Famous Quotes & Sayings

Stanley Fish

Opinion-sharing sessions are like junk food: they fill you up with starch and leave you feeling both sated and hungry. A sustained inquiry into the truth of a matter is an almost athletic experience; it may exhaust you, but it also improves you.

Tom Brady

I dress for the occasion. I like Tom Ford for more formal, especially his suits, and I wear a lot of Under Armour for my athletic gear. I also love Rag & Bone.

Emily is a wonderful athlete. She competed well here. She also competed well at junior worlds. Michelle competed well at worlds last year (finishing fourth), The committee felt that Michelle probably would have a better chance for a medal.

Early on, we had a real difficult time attacking their defense. We were standing around. We just didn't attack them. We were standing around waiting for things to happen. They're athletic and they're long and we were leaving our guards out to dry. We changed things a bit and we started getting more aggressive.

John Scott

Drew has the physical skills to contribute early in his college career. An athletic kid with very good strength, he impressed our staff with his physical play and aggressiveness at a summer team camp last year.

Eunice is one of the most athletic players I have worked with. She loves to compete and figure out a way to defeat her opponent.

During the search ..I had the opportunity to interview some outstanding candidates that reinforced my belief that Penn is a special university with a great basketball legacy. 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. It?s a pleasure to welcome him to the Penn athletics family.

First of all, Nick is a terrific natural athlete. We figured he would be a good quarterback because he is a star pitcher on the baseball team. But we still weren't sure what to expect because Nick had never played the position before.

Every year they are athletic and usually big up front. They are well coached (Troy Johnson) and they have a very good tradition.

Except (Smith) probably shoots the ball even better. He's a very long, athletic player who can make plays both offensively and defensively.

As soon as you start winning 10-0, 12-0 you're going to get a bad name. It just put this black eye on the team. If you look at the numbers, it was just common sense to put us back where we were. It's something that shouldn't have happened in the first place, but we're all thankful that the athletic directors voted us back into Class A.

Discipline comes with the program. Hopefully, it carries on to the athletic fields. More importantly, it carries over into the classroom.

Jack Abramoff

Did you get the message from the guys that Tom wants us to raise some bucks from Capital Athletic Foundation? ... I have six clients in for $25K. I recommend we hit everyone who cares about Tom's requests. I have another few to hit still.

Ann Landers

Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness -a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion.

Corey's not a real great athlete. But he's a pretty good wrestler.

Corey's done a good job. He's a very athletic young man and works extremely hard.

Corey is a perfect fit for our institution. He loves Eugene. He understands the mission of our college, and he knows what it means to be a student-athlete. He is well-respected in this community, and he has a strong vision for the development of an athletic program. I believe Corey will help us do incredible things here.

Credit their defense. They really stepped up. They are quick, athletic and physical. We've got to fight through that and adjust. We were turning the ball over even before we could get it in to (Thompson).

George Davis

We think our spring league is the best in the state. Our softball youth just keep getting better and better and better. The athletic growth of these players has been phenomenal and we feel we have been a part of that.

There has always been a great awareness for athletics within our school. There has always been that high teacher involvement in our athletic programs. It's a cyclical thing and this year both basketball teams are doing very well.

We are very proud of these young men whose dedication and commitment earned them the opportunity to pursue their athletic talents beyond high school.

We are very optimistic about this season. We have a lot of seniors back and we are very athletic and quick this year. We have a tough schedule and will be tested early on, but we could compete for a district championship and make a run at state. That's our goal.

We are very excited about this year's class. It really solidified our depth on both sides of the ball at the skill positions while filling needs at other positions. This is one of the more athletic classes we have put together.

We did a decent job handling them, but they are one of the most athletic teams we will play. Pryor was a big factor, but the other guys are pretty good athletes, too.

We didn't match up very well with Gossett. She's very strong and athletic and she seals well once she gets position and she can definitely get off the floor.

We are going to be a much more athletic team this season. We are a much better hitting team this year.

We had pretty much all the ingredients you need. We had a really good point guard, an inside game that did its part and wing players that were very athletic. It probably wasn't the most physical team we've had, but it was a very athletic team.

Colin Jackson

We had passion and loved athletics and that saw us through.

Bela Karolyi

What makes the vault so spectacular is because it's a very athletic type of event, where it needs a lot of speed, a lot of explosive action and, of course, great coordination.

We currently have three former students at Bethel College who are on the Dean's List. We have six or seven students who are in the military and two students who just recently received athletic scholarships.

Both of those guys are athletic and quick and can move in the pocket. I think Cam has the stronger arm, and I think Joe is more athletic. But you could take either one and still have a good quarterback. Whoever we start is going to be great, and whoever is going to be the backup is going to be great.

Both have good speed and they've got athleticism and they've been able to get bigger and stronger. They're not as physical as George (Peterson), but they're as athletic or a little more so. But they're not as powerful. That's an issue.

Boise State is an extremely hard-working team. They're the hardest working team I think we've played. They're not overly big, but they're athletic and just work really hard. The key is matching their intensity because they're going to come out hard and play hard, that's a given. They do a lot of things well. We have to be ready to play and we have to be sharp and we have to match their intensity.