athletes we are old people. I needed support. I lost trust and did stupid things.

We're logistically challenged in recruiting, and sometimes we're a little late on guys, and we don't get the best athletes in America. So our walk-on program has to strengthen the efforts we have with scholarship players. Local kids are sometimes overlooked because they're not as fast or as big or as strong, and they come in here with the attitude of, 'I'm good enough to play.' If they prove it, we give them a scholarship.

We had some guys before who weren't team players. The 53 guys we kept may not have been the best 53 athletes but we're the best 53 team players.

We played a pretty good game. We played consistent, and we did a great job shooting. Hughes Springs has some great athletes on their team, but we came out ready to play and we led the whole way.

David Pelletier

We probably have a different viewpoint. But the one thing we have in common is that we were all athletes being thrown into this mess together.

We pledge to do our best to win medals while making efforts to deepen exchanges with athletes of other countries and contribute to world peace.

Ban Ki-moon

Not many countries establish a prize for peace. The Seoul Peace Prize has its roots in the 1988 Summer Olympics when this country opened its doors to people and athletes from more than 160 countries. Korea did so in part because it believes in the power of sports for peace and development.

Dennis Quaid

Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through lots of peaks and valleys. And there's a lot of training that goes into their careers. It's a struggle. Very dramatic.

When youre on the runway getting ready to go on the Coliseum field, you think about all the big events that have been held there, all the great athletes who have competed there,