Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think these guys will get better, ... They faced a scheme that gives everybody problems. It's a more traditional defense this week, but we're facing a better set of athletes in UAB.

It is a very lofty but reachable goal, ... It's difficult to obtain, some of the best tae kwon do athletes never make it to the Olympics. It's definitely possible though, and it will be quite an accomplishment if he reaches it.

It is a special feat to win both. I would imagine if you looked at most of the schools that have done it, they pretty much have a lot of athletes playing both sports.

It is a real incentive for UK Athletics to surround the very best athletes with the best support. The whole sport has to get behind him. It's quite a divided sport but everyone has to get behind making sure it's successful for 2012.

It is always a great day for clean athletes when individuals who cheat are held accountable and stripped of the rewards gained through doping.

It is also the first time that the number of the athletes in snow events exceeds those in ice events. Though we are just rookies in snow events, our athletes are confident to try their best in the Games.

I think there is a greater level of awareness and recognition of these athletes further out from the games than we've seen in the past. I think that phenomenon really began before Salt Lake City.

I think sometimes that with the individual sports, the athletes take the attitude of individualism. When you're out there competing, you're by yourself and I think they take that attitude with school as well.

Stanley Hauerwas

Just as an athlete with natural gifts may fail to develop the fundamental skills necessary to play their sport after their talent fades, so people naturally disposed to faith may fail to develop the skills necessary to sustain them for a lifetime.

Janis has done a great job all year. She's definitely improved as an athlete since last season. Janis has a chance to win in every meet, which is a testament to her hard work.

Jeff has been a very hard-working athlete and has been instrumental in rebuilding the men's speed team over the years. We will miss his leadership and experience in guiding the new wave of racers.

Jeff gets good athletes and they play hard. He's a great competitor and tries to get it done the right way.

Jerry was the best athlete I ever played with. Jerry was a senior at SMU when I was a sophomore, but we also played together with the Cardinals and Packers. He started in the NFL as a halfback, but moved to defense. He was a great runner.

Jamie is the kind of athlete Central is looking for. She's the total package.

James Lewis was the first athlete I ever coached who really touched my heart. He was a special, special person.

James is a highly talented athlete and we want to see the best of him at Gloucester - he has a bright future.

Kyle is a good athlete with good speed and he has worked hard in the off-season. Pat has excellent size and has also worked hard. Phil missed last year because of an injury but is athletic and has played well.

Kyle has been great to have on the team the last four years. He carries a 4.4 grade point average and I love the fact we have a kid who shows you can be an athlete and you can be a scholar at the same time. He does it in both realms.

KU doesn't play very organized rugby. They rely on athletes to make plays on the outside.

Kountze is athletic pretty much at every position. Every one of them can jump, and they've got two big kids, one 6-5, the other 6-4. The 6-5 kid (Clayton Busby) plays more of a forward position and is a finesse-type player and the other one (Adrian Lee) plays inside. He's more of an athlete and scores a lot off the offensive boards.

I remember the old days at Barrett Stadium, running like this on Friday. I remember sweeping the snow off that cinder track and burning it so it would dry up and the athletes could run on Saturday.

Jacquelyn Jablonski

I was an athlete growing up. I did a lot of sports: soccer, basketball, so I was always so used to hardcore training, a lot of running. I got to a point where I felt like I just wanted to get toned; I didn't need to shed pounds, so now I do Pilates.

Tie Domi

I was a sports junkie growing up ... my favourite athlete all-time is John McEnroe.

I think we had a good combination of veteran athletes and a talented group of young athletes. They stepped up when we needed them to.

I think we grew a lot as a team. The seniors learned a lot that they can take into their future careers. That's the great part of being a student athlete at Penn State. You learn so much more than just your sport. You learn life lessons.

Antoine Winfield

I think we need to blitz and contain. Make sure we hold the edges. He's such a good athlete that, even if you do that, he'll step up and find a lane and take off running. We just have to be disciplined in our coverage and our rush this week.

I thought our effort on Wednesday night was excellent. We played another well executed game in both skill and game plan. The energy level was pretty high, and the team play was strong. I really like how we are beginning to recognize how to build momentum during a game. Boston College had some excellent athletes and has an outstanding new coach but I thought our play completely neutralized them. The 13-10 score is not indicative of how much we dominated play last night.

I think we've done pretty well. I feel like we've got a lot of the kinds of players we went after. We've got some good athletes in here.

I think we showed what superior athletes we are. We weathered their storm and that's all they had. You could see them fading in the fourth quarter.

Wilson Pickett

I think what they're doing for College for Kids is magnificent. These retired football players, baseball players and all these athletes seem to be getting into this.

I think what's happening is that we have better athletes on the offensive line than we've had before. They can get up and on their guys better, cover up their man better.

I think at first it was not a perfect experience. There was zero student participation. He would play football and no one would be in the stadium. Football athletes were really frowned upon. ... They did a great sales job. In essence, it wasn't the case.

I think it was actually a blessing in disguise that I come from Hawaii, where they just back up all their athletes no matter how foreign it may be to the state of Hawaii.