Famous Quotes & Sayings

Justin Smiley

I was one of the first ones down there and if I could have gotten a hand on him, I would have brought him down, but he is a pretty athletic guy. That's what happens when you get a bunch of 300-pound guys trying to bring down a 200-pound guy.

Matt McGorry

I wasn't athletic as a kid, and I was self-conscious about my body, but then in eighth grade I won a school contest, and the prize was a bunch of personal training sessions.

I wasn't as athletic as a lot of the other guys, so you've got to do the little things. You've got to hustle. You've got to box out because you're not going to jump over anybody. For me and (Lillis), getting on the floor and diving for a loose ball is as good as getting a dunk.

I give that team credit. They're awfully athletic and when they get after it, they can put some pressure on.

I get that luxury. I'll try to play her straight up and make her take difficult shots. Obviously they are very athletic and quick. They have the total all-around package. We're going to have to have each other's backs on defense.

Bill Belichick

He was a very good special teams player with the Giants when he came out. He runs well. He's pretty athletic in the open field. He has some playing strength and some power. He's a pretty instinctive special teams player.

John Ferguson

He was a very athletic horse. Obviously, Storm Cat has been a phenomenal sire and the mare was a very special racehorse. It was a combination of outstanding pedigree and great physical (appearance). Sheikh Mohammed was very keen to secure him.

He was at 49 feet last year. He should be able to eclipse the 50 mark next weekend. He's a junior.

He was disappointed. He's a proud athlete. I expect him to respond in the right way.

We played tentative. They were so big and so athletic that we were a little shell-shocked early.

We played real tough tonight and have over the past few games. It just seems we can't get over that hump. This team is still very capable of doing well in the (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) tournament and those who follow us have seen it in stretches. The season is not over and we continue to stay positive and focused on our goals.

Steve Spurrier

When you're the head coach in college, the athletic director and president are your bosses, but they do not come in and tell you how to run the football program,

Chris Johnson

We came into a team that was much bigger than we were, and a little more athletic too.

We have 10-12 kids who could get significant minutes in any game. Everybody on the team is bringing a lot of energy to the floor. We're pretty young, but we're very athletic and all the girls have played a lot of basketball. The key for us is to make sure that everyone is in this for the team. I was really pleased with how we played today.

We had heard that Robert supposedly wasn't the type of tight end that we were looking for, but he has fit in pretty well. Robert is more athletic than the modified tackle that we were used to at tight end, and he has showed us that he can be an effective blocker.

I'm very fortunate. I have a wonderful family, lots of hobbies and athletic pursuits. I always wanted to have a very well-rounded life.

John Ridley

If the Olympic Games ever served a true altruistic purpose, they have long since outlived it. Yeah, the pursuit of athletic excellence, sportsmanship and international goodwill is plenty noble. But the modern Olympics are at best a vehicle for agitprop; at worst, a scandal magnet.

Richard P. Feynman

I was a very shy character, always feeling uncomfortable because everybody was stronger than I, and always afraid I would look like a sissy. Everybody else played baseball; everybody else did all kinds of athletic things.

E. O. Wilson

Let's be honest now, he's a special kind of athlete. He's fast. He's strong. He's intelligent and hungry. And you don't find that all the time in different players. And especially finding all those attributes in one player.

Luckily he's just athletic, and he remembers enough and he's trained hard enough to come out there and beat somebody that is as strong and athletic as that kid was.

Luke is very intelligent and is very quick. He also is determined and is very athletic for a big guy. He's been very committed and dedicated in the weight room and has worked very hard.

Making the All-America team for a second straight year shows how consistent Heather was for our program. This is quite an honor for an outstanding athlete.

Lewisville is a very athletic team who will come at you with their style of play. Our defense played well and we were able to shake off our foul trouble. It wasn't a pretty game, but at least we had a positive ending.

Let me call that athletic looting, to be provocative, and we won't stand for that.

Of all the road trips we make in (the California Coast Athletic Association), this one probably is the toughest, not only because it's our longest trip (in mileage), but also because both teams are very competitive.

My decision, upheld by the athletic board, is Reuben had violated a student-athlete code of conduct by being charged with the felony and in so doing he should not be able to play.

Munster is phenomenal. They are so athletic and deep and when they shoot lights out like that, my good gracious. I was very proud of my girls. We put forth a very good effort; I liked how we finished the game.

Brad Martin

More and more people are following the sport now and they can see that it is an athletic sport.

Memphis is athletic and good, but if you can keep them from running you can hang around. If you let them drive into the heart of the defense, they will be hard to beat.

Kresley Cole

My husband, a.k.a. Swede, and I both come from athletic backgrounds, so once we identified the goal - get book published - we attacked it. At any given time, I would have my writing out in 25 various forms - either contests, mentoring critiques, agent/publisher queries, etc.

My grandparents on my mother's side owned a farm, and I grew up on the farm. If it wasn't for an opportunity to get an athletic scholarship ... to pay for my education, to this very day, I would be a farmer up in Pennsylvania with my cousins.

She's always, sometimes to a fault, courteous and has great patience with people. She's been a terrific employee of this athletic department for the last 28 years.

Seymour usually finds ways to get the ball in the end zone because they're real athletic and give you so many formations,