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I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but I was kind of a momma's boy. Then one day, my brother Roger encouraged me to go to the boxing gym with him. I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. Sugar Ray Leonard
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I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever kind of results you're after, you have to make goals. Whether you write them down or tell someone about them, it's important to set goals for yourself in order to achieve any kind of success. Abby Wambach
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The truth is, I've been on a team my whole life. I'm the youngest of 7, so I've been training to be an athlete my whole life.
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When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought process, which should be about how much responsibilities you carry as an athlete and a citizen. Alexis Arguello
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We do a good job of taking what the defense is giving us. In the second half we defended better, but we still had a tough time rebounding the ball, but that's a credit to Belleville East. They have good athletes and they were trying hard to win.
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We definitely had some of the best runners at the meet. But we wore our kids out because they participated in so many events and the other schools had more athletes to choose from. I am proud of how all of them did in the meet.
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we demonstrated that one in five elite athletes suffer from exercise-induced asthma.
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Last time I was starstruck was when I met Roger Federer. He is one of the few athletes that I really look up to - incredibly talented both on and off the track and a great role model for tennis. Henrik Lundqvist
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We're not talking about wholesale problems here. We're talking about a small percentage of athletes not meeting the guidelines set forth.
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We do the majority of what most athletes do. For example, as a badminton player, you have to be able to run a long distance and sprint. We do weights three times a week. Howard Bach
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Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports. Yanni
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We're a very elemental sport. It's just the athlete and the bird.
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There is a tremendous challenge for this football team this week as we head down to Atlanta. We know that they are an outstanding football team. They are well coached. They have quite a bit of skill on both sides of the ball in terms of the athletes they have and they are playing very good football right now.
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Von is a special kind of athlete who has a great feel for scoring points. He can pass, shoot and dribble and do them all well. He is also able to utilize his size to his advantage, which makes him even more dangerous.
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We have had several sponsored athletes that train here as a direct result.
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We have had a somewhat slow start with a lot of illness, but we have a solid turnout of over 50 kids. We have some experienced and talented athletes, but it is always a challenge to get the athletes in all the right events.
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We have a lot of athletes walking the halls right now. The reasons they aren't playing are numerous. Some don't play strictly because they don't dedicate the time to get their grades. That comes first with me because that's their future. Eligibility requirements have gotten tougher.
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We have a lot of athletes that tend to shine in big meets. We don't always get the prized athlete. Instead, we get kids that just work hard.
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We have a lot of athletes back there. Our biggest goal this year is to get the backs to come up on the run. We didn't do that as good as we should have last year. This year, I think we will.
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We have a lot of young swimmers on the men's side. Athletes take longer in men's swimming to make a difference, and this team will continue to grow as they gain experience.
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We know the Beijing Games will be like no other; we have a whole new platform and stage. For much of the population of China, our athletes will be the only representation they have of our society.
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We know that we are the main athletes right now. We know that we are young and going to be on top for a while. We just go in, basically like we do every meet . . . we just focus on our own thing. Jeremy Wariner
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We have wanted Katie at Quinnipiac since the moment we saw her compete in her junior year at the National Futures tournament. She is really a truly gifted athlete and we would like to see her in our line-up early and often next season. With her presence in the backfield she could be a trusted player as a freshman to help funnel our team's defensive successes.
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We have two outstanding coaches who will lead our team to success in an exciting and challenging competition. This meet will be a significant test for our team. Not only are we are facing our biggest rivals in their backyard, but this is also the last opportunity these athletes have to test themselves on a major international stage before the Beijing Olympics.
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You'd like more people to recognise what you do is special. But I take the attitude that the best thing I can do for my sport is to be the best at it. The best way people will come to recognise that track and field is a great sport is to see athletes excelling at it. Which is what I intend to do. Maurice Greene
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I've always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances. Manu Bennett
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We have the winning spirit on the inside because we were brought up as winners. Some of these athletes that you get now just want to play. It has to be taught and instilled in them. That's basically what we had to do with this group. They're just now getting the concept of what it takes to win.
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We have the athletes that can bang the shots. We just have to get more confident and we'll be alright.
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We were still a little rusty, and with only a week's worth of practice, the timing and technique of some of the athletes was a little off. The running events went real well.
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Today was a really hot day and Tyrone is a really tough course, so I'm real proud of our athletes the way they were able to compete under those conditions.
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We are naturally disappointed when any British athlete admits to being involved in doping to enhance his performance.
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I'm the world's expert on sterotypes held by academics about athletes and held by athletes about academics. To me, both of them are caricatures. A. Bartlett Giamatti
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Tristan's always been a great athlete who can create a lot of scoring opportunities with his athleticism, but he's really improved the way he shoots the ball from the perimeter. If you lay off of him he can hit those jump shots from the outside. If you come out to guard him, he can go around you.