Famous Quotes & Sayings

Our work ethic, the professionalism and experience of our staff all go into that (optimism). Everyone has responded well. Having fourth-period athletics this year makes all the difference in the world as far as teaching goes.

Our athletic department and business managers had to make some tough decisions about who got to go.

Sports Illustrated looks for models with the perfect combination of beauty, athleticism and personality for the swimsuit issue. Michelle perfectly embodies what the issue has always been about.

Sebastian Coe

Sport is a bridgehead into any number of things we want. It's not going to be enough to sit there in 2012 saying we didn't get any medals but got lots of social outcomes. I hope in light of what comes out of here UK Athletics will make some tough judgments.

Stanfill put him on his tail four or five times, ... Steve was a great athlete, confident and cocky, but we put tremendous pressure on him. That was the best way I knew to stop the quarterback.

My whole sophomore year, as a student and as an athlete, was horrible. I had no energy and I had a lot of problems focusing. I didn't do well in the classroom. I was having trouble on the mat.

I think they're treading on sacred ground. It's just not a football thing, either. You have girls' basketball going on, cross country, golf and soccer. Communities celebrate that, especially in the smaller ones. There's no room for college athletics Monday through Thursday. I know where (fans') loyalties will lie. They'll lie with the younger kids.

Mark Turgeon

I think they are a little more athletic ... but we are a lot alike. They have been much more efficient on offense than we have.

I think there needs to be a heightened sensitivity of athletic directors who are doing the hiring process. I'm proposing to see if we could develop a list of what I deem to be the important necessary skills to be a head coach at a high level.

Jason is an extremely athletic goalkeeper who has great distribution. He played in a lot of big games last year.

Ron Stevens

James Toney has fulfilled his obligation to the New York State Athletic Commission. As such, Mr. Toney's suspension will be lifted effective July 30, 2005, as mandated by the New York commission's previous order.

Bryan Colangelo

James Jones gives us another long, athletic wing player who has become a very good range shooter. His versatility on both ends of the floor is a perfect fit for our system.

Kristina is an extremely athletic and explosive forward and we are looking for great things from her because she has really bounced back strong and she looks the best that I've seen her in a long time.

Peter Thiel

I think competition can make people stronger at whatever it is they're competing on. If we're competing in some athletic event for competitive swimmers, really intensely competing, it's likely that both of us will become better, but it's also quite possible we'll lose sight of what's truly valuable.

Geno Auriemma

I said earlier this season that this is probably the worst rebounding team we've had here in 15 years and today was a perfect example of why. Forget the fact that we're probably not big enough or athletic enough in some positions, we get caught a lot of times standing around. We were really fortunate that Pitt didn't capitalize.

Kevin Johnson

Isaiah struggled a little bit early in the year, but we could see that he was coming on during practice. He is very athletic and has done a good job of rebounding and playing defense for us.

Iroquois is a very talented, athletic squad. Iroquois is so quick.

Thomas Ken

Ironically, only ten months prior to this sentencing, Roscoe Tanner and I sat down for an interview at the beautiful La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club in Southern California. This is the last public interview given by Roscoe Tanner. From an editorial perspective, this interview is something we at RadioTennis.com are quite proud of. Only Sports Illustrated Magazine, Tennis Week Magazine and RadioTennis.com have attempted to document the life and times of this former athlete. Unfortunately, for all the wrong reasons, this interview continues to gain international interest.

I was determined to be better than everyone -- get better grades, be a better athlete.

Earl Watson

I thought we did a good job. We have come in here and helped the team and elevating the team to a more athletic team and a quicker team in transition. We want to be competitive and I think we are.

I thought we did a good job defensively on their athletic kids.

Rick Barnes

I thought they were great defensively, maybe as good a defensive effort as I've seen this year. They really realize their athletic ability. They can create a lot of problems.

I think we need to rebound most of all since they're a long, athletic team. They shoot really well, so I think if we rebound, we will be all right and everything else will fall into place.

I think that my mom is the athletic one, but when she was in school they didn't have anything that was organized.

I think that (building the business) was my only form of recreation. I never played golf. I never played tennis. I never did anything athletic after I left school. I ate, slept and thought of nothing but the business.

Tommy Bowden

I think a lot of athletic directors, administrators and teams will drink from the well we dug.

James Johnson

I think at the high school level, all guys have to work on their defense. He's athletic enough and long enough that if he turns the intensity up, he'll be fine. He's got all the tools to be a good defensive player.

Carl Pavano

I think it was a great athletic move. But I'm sure my teammates will think otherwise. Anything to get the out.

I think it was just a general reluctance to change. But the coaches were able to communicate with their athletic directors why this rule made sense. Then it gained more and more support.

Dean Cain

I think it's wonderful that students can get scholarships to play athletics at universities. But the fact that you can't do that in the Ivy League just makes it extra special. It's really in the vein of the true student-athlete.

I think this is real special that they're doing this for me. We won a lot of games and a lot of those kids turned out to do some darn good things. There were a lot of people to thank for that. I had two great presidents, a great athletic director and great fans. I just never realized how good I had it.

Ralph Friedgen

I think this class filled some needs. We got some tall, athletic receivers and four big, strong corners. Hopefully, some of those guys can help us right away.

I think Tom brings an understanding of what the mental game's all about. How focused, how tough you have to be in the day-in, day-out grind of the academics, the athletics and of the social choices that you make. I like Jimmy, but they don't fight the way I remember guys fought when I was there.