Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought our effort on Wednesday night was excellent. We played another well executed game in both skill and game plan. The energy level was pretty high, and the team play was strong. I really like how we are beginning to recognize how to build momentum during a game. Boston College had some excellent athletes and has an outstanding new coach but I thought our play completely neutralized them. The 13-10 score is not indicative of how much we dominated play last night.

I think we've done pretty well. I feel like we've got a lot of the kinds of players we went after. We've got some good athletes in here.

I think we showed what superior athletes we are. We weathered their storm and that's all they had. You could see them fading in the fourth quarter.

Wilson Pickett

I think what they're doing for College for Kids is magnificent. These retired football players, baseball players and all these athletes seem to be getting into this.

I think what's happening is that we have better athletes on the offensive line than we've had before. They can get up and on their guys better, cover up their man better.

I think at first it was not a perfect experience. There was zero student participation. He would play football and no one would be in the stadium. Football athletes were really frowned upon. ... They did a great sales job. In essence, it wasn't the case.

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 understand when there is a change in leadership, athletes could have a change in their feelings.

Julie Murphy

We were surrounded by great athletes from around the country and got to take part in the opening ceremony with athletes from all over the world.

John Jones

We've got the potential, we've got the talent on this team. It's just getting people to believe in themselves and getting the 14 best athletes in our lineup.

We've just about seen everything that people can do. The key fact is we have good athletes and we can make adjustments, and they will do it on the floor.

Without that, they would have very few sponsors, ... It's key to those sponsors and that's why those sports and those athletes are getting the money.

With the athletes and the type of quarterback we have, we can go from the passing game to the running game, to the quarterback running the ball.

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.

We return everyone from last year's squad and we will compete well. We don't have great pure soccer players but we have multi-sport athletes who play very hard.

Kenenisa Bekele

There are many strong athletes and I'm sure they've trained harder this year. A lot of people would like to snatch these titles from me.

The opening ceremonies both times was the best part for me. With all those athletes and all those colors, flags and music, it's moving. I wish I'd had a better skate, but being an Olympian and being part of all that was just too cool.

There are a lot of talented athletes in this region. There's a lot of competition. Talent doesn't always mean you will be successful, but you have a chance to compete.

Flip Saunders

When you have other athletes (in the arena), you want to go out and you want to perform. I'm sure that got them juiced up a little bit.

Michelle Smith

There are 15,000 athletes and all have trained their entire lives for this event and want the Games to go on. Security around the athletes is just incredible at the moment.

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 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.