Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

Janet Evanovich

I may not be the most patient woman in the world, or the most glamorous, or the most athletic, but I'm right up there at the top of the line when it comes to resiliency.

I came to a tryout after that, so it couldn't have been catching the ball. They came to see if I was athletic or not. That must have helped.

I'd need a good business manager, but I still feel I have the knowledge of what it takes. There are parallels between running a major college basketball program and an athletic department.

Collin was a great player for us, obviously -- he is at Duke. He was a good student. I'd say his grades averaged in the mid-90s. He was one of those kids who didn't need athletics to get into Duke.

Carroll was awesome. She's been pitching well and stepping up her game. She fits right in on the varsity level. She's tall and looks very athletic out there and when she throws the ball, she's a real presence.

He can be the best I've ever seen. He already has the athletic intangibles. If he can get the smarts of Peyton Manning, the swagger of Joe Montana, you put all that in one pot, and I'm going to put my money on my guy every time.

He brings a unique combination of enthusiasm for sports, concern for the student, experience in athletic administration, business experience and communication skills that are needed in today's complex world of intercollegiate athletics.

Mike Shanahan

(Head Athletic Trainer) Steve (Antonopulos) thought initially it was separated, very similar to what Lenny (Walls) had (in 2004), ... Then after the MRI and talking to him after the game, it's dislocated, which means it pops out of the joint, so it's still quite sore.

Heather is very athletic and has good size for a perimeter player.

He really is a model citizen and a model student athlete.

He probably came back in the best condition of any of our guys. He had some success last year and wanted to build on that. He's matured. He likes the offensive stuff we do. And defensively we give him some freedom to show his athletic ability.

William Steig

If I'd had it my way, I'd have been a professional athlete, a sailor, a beachcomber, or some other form of hobo, a painter, a gardener, a novelist, a banjo-player, a traveler, anything but a rich man.

Kyle Whittingham

If he had not hurt his shoulder . . . you probably would have seen him as the starting stud linebacker long before now, ... He's just a guy who's a naturally athletic kid - he had 30-something interceptions in high school - and he's a playmaker.

If I had an extra million dollars to sue, I'd put it into a football facility or athletic offices.

Angela Ruggiero

I came here to win a gold medal. But am I proud of our team? Yes. We showed a lot of character after hitting rock bottom after the loss to Sweden. No one expected to be playing for the bronze.

Sebastian Coe

I can remember the day I decided I would retire from competitive athletics as vividly as if it were yesterday.

I don't think there's any question they are going to pick up some market share position in the back half of the year and the spring of 2001, ... The reason for that is a significant improvement in terms of the styling content of their product line. We're seeing a renewed consumer interest in athletic footwear overall, and they're filling a fairly large void in the marketplace right now.

I am not going to say that Nick is a better runner than Joel because we don't know that yet. But they both have that same type of athletic ability.

I feel compelled to say that this decision will send shock waves through college athletics programs around the country. Playing college football, especially at a school like Georgia Tech, is a privilege, not a right. We must be able to set standards of conduct for our student-athletes, and we must be able to enforce and maintain discipline.

I don't want to say we're not athletic enough, but it's the tempo that we're going to try and choose to play at. We've never been about running up and down trying to outscore somebody. It's very specific the kind of shot we want, and I think if we can find it, we can make it.

I don't want to say athletics drives applications. But our enrollment management people will say we're getting more and more applications and therefore can be more selective in choosing our freshman class. They believe an awful lot of that is due to the visibility and national exposure we receive from our athletic programs.

I don't want to make this sound bad, but he plays wherever he wants to. He does step out and shoot the 3. It's kind of nice to have a 6-6 junior to help on the boards. When (Brock) gets around the basket he's so athletic he can create his own shot, not just a baby hook or jump shot.

He's not the classic point guard, not a great athlete, but he's a tough kid, a shooting point guard. He took big shots and made them.

He's got a lot of promise. He's one more of the athletic freshman we have.

He's got a lot of great leadership qualities; he makes great decisions on and off the field. He also has a lot of athletic ability.

He's got a body that looks different than most athlete's bodies, but he's more athletic than most athletes.

He's (Miller) very athletic and I think as the game went on we got better at defending him and picking up his characteristics and what he likes to do with the basketball and we did a better job as the game went on. Hopefully we can carry that knowledge into this game and do a better job of defending him.

He's made himself a good shooter, and I think that showed tonight. He's a good athlete, and I think he likes all sports. That's a great opportunity for him at Minnesota, and I think he's happy about it.

Chad Pennington

How important a story this is. It's about an athletic resurrection and community's resurrection and the way people embraced Marshall University. Not a lot of people can say they've been a part of that.

He's improved his jump shot significantly. He was always a good athlete. Now he can shoot the three.