Famous Quotes & Sayings

There has to be a better understanding of where the athletic department sits in the university scheme of things,

David Lopez

We're trying to develop his leadership and vocal part. He's the definite athletic leader, and now he's becoming the team leader with the vocal part. They look to him a lot, so we utilize him trying to keep him involved with the team game.

We saw guys who had pretty good cars and they would lose a second or two on pit road and never be able to make it up. We decided to go after the more athletic side of it.

We knew (the Cougars) were deeper than us. We knew they were more athletic than us. But we had a game plan coming in, and for all but six minutes, we were able to stick to it.

We knew physically they're a better team than us. They've got two Division I post players and athletic guards. But we thought we were a better basketball team.

We knew Kyle coming up was an athlete. He's been a solid player for us this year, and we were expecting that out of him, since he was playing through the summer.

We're not really big (on the offensive line), but we are pretty athletic up there, ... All three of the quarterbacks do something the other one doesn't do. ... Brock's smart and doesn't make mistakes. He bounces back well from adversity.

Neil Peart

The reality is that my style of drumming is largely an athletic undertaking, and it does not pain me to realize that, like all athletes, there comes a time to... take yourself out of the game.

Nick Goepper

I like to think that faith has been a part of my life since I was a lot younger. It's definitely a part of my athletic career. I always wear a cross on my goggles during contests when I'm doing something gnarly. It's a reminder that I've got someone else helping me out.

Penn Hills has an endless supply of athletic kids. They are extremely fast, and you see that right away. Their speed is who they are.

Our goal is to win the state championship. We will have to go through some really good athletic teams, but we are up for the challenge.

John Scott

Our second semester transfer signings went well - we offered five and got the five we wanted. They are a good fit for us, they are workers - we also needed the maturity that these veterans bring to the program. Our freshman class is rounding out to be a very versatile group. We have a good combination of athletic kids who move well and skill kids who will bring athleticism and speed to the program.

Our team is very athletic and fast. That helps and they give me a lot of choices. But I didn't expect to be here this year.

Tom Baker

Our student-athletes are subject to two different sets of rules, ... The athletic department's and the university's. We have a process for students and depending on the specifics of the case, that process is altered.

Our goal is to be the strongest athletics nation after England just edged us in Manchester.

Our core business in athletics is about teaching and coaching.

Greg Smith

Our turnovers killed us. That, and we didn't box out on the defensive end. That won't get it done; they're way more athletic than us.

Our work ethic, the professionalism and experience of our staff all go into that (optimism). Everyone has responded well. Having fourth-period athletics this year makes all the difference in the world as far as teaching goes.

I'm impressed with the way our girls played tonight. The Canadians are faster, more athletic and more intellectual than teams we usually face. We've worked our way up and have improved in each game so far this spring.

I think they're treading on sacred ground. It's just not a football thing, either. You have girls' basketball going on, cross country, golf and soccer. Communities celebrate that, especially in the smaller ones. There's no room for college athletics Monday through Thursday. I know where (fans') loyalties will lie. They'll lie with the younger kids.

Mark Turgeon

I think they are a little more athletic ... but we are a lot alike. They have been much more efficient on offense than we have.

I think there needs to be a heightened sensitivity of athletic directors who are doing the hiring process. I'm proposing to see if we could develop a list of what I deem to be the important necessary skills to be a head coach at a high level.

Jason is an extremely athletic goalkeeper who has great distribution. He played in a lot of big games last year.

Ron Stevens

James Toney has fulfilled his obligation to the New York State Athletic Commission. As such, Mr. Toney's suspension will be lifted effective July 30, 2005, as mandated by the New York commission's previous order.

Bryan Colangelo

James Jones gives us another long, athletic wing player who has become a very good range shooter. His versatility on both ends of the floor is a perfect fit for our system.

Kristina is an extremely athletic and explosive forward and we are looking for great things from her because she has really bounced back strong and she looks the best that I've seen her in a long time.

Peter Thiel

I think competition can make people stronger at whatever it is they're competing on. If we're competing in some athletic event for competitive swimmers, really intensely competing, it's likely that both of us will become better, but it's also quite possible we'll lose sight of what's truly valuable.

Geno Auriemma

I said earlier this season that this is probably the worst rebounding team we've had here in 15 years and today was a perfect example of why. Forget the fact that we're probably not big enough or athletic enough in some positions, we get caught a lot of times standing around. We were really fortunate that Pitt didn't capitalize.

Kevin Johnson

Isaiah struggled a little bit early in the year, but we could see that he was coming on during practice. He is very athletic and has done a good job of rebounding and playing defense for us.

Iroquois is a very talented, athletic squad. Iroquois is so quick.

Thomas Ken

Ironically, only ten months prior to this sentencing, Roscoe Tanner and I sat down for an interview at the beautiful La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in Southern California. This is the last public interview given by Roscoe Tanner. From an editorial perspective, this interview is something we at RadioTennis.com are quite proud of. Only Sports Illustrated Magazine, Tennis Week Magazine and RadioTennis.com have attempted to document the life and times of this former athlete. Unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons, this interview continues to gain international interest.

Sports Illustrated looks for models with the perfect combination of beauty, athleticism and personality for the swimsuit issue. Michelle perfectly embodies what the issue has always been about.

Sebastian Coe

Sport is a bridgehead into any number of things we want. It's not going to be enough to sit there in 2012 saying we didn't get any medals but got lots of social outcomes. I hope in light of what comes out of here UK Athletics will make some tough judgments.