Famous Quotes & Sayings

The athletic department has just gotten so large that the two jobs probably needed to be separated. If the truth is known, I'm not sure I didn't neglect some things that needed to be done, probably in both jobs.

The Athletic Department has been made aware of a private audio recording made two years ago by students in a residence hall, some of whom were student-athletes,

John Armstrong

Th' athletic fool, to whom what Heaven denied / Of soul, is well compensated in limbs.

Brooke Smith

Sylvia is a little different from Courtney. She is really athletic and she can jump really well. We are going to look at what she likes to do and take that away from her.

It's important that we protect NCAA licensed marks because revenue generated from merchandise sales is returned to NCAA colleges and universities, where it can be used for student-athlete athletic programs and initiatives that reinforce academics.

There's too much of an opportunity for indoctrination here. What a young person could gain from working as a team and something like that would be better learned on an athletic team or playing in an orchestra or a band.

There tends to be a bit of a macho attitude in the athletic community that you don't want to focus too much on your injuries or you're seen as wimpy.

On behalf of the C-USA athletic directors, I can say we are all pleased with these bowl agreements, ... We look forward to working with all the great folks at these bowls and know our teams will have a wonderful postseason experience.

Tom Crean

Not only does he care about the basketball team and the athletic department but he cares about the entire school. Every time I've been with him I have felt honored to be around him and he takes his role with the team very serious.

Nothing's changed on my end of the table, ... If I was going to coach in this league, La Crosse would have been a great fit. (Viterbo Athletic Director) Barry Fried was going to work with me to give it a try.

G. H. Hardy

The NCAA policy is one we're taking seriously because it has potentially important ramifications on athletics at Urbana. I'm sure this proposed resolution will generate some discussion and debate.

Any attempt to exclude the private school children from full participation in the athletic association is simply not fair,

Bill Walsh

It's an honor and privilege to at least temporarily represent the university as athletic director, ... My job is to continue as best I can the program Ted Leland has developed over a period of time. The heritage that exists in the athletic department and the history cross my mind.

It remains to be seen how many people go down the stretch, but Tech will be one of them certainly. They're very talented, athletic and deep. Obviously, they're playing well right now.

It really is incredible. It just shows how athletic she is and what a hard worker she is.

Hubie Brown

It's all the doors that are open to you by management and athletic directors, ... In coaching, it's your staff and players who make it happen. In TV and with clinics, it's the opportunities that are open to you. TV is a team game also with the play-by-play guy, the producer and the director.

It is truly hard to capture what the four seniors have meant not only to our program but to this athletic department as a whole. They have put us on the map from a national perspective. They are all four outstanding women who are a joy to coach. It has truly been a blessing in my life to be their head coach.

It's not real common. But I think it's a step we need to take starting with Mike. It is something that I think we need to find a way to do more of it. I think the level of success in our athletic program has more than warranted that we do this.

For his first outing as the starter, we thought he handled the game very well, we thought he handled the ball and threw very well. He threw over 60 percent and had only two drops, which was a positive. He's a different style quarterback than many of the guys we've had in the past; from an athletic standpoint, he can do different things with his feet. Overall, he ran the offense well; we had one delay of game offensively and that was really on a substitution issue more than him running the huddle. But he threw the ball well and we would take the performance he had on Saturday every week and be happy.

Forget about their athletic ability, these guys are very smart and have a good common sense way about them when they do business.

Eric Heitmann

I'm excited for the guy. We knew he was due. He is a very talented athlete, and a very good quarterback. He is going to be an extraordinary quarterback for us in the future.

I mentioned to Rice's athletic director that we could host the game, but the reason for playing the game on Oct. 22 is logical because we both have open dates, ... It was a coincidence that we had the same open date, but if we didn't, it might have been the logical choice to play the game here.

I'm fired up. We've already taken groups to athletic events in Houston. Victoria is a baseball town. I think there's lots of interest here.

I'm finished. I'm dropping season tickets, dropping all financial support to the athletic program.

Aaron Boone

I'm feeling comfortable out there. I know what I'm doing. I know my responsibilities. That's a lot of the game. Coach (John) Fox says 95% of the game in mental, and it really is. When you get to this level, there are a few superstars, but the majority of people, athletic wise, are the same. It's the mental part that separates them.

I have some athletic kids. I believe you let players make plays, and you keep good spacing on offense. We did that tonight.

Rick Dickson

I have shared with our coaches that Tulane athletics has been given a role and a mission, ... We have to carry the message, to Tulanians especially, but also to the whole country, that an institution as valuable as a 170-year-old university and a culture as rich and vibrant as ours in New Orleans, will not and cannot be erased by this disaster.

I made a personal commitment to myself that when the opportunity came it would need to be at the right place and the right time. The job is just too demanding to want to be an athletic director. I wanted to be an athletic director where I knew it was the right place and the right time.

Rachel Platten

I'm a closet outdoorsy athletic enthusiast, and I would love to do a rafting and hiking trip someday and maybe sleep in a treehouse and bathe in a chilly winding river.

I never expected this type of game in a mid-week contest with Cumberland. Trent pitched an outstanding game and I just hate to see him lose with this type of effort. I don't know if this defeat will help or hurt going into our Southern States Athletic Conference series with Reinhardt this weekend.

I'm trying to work Hunter Spruill into it, because she will be a player. It just takes her a while, and she might be a little down now, but I'll try to cheer her up, and she's a tremendous athlete.

I'm sure it didn't hurt because that was what they had spoken about. We weren't doing it to wake them up. We just wanted to win a ball game, and we're very proud that we won two straight (Mountain State Athletic Conference) titles.

That steal and basket by Kyle was a very athletic play. It was one of those plays that shows how serious your team is about playing hard. We had several of those plays tonight.