Famous Quotes & Sayings

They're playing very good basketball right now. They play hard, they're very athletic and they've got a new player that is giving them a lot offensively.

They're physical, they're athletic and they like to run. They are a very diverse team and their main guys are solid, so it should be a battle.

They're diverse. Blackhawk is very athletic and they have good size up front. We have to go out and execute our system and try to play perfect.

Chad Greenway

They recruited me as an athlete. Whatever that means.

Maurice Ager

They rebound pretty well offensively. They have some athletic players and are playing better. They're athletic at the wings and like to run.

They're both great players. Young's an excellent athlete, a winner and a leader. I think he'll be a fine quarterback.

Will Allen

They're big, athletic and fast. What more can you say? When they get the ball in their hands, they know what to do with it. We've just got to play solid ball, play our ball.

They're a very, very hungry team; they're scrappy. In Johnson and Thornton, they have two very athletic big men who really go after it hard, and they have good shooters around those two guys. And they're a very athletic team.

They're gonna make some athletic plays, and that's gonna be a challenge. Just making sure that once they catch the ball, they're coming down, that'll be the biggest deal.

They're finding new, creative ways to get in trouble and we're finding new creative ways to keep them out of trouble. It's always about fun. Athletics in the town has a definite role to play.

They're fast, athletic and they're 26-0. They play man-to-man, fast-paced, pressure defense. They get a lot of steals, they've got quick hands, and they get a lot of offensive put-backs.

Gary Payton

They're all athletic and young and they're all free willing. They (Chicago) are playing really loose. It's going to be a good challenge. We're going to have Shaq back in there and all of us playing on the same page with everybody back.

I know it's a big deal for the athletic department to make money, but it kind of stings when you're put in the cheap seats. You feel your loyalty is not rewarded.

I heard from scores of university presidents, athletic directors and basketball coaches, and the unanimous opinion is that Glen is a person of integrity, sincerity and uncommon coaching acumen.

Roger Staubach

I have the same feeling that I had as an athlete. We're just hoping we can be competitive. I'm very much committed to making sure this works. . . . If you put the right people in the right places, miracles can happen.

I haven't seen Bradley play but we've heard a lot about them. We know they shoot the ball real well and they're very athletic and rebound well. We've got to really work on blocking out and limiting their second chances to give us more chances on the other end.

Joe Johnson

I have to thank Billy and coach Woodson for believing in me and giving me this opportunity, ... And I think this is going to be fun for all of us players. We'll have so many athletic guys who can get up and down the floor. And it will be great for the fans. We're going to be an exciting team.

I really gained what I needed with Delaney and that was a point guard, a leader on the floor. She was used to doing that as an eighth-grader, and I think it helped, not that we couldn't have used Chelsea Sager, but she was ready. Chelsea was ready to go up. She was big enough and athletic enough to move up, and I'm glad she did. Delaney got into her comfort zone and got a little more confidence, and I think that will help her for next year with the varsity point guard position being open.

I really do think it will change for the better. First and foremost, it truly is a community problem. It's about academics. Athletics fall in the shadows when it comes to the boundaries. Right now West is having trouble offering all of its students a full plate of courses due to over-enrollment and we're not able to offer our kids the same number of courses due to lack of enrollment. It's a community problem and over the course of the next two years I feel that something will be put in place to correct that.

Joe Dumars

I really like the fact that Maurice is young, athletic and very competitive when he's on the floor. We feel that he will fit right in with the rest of our guys, on and off the court. And getting the right fit is very important to us.

I really like our team - we are a team that (opponents) really can't figure out. We run the football well; this is an athletic team. We just have to keep working hard in practice.

Ryan Hall

I really didn't feed off the whole Olympic experience at all, and I regret that from an athletic perspective, and also from a personal experience. I feel like I missed out, so I'm not going to do that this time.

Kyle Korver

If you really have fear, you play a little harder than we did and we didn't play that way. It seems like we're a step slow. We're not the most athletic team, so we have to me more aggressive. We've gone over everything we can think of why we don't finish off games, but we don't and tonight was just another case of that.

I gave our athletic director, Matt Stapleton, a wish list to get. From last week's rankings, there were 18 teams we saw last summer or are going to play this fall. Even if we lost all the tough ones, we're still better for the tournament.

It has to be a nomination from a coach or athletic director. I thought her stats were similar to those being posted on the web site (for previous winners).

I think our league has a philosophy and a stance on what they think athletics should mean to their institutions and overall as a league. I think that's what they want to do, and I respect that greatly.

I think now that it's been in circulation for more than a year or so, I think there's more people who know what's going on and know it's an issue. I'd say a good percentage of our soccer coaches have brought this to the attention of their athletic directors.

I just think it says a lot for our community and our girls' athletic program (to reach state a sixth time). It speaks volumes about our kids and their work ethic.

I'm confident it is the right school for me as a person, student and athlete,

Jesse Williams

I'm an athletic junkie - I play in all the celebrity all-star games, and I've become buddies with a bunch of athletes.

I had a lot of positive things happen for each athlete. And the kids seemed really happy about the results, too.

If you only have athletic talent, and you're not working in the classroom, nothing good will come of it.

I don't know how to explain it. He is just an unbelievable freaky athlete. He's capable of doing that every night; he really is.