Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have never received this magnitude of funding for physical education or for athletics overall. It was a sacrifice, but it was a sacrifice in my opinion that worked very well because of all the things we gained by calling this wildcat strike.

The perfect going-away gift for a college student-athlete. A dictionary.

We strive to do what is best for our student-athletes so they can succeed in the classroom and on the playing field. Athletics done the right way can mean so much to a university, like it has here at Colgate for many, many years.

We (have) a sense of concern that the rate of growth especially in revenues and expenses in Division I-A is not sustainable, and it's growing three times as fast as university expenditures as a whole, ... Athletics requires a special level of attention.

(Worthy) is an athlete. We just have to find a place for him on the field.

We would still have athletics at Manual. We would still have basketball at every school.

John Thompson

What he did was the right thing for him. Unfortunately, it has a negative influence on a lot of other people. Going into professional sports and making the money he's made does not close the option for him to still get a formal education. It does close the option for a kid that does not make it. If I'm some kid from the inner-city who has used athletics to motivate myself and I miss, I have no more options.

Bill Rodgers

With with these points in mind go forth, enjoy Mother Nature, and celebrate your return to what you're supposed to do, live as an athlete.

She can drive you crazy with that desire to be a perfect athlete.

Michelle Gardner

She has athletics in her background. Her dad is harder on her than I could ever be. She has developed that killer instinct, but she's one of the nicest kids you'll ever meet.

She has one of the most natural serves I've seen. She is one heck of an athlete.

Tim Bishop

Since Matt's been at Yale, I've become a Bulldogs fan, ... Matt may not have been the most gifted athlete, but he was one of the hardest-working guys. That rubbed off on me. Also, he's a real big competitor. Even if we're just playing a video game, he refuses to lose. That kind of rubbed off, too.

She's a great athlete. She's contributed to a lot of wins over the last four years. She's a great kid, a great student, very unselfish.

She's a combination guard with good size and is a really good athlete.

Several players who were present acknowledge, however, that they did hire private party dancers and that underage drinking occurred. The judgment of the team members to host and participate in this event is inconsistent with the values of Duke Athletics and Duke University and is unacceptable.

Angela Ruggiero

She's the embodiment of a true Olympic athlete. I saw firsthand how hard she trained. I can't say enough about her and how she improved her play.

She was very raw as a volleyball player. She's an athlete, and she can do whatever she wants. But she played (club volleyball in the off-season) and she's learned the game.

She's a very genuine person, very smart, a great athlete, a really good friend. She's always looking out for me. She's always helping me out.

She's good. ... She's more than good. She's just a composed, confident athlete. The sky's the limit for her.

Byron Scott

We're excited. We bring in another athlete, a 7-foot athlete, 24 years old who runs and jumps and does a lot of the things that we want here. I think he'll fit in extremely well.

We knew what we had and what we didn't have. We had a great meet and wow, what an ending.

There are many benefits to this partnership. Not only does it strengthen our football and basketball radio network, but it gives us a great vehicle to promote our comprehensive athletics program.

E. O. Wilson

Let's be honest now, he's a special kind of athlete. He's fast. He's strong. He's intelligent and hungry. And you don't find that all the time in different players. And especially finding all those attributes in one player.

Making the All-America team for a second straight year shows how consistent Heather was for our program. This is quite an honor for an outstanding athlete.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Right now, he's getting by on athleticism. He's going to be real good.

My understanding is that I'm going to be able to go to (Catholic middle schools) St. Joe's and St. Teresa's, and I'll be able to go into those schools and tell them about the athletics and academics, and I don't have to worry about being down there recruiting.

Nick is a tremendous athlete. Jesse's a natural runner.

Nick would have done a great job at running back. It's nearly impossible to take a skill athlete, especially a senior, and put him on the offensive line. He had the body and the frame most conducive for the job.

One of the great things about athletics is that it really tests your character. I'm eager to see how we respond this week. Not in terms of wins, losses, league championships, or anything like that, but in terms of our team competitiveness. Our team pride. Our guts. Are we going to shy away from these challenges, or are we going to stand up and fight?

Tyler Christopher

I was finally given the right help and the right opportunities and I came through. (Tyler) and I have been working together with help from Athletics Canada, this is the year.

I believe this is in the best interests of the program, the department of athletics and the university.

I am so proud of this team and to be in the gold medal game. This team has a big heart. We played our hearts out. It is awesome.

Certainly athletics are important. It's a good idea, but does it fit the overall mission of the college? That's for the board of trustees to decide. There will be no rush to judgment on what to do with the corner because it is such an important piece of land.