Famous Quotes & Sayings

He's going to have to take the lead, or fall in and make it a strategic race. I could see it going either way. I'm hoping he takes control and is aggressive, but with the likes of what the Razorbacks have, it's going to be interesting for the crowd and for the other athletes in the race.

He's going to have to take the lead, or fall in and make it a strategic race, ... I could see it going either way. I'm hoping he takes control and is aggressive, but with the likes of what the Razorbacks have, it's going to be interesting for the crowd and for the other athletes in the race.

There is an expectation now. Athletes believe they can be on the podium.

We met one objective. We scored more than 35 points. We knew we were going to have a tough night with their size and skill and athletes but we're progressing. We're getting a little better each game.

We may however make a few exceptions, especially for those athletes who failed to turn up at national championships because they were either ill or out of the country.

Jerry Baker

We have to be aware that we don't over punish our athletes just because they are athletes.

We look for athletes and this kid is a raw athlete. He just started lifting weights four months ago.

We lost some good athletes from last year's team, but we will always try to make a run for the championship.

We look forward to continuing to work closely with Minister Chong as a full partner and to ongoing discussions about government support for the new summer sport excellence plan to help Canadian summer athletes reach the podium at upcoming Olympic Games.

George Vecsey

Hundreds of ballplayers have performed well after Tommy John surgery, in which an elbow ligament is replaced by material from elsewhere on the body. More and more, athletes will perform with a bit of this or a bit of that in a joint or muscle.

He was one of the most gifted athletes since I've been here.

He was respected by athletes he covered, by coaches he worked with and by everyone in the sports media. He befriended everyone. We've lost a real character who will always be in the folklore of sports journalism in New Mexico.

He's part of the Nike group of athletes that endorse our product. There's been no change. Our relationship with Kobe has remained intact.

If sports are supposed to be good for you, how come athletes are over the hill at 31?

Gale Sayers

He says he won't sign anything because he knows what they're doing with the stuff, and I don't disagree with him. It's a tough deal. Athletes get bad names because adults see us not signing kids' autographs, and they don't know the reason. But I know the reason. It's because they're being sold.

Greg Hill had a great game for us. We rode him to this victory. Michigan City's tough to play. They're got athletes and quickness, just like us.

He feels we've got a chance to be the best special teams unit in the country. We've got the athletes and the talent. We just have to put it together and go out there and do it.

He doesn't talk about his business but he can support himself. He is not interested in promoting his image or his business. There are not many athletes like that.

Joe Coleman

He made a great play and a great basket. That's what athletes do.

Pat Riley

He might get 100. If you can get 81 . . . absolutely. He has the mentality to do that and conditioning. He's one of the best conditioned athletes in the world.

We expect to leave an excellent impression on the athletes and guests from all over the world and billions of TV audiences by staging a fantastic opening ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Whatever personal feelings there are shouldn't get in the way of putting out the best athletes we can,

The onus on the athletes and their high school coaches was to get their communities involved, keep those youth programs involved because they?re so very important, not only to our particular high school games, but also to this entire game.

Antawn Jamison

The only times that kids can really identify with athletes is going to see us play in the arena. I wanted them to see another side of me. I wanted them to know about Antawn Jamison the person and just not the basketball player.

We hope to see a new world record set in our backyard. We are offering a $25,000 prize pool to power these athletes in their goal of reaching new and exciting heights.

Yes, some athletes from the cross-country and biathlon teams did meet him. We are trying to find out exactly which ones and why.

He did it, and he never complained once. He also stays here to train during the holidays while most athletes choose to go home. He knows what he has to do to be great, and he's happy to do it.

He is there for a reason. He is going to make some throws and he has some athletes out there who can catch the ball.

He'll be one of the best athletes they've got there. He can dunk a ball any way you want to dunk it. Absolutely. He's got exceptional speed, exceptional jumping ability. He'll be a regular gym rat.

He is passionate about coaching, he values and develops each athlete's unique skills and leadership abilities, and he challenges both his veteran athletes and neophytes to be better persons in and out of the pool.

He knows we need to get him involved more. He is one of our best athletes and we need to find ways to keep him out on the field.

Hands down, they are the best defense we'll face, ... They are in a well-respected conference, and this is the first time in a long time that our guys have seen these types of athletes with that kind of speed and size. So it's a good experience. The thing that I like most of all is our guys remained positive throughout the whole game.

Craig Smith

If we get our trap going inside, it helps us a lot. We thought we'd run the ball, eat up the clock and keep their offense off the field because they have some good athletes on offense.