Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dan Mullen

Athletes face some of the same issues any student deals with: academics, family and personal issues, career or educational path changes. Each person has a unique set of circumstances that lead to decisions they make.

Edwin Moses

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

We had a very encouraging effort from many of our athletes for the first outdoor meet.

We like to outlet and run. But you've got to have the ball. Mascoutah has some great athletes and they made it difficult for us to control the boards. We did a better job of blocking out in the third quarter and were able to push the ball.

You have to remember where you want to compete. The schools at the lower end have not had that much success. If you want to compete, you must give your coaches and athletes the resources to do it.

Woody Harrelson

NEVER BEEN SURROUNDED BY SO MANY GREAT ATHLETES

I have a good feeling. We have some good athletes and good attitudes.

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 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.

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

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

Sponsors have to balance the short-term bump from the Jordan effect with the reality that Jordan won't be playing basketball three to five years from now, while other athletes they need to be focusing on will be.

Some of our local athletes turned in some strong performances, and it was good to see them recognized for their effort.

Some of our athletes are working to move up on our top kids. If that continues to happen, we will have a nice season.

I'm sure a lot of people just thought curlers were big, fat guys who were lazy. Well, it takes some good athletes to pull off a win.

We have one month in the fall when all the athletes do is weight train a few times each week.

We expect a difficult time in terms of the environment going in but clearly we've got some great athletes to face those challenges.

I think it really opened the door for black athletes at the time.

It came down to those last two athletes to do their job the best they could and both Stephanie and Meredith really came through in the clutch.

He'll be one of the best athletes they've got there. He can dunk a ball any way you want to dunk it. Absolutely. He's got exceptional speed, exceptional jumping ability. He'll be a regular gym rat.

He knows we need to get him involved more. He is one of our best athletes and we need to find ways to keep him out on the field.

There are so many athletes on this team. But everybody gives up a little bit to make the team better.

For men, the stereotypical image has been that gay men are not competitive, not tough enough. It's important for people to see that these stereotypes are not true. Women athletes who come out become instant heroes, because lesbians want strong heroes.

He's as down to earth as they come. You don't always see that in upper-echelon athletes like him. The kid has been raised right.

He's a real quiet, unassuming kid. He's very humble. I've had a lot of athletes and some of them, when they are in Dar'veon's position, they get a little full of themselves. He's certainly not one of them. He's a confident athlete.

He?s a very graceful athlete. Not too many athletes can get their body to flow and bend in that manner. It was a big-time athletic movement.

His 'Take the Field' program was one of the most innovative and beautiful efforts in athletics in this country, ... His efforts provide fields of play for young New York athletes who otherwise would have no place to play.

His wife works at Goshen College. Here is a guy who has trained national track athletes in Bulgaria and he kind of fell right into our lap.

Hockey players are doing everything that other athletes do and more, but we're doing it on ice. We've got to be able to avoid body contact like basketball and football players, and we've got to be able to handle this puck with our sticks?while we're moving on eight-inch steel blades. Hockey uses every single muscle in the body, without exception.

I think it's especially important he focused on young athletes and that cheating by star athletes sends the wrong message,

Roy Williams

I think it's embarrassing, ... especially when you're an NFL football team full of professional athletes getting blown out -- which it was. I mean, let's call it what it was: a blowout.

I think it's case of Penn State not focusing on the right kids. You don't see them often bringing in superior skill athletes from outside the state.

Kamerion Wimbley

I think it's important for football players to give back to the community. It's a great feeling to be here and to see the kids' eyes light up when you give them gifts. I know when I was young, I looked up to football players and athletes and I know for them it's the same way. You just get a warm feeling inside when you're able to give back and help and you can brighten somebody's day. It's definitely a positive.