Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stanfill put him on his tail four or five times, ... Steve was a great athlete, confident and cocky, but we put tremendous pressure on him. That was the best way I knew to stop the quarterback.

My whole sophomore year, as a student and as an athlete, was horrible. I had no energy and I had a lot of problems focusing. I didn't do well in the classroom. I was having trouble on the mat.

Mark Driscoll has been a tremendous supporter of Ram athletics and we thank him for his years of service. We wish him the best.

Matt is smart, never gets rattled. And he's an excellent athlete. Tom? He's the kind of player you don't keep off the field, on both sides of the ball. He can run and catch, too. Right now, he could coach, because he knows so much about what we're trying to do.

Matt hustles a lot and is just a great athlete. He doesn't have outstanding basketball skills, but he's a great baseball player and a winner. He knows how to get the job done and gets his share of steals and rebounds.

Bob Hartley

Marian is one of the top players in this league. He's an unbelievable athlete, and he's strong on the puck.

Maria is responsible both socially and academically. She knows that as a student-athlete, you have to make sacrifices; you have to live healthy lives and Maria definitely does. We want our freshmen to model themselves after her.

Mark is really poised for very strong senior season. He was the best player in the gym up front both nights. They had a couple of 6-8 athletic guys on each team.

Mark is a very athletic player who is an outstanding hitting prospect.

Marc was the most fierce competitor I've ever coached. Marc was a phenomenal athlete. He did everything (and) played on both sides of the ball.

Marsh is a tremendous post player and an incredible athlete. We've got some really good post players, and we could not stop her.

Mia Hamm

I was this shy, introverted kid and through the game and through athletics I was able to gain a lot more confidence and express myself on the field. It is about enjoying themselves and that's what I could tell about all of these girls. They played hard, respected the game and just had fun doing it.

Jeff Fisher

I was very impressed with every phase, with his personality, his character, his competitiveness, his athletic ability.

Cassidy Freeman

I think I give off a strong energy. I'm 5'9, I'm pretty athletic and I'm pretty outspoken.

It ensures this person is educated, holds a degree and passes national boards to be a certified athletic trainer.

It feels good to know that you have the support of your friends and family and the fans. We still have a chance in the (Western Athletic Conference) tournament, and that's all that matters.

It feels really good to get the medal. It takes a lot of stress off my shoulders.

It feels great. We worked hard for it. We've got a bunch of athletic girls on this team.

Tonya Harding

I still put on the skates once in a while, but I do not look back. I had a great career. I hope to have a great career in boxing, too. I am not bitter at the way some people may look at me. Sure, I am trying to turn my image around and be a lady. But you can be a lady, and an athlete, too.

Brad Smith

I think she'll do a fantastic job for us. She has kept moving up in the coaching ranks. The way she turned things around at Eastern Oregon excited me. We had several strong candidates, but her experience and the fact that she knows the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and has been involved in recruiting excited me.

I think defensively our improvement has been dramatic. It's so difficult to teach young players to defend with any discipline because in high school they are more athletic then everyone else. That's a huge step for us.

Bill Belichick

I think our best test is going to be in the kicking game. They have excellent specialist with their kickers, their snapper, their returners and they have a lot of really good cover people - guys that are very athletic and have been very productive for them in the past several years.

I think he'll be fine, ... He's not a cocky kid. He's not a real meek kid. He's got a good head on his shoulders. He's a bright kid and he's got great athletic ability.

I think he's as good a lineman as there is in college football. He plays so hard, consistently. I think an awful lot of Larry and he can do anything he wants in football. I just know there's not an overabundance of guys that play as hard as he does and have the athleticism and want-to that he does.

Doug Pederson

I think his first three, four, five years out of the league will be spent back home in Mississippi, watching his two girls grow up. He might get into high school athletics because his dad was a coach. I don't see Brett getting in the (broadcast) booth.

George Morgan

I think it will be fine as far as athletics are concerned,

I thought he showed he was ready. We were fortunate to have athletic safeties like Sam Brandon.

I thought if I worked hard enough, I could play special teams. I thought I was athletic enough that I could at least contribute, run down the field and make a couple plays, hit some people. I had no idea that I was going to be able to play.

I think they played well. They played about as well as expected. They're pretty athletic and physical. They can get the job done. Experience-wise, we're not consistent, but that will improve as they play more as a group.

Justin was able to get inside for that shot and we felt that it was as good an option as any. He's very athletic and he got a good roll on the last shot.

E. O. Wilson

Justin is a very athletic kid, even if he's not the most orthodox. He's a gangly player and finds way to score. He's been playing great.

Barry Alvarez

Just how graceful he moves and how athletic he is, he was very impressive in the game, just playing with a lot of confidence and savvy.

It is easy to lose focus if you are not grounded academically and you are not continually reminded of the athletic department's proper place. You begin to think the university is there so it can field an athletic team. Fact is, universities have been around for more than 200 years and they'll survive with or without athletics.