Famous Quotes & Sayings

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 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.

Chris is an explosive athlete. He does give us those options.

Chris is a good athlete. With his size and quickness he's not going to give you an easy shot.

Corey Patterson

I'm a good athlete, ... Obviously, what I did this year wasn't good enough or consistent to put me where I know I should be playing. And there's more to games than just hitting. I didn't do good this year, but I can do more than just hit. A lot of people, if they can't hit, they're no good. It's a big part but I can help this team with more than just with my bat. I know I can do everything in this game. I know I need to work on my hitting.

From what I hear from the defensive players, he's a tremendous athlete. Hopefully we can keep him bottled up.

Sebastian Coe

I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield; I went to a secondary modern, but I saw something on TV in 1968 that inspired me to join an athletics club, and 12 years later, with great coaching and the support of people who loved me a lot, I ended up at an Olympic Games.

Clark Kerr

I find the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni, and parking for the faculty

I am disappointed but not discouraged. I wish the seniors could go one game further. You always want another game, but only one team in our Division won't end with a loss. This group created a whole bunch of memories and that is what high school athletics are all about.

I am honored to have been chosen as the next director of athletics at Iowa State University. Iowa State's athletic program has a rich tradition, a solid foundation and tremendous potential for growth and even greater success. The opportunity to lead the athletic program at this time is very exciting.

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

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.

Amy Adams

I've always been really comfortable around athletics, I've just never been comfortable playing anything.

The fact that the meetings are in Birmingham is unfortunate but I know how important it is for Scottish Athletics to be represented at that level. I'm very confident that things are now going in the right direction in Scotland. There are exciting times ahead." ()

Jai is an unusual athlete. You look at his size and you think that he?s slow, but Jai is the total opposite. He is quick with his hands and feet and he can do a lot of things that big guys his size can?t do. He shoots the ball well, he can dribble the ball and also he can use his body down low.

Kelly did not lose a match until sectionals. She's a great athlete, a very consistent baseline hitter.

Keep in mind that there were earlier nicknames used since the school started competing in athletics in 1898, so the 'Redskin Era' was a big part of our history. Personally, I was involved in some controversy related to a comment that, 'We would always be Redskins,' but the comment was intended in a historical context - that even though we were moving on, the Redskin name would always be a part of the history of the school, so it really wasn't being lost at all.

Joey did some good things Saturday and he's a good athlete.

Josh is just a great athlete. He has a couple of colleges looking at him. Both Dan and Pat are both talented, so they'll take the defense's attention away from Josh.

Josh has really come on as a leader. He's so competitive. He's a great athlete, but a lot of what he gets comes out of his competitiveness.

He was a leader, a good person. He represented what a student-athlete should be, played and practiced hard.

Davey Johnson

He was a great guy. Dwight at 17 was the most mature, most eager young athlete. He was the earliest at the ballpark. He was always in the game.

He was a good athlete, and he made up for whatever speed he might have lacked by being a natural football player. He understood the game and knew how to make reads.

Steve Price

He is well-conditioned and a great athlete. We want him to get into the third period and let his conditioning take over.

Haley in the open court is the best player in the state. She's just a tremendous athlete.

Hart is one of the best around. He's a tremendously strong, tough, fast athlete, who has all the tools and the makeup of a great back, so we're going to have our hands full trying to contain him.

(Hawkins) is an athlete. Our game plan was to attack him. In the first game, we kind of shied away from him.

He's a great athlete. I thought his passes sputtered a little bit, but you know, overall he's a difference maker.

He's a great athlete. He's built like his dad.

He's a great athlete. He can play multiple positions, he can throw and run. As the quarterback, he has the most freedom. He can do what he pleases with the football, as long as he does it within the offense.