Famous Quotes & Sayings

I just think it says a lot for our community and our girls' athletic program (to reach state a sixth time). It speaks volumes about our kids and their work ethic.

Brian Kennedy

By mid-season Royce will have a real impact and the same with Handy. Handy transferred here from Indiana. He's a good face-off guy and the quickest, most athletic guy on the team.

Clearly in an era in which most athletic departments are told to be self-sufficient, they should look more like the way a business is structured.

Clear Fork has always been a team that runs the football well and they play really physical. They're not usually going to get fancy, but this Clear Fork team is very athletic and can throw the ball too.

Clackamas is a very physical, very athletic team. It's going to be a huge test for us, and we will have to pick it up if we're going to beat them.

Eric Schmidt

Climax-Fisher is an athletic team. They are young, but they play hard, especially on the defensive end.

Before I came here, I expected to teach some basic stuff from Step 1, but some of these guys can actually hit it. They have the athletic capability, I think they can pick up the sport very easily, and I also think the interest is going to be there. I think it will continue to spread in the country.

Jay Harrington

His best years of basketball are down the road. He's a very skilled, athletic kid who can jump.

Billy Donovan

His game is slashing, driving, getting into the lane. He made some spectacular, athletic plays.

BYU is pretty impressed, that's for sure. They're bigger than we are, more athletic and more experienced. They've got some good servers, they're big at the net and Nielson runs a great offense. BYU is far and away the best team in American right now.

Camry's new style is athletic and elegant. It is infused with new energy and is better proportioned.

Brenda Jackson

I'm totally shocked and humbled they would give me such an honor. When (Wofford athletic director) Richard Johnson contacted me I was speechless.

In Division I, you can probably count on one hand the number of people who even come close to that kind of longevity. Of course, Jim became an athletic director when he was 8 years old.

Larry Hughes

I'm happy that she's going to be included in this activity. She's a high school student, and athletics is part of her education. They were denying her the opportunity.

I like the way that we match up with them. We're a very athletic team as well. We can defend and we can handle pressure.

Al Montoya

I like the one-on-ones. I think it's going to bring out the athletic goalies and I feel like I'm one of those guys.

I'm confident it is the right school for me as a person, student and athlete,

Jesse Williams

I'm an athletic junkie - I play in all the celebrity all-star games, and I've become buddies with a bunch of athletes.

I had a lot of positive things happen for each athlete. And the kids seemed really happy about the results, too.

Bobby Bowden

I just saw that this morning and I don't like it. Gee whiz, I don't know what it's saying. You gotta trust your athletic department. You gotta hire good people, then you gotta trust 'em. If they don't do the job you get somebody else. I don't know what in the world that means.

I just saw him (last) Friday and he talked about what he was going to do after graduation. He really wanted to be an athletic director.

I know it's a big deal for the athletic department to make money, but it kind of stings when you're put in the cheap seats. You feel your loyalty is not rewarded.

I heard from scores of university presidents, athletic directors and basketball coaches, and the unanimous opinion is that Glen is a person of integrity, sincerity and uncommon coaching acumen.

Roger Staubach

I have the same feeling that I had as an athlete. We're just hoping we can be competitive. I'm very much committed to making sure this works. . . . If you put the right people in the right places, miracles can happen.

I haven't seen Bradley play but we've heard a lot about them. We know they shoot the ball real well and they're very athletic and rebound well. We've got to really work on blocking out and limiting their second chances to give us more chances on the other end.

Joe Johnson

I have to thank Billy and coach Woodson for believing in me and giving me this opportunity, ... And I think this is going to be fun for all of us players. We'll have so many athletic guys who can get up and down the floor. And it will be great for the fans. We're going to be an exciting team.

I really gained what I needed with Delaney and that was a point guard, a leader on the floor. She was used to doing that as an eighth-grader, and I think it helped, not that we couldn't have used Chelsea Sager, but she was ready. Chelsea was ready to go up. She was big enough and athletic enough to move up, and I'm glad she did. Delaney got into her comfort zone and got a little more confidence, and I think that will help her for next year with the varsity point guard position being open.

I really do think it will change for the better. First and foremost, it truly is a community problem. It's about academics. Athletics fall in the shadows when it comes to the boundaries. Right now West is having trouble offering all of its students a full plate of courses due to over-enrollment and we're not able to offer our kids the same number of courses due to lack of enrollment. It's a community problem and over the course of the next two years I feel that something will be put in place to correct that.

Joe Dumars

I really like the fact that Maurice is young, athletic and very competitive when he's on the floor. We feel that he will fit right in with the rest of our guys, on and off the court. And getting the right fit is very important to us.

I really like our team - we are a team that (opponents) really can't figure out. We run the football well; this is an athletic team. We just have to keep working hard in practice.

I'm learning a lot from Bret. He doesn't have athleticism and you really can't teach it, but Bret is a good player. We complement each other. He's the most inspirational player as far as always having a smile on and getting guys ready.

Mark Richt

I'm pleased and appreciative of the administration extending the contract. I've been very blessed with a great staff and players during the past five years as well as tremendous support from our university and athletic administration, fans and student body.

Kelly Holmes

I'm pretty emotional, ... Athletics has been my life, my passion.