Famous Quotes & Sayings

We expect merit will determine who will play and who will lead. But coaches and athletics administrators themselves are not always selected, it would appear, entirely on their merits.

We saw some guys at the (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Media Day -- Rodney (Hughes) and Vernon (Edwards) -- and we talked. There are no ill feelings. I'm looking forward to seeing them. I'm thinking about giving a chest bump to Larry Summers. He and I used to do that all the time.

We're very dynamic. It's definitely the most athletic team I've had. It's the best offensive group I've had. It's the deepest team I've had.

We're very athletic at those positions, we just lack experience.

We're very athletic and very quick, and we use this to bring out the pressure on defense to get in our opponent's face and force them to turn the ball over.

Tom Burnett

We saw they had a very competitive athletic program, they were in a good location. It seemed to make sense for us.

Vick is Vick. He's an incredible athlete. We have to do everything possible to contain him and get enough guys around him. He can get away from anything.

We feel our athletic programs are worth it, that they are a great investment for the district. We think that athletics serve a huge function. We feel they help keep kids in school, with the grade and attendance requirements we have. We know the two schools benefit from it and we understand the (financial) constraints of the district.

Discipline comes with the program. Hopefully, it carries on to the athletic fields. More importantly, it carries over into the classroom.

Jack Abramoff

Did you get the message from the guys that Tom wants us to raise some bucks from Capital Athletic Foundation? ... I have six clients in for $25K. I recommend we hit everyone who cares about Tom's requests. I have another few to hit still.

Ann Landers

Difficulty, my brethren, is the nurse of greatness -a harsh nurse, who roughly rocks her foster-children into strength and athletic proportion.

Corey's not a real great athlete. But he's a pretty good wrestler.

Corey's done a good job. He's a very athletic young man and works extremely hard.

Corey is a perfect fit for our institution. He loves Eugene. He understands the mission of our college, and he knows what it means to be a student-athlete. He is well-respected in this community, and he has a strong vision for the development of an athletic program. I believe Corey will help us do incredible things here.

Except (Smith) probably shoots the ball even better. He's a very long, athletic player who can make plays both offensively and defensively.

Billy Tubbs

The tragedy that happened at Lamar had a tremendous impact on us within the athletic department and at the university, as a whole. Like everything else, though, life must go on. I remember us coming together more at Lamar back then, and I'm sure it'll be the same at West Brook.

Socrates

Athletics have become professionalized.

I feel compelled to say that this decision will send shock waves through college athletics programs around the country. Playing college football, especially at a school like Georgia Tech, is a privilege, not a right. We must be able to set standards of conduct for our student-athletes, and we must be able to enforce and maintain discipline.

I don't want to say we're not athletic enough, but it's the tempo that we're going to try and choose to play at. We've never been about running up and down trying to outscore somebody. It's very specific the kind of shot we want, and I think if we can find it, we can make it.

I don't want to say athletics drives applications. But our enrollment management people will say we're getting more and more applications and therefore can be more selective in choosing our freshman class. They believe an awful lot of that is due to the visibility and national exposure we receive from our athletic programs.

I don't want to make this sound bad, but he plays wherever he wants to. He does step out and shoot the 3. It's kind of nice to have a 6-6 junior to help on the boards. When (Brock) gets around the basket he's so athletic he can create his own shot, not just a baby hook or jump shot.

He's not the classic point guard, not a great athlete, but he's a tough kid, a shooting point guard. He took big shots and made them.

He's got a lot of promise. He's one more of the athletic freshman we have.

He's got a lot of great leadership qualities; he makes great decisions on and off the field. He also has a lot of athletic ability.

He's got a body that looks different than most athlete's bodies, but he's more athletic than most athletes.

He's (Miller) very athletic and I think as the game went on we got better at defending him and picking up his characteristics and what he likes to do with the basketball and we did a better job as the game went on. Hopefully we can carry that knowledge into this game and do a better job of defending him.

He's made himself a good shooter, and I think that showed tonight. He's a good athlete, and I think he likes all sports. That's a great opportunity for him at Minnesota, and I think he's happy about it.

Chad Pennington

How important a story this is. It's about an athletic resurrection and community's resurrection and the way people embraced Marshall University. Not a lot of people can say they've been a part of that.

He's improved his jump shot significantly. He was always a good athlete. Now he can shoot the three.

I consider this group of trainers our peers in sports medicine, ... because they are on the front line. The are always available, even when they are not working. They've got good hearts and the love doing what they do. That's why this honor was somewhat humbling, and it was a difficult speech for me. These people are all dedicated to athletic health care, and that's what I try to do in my community.

I never expected this type of game in a mid-week contest with Cumberland. Trent pitched an outstanding game and I just hate to see him lose with this type of effort. I don't know if this defeat will help or hurt going into our Southern States Athletic Conference series with Reinhardt this weekend.

I'm trying to work Hunter Spruill into it, because she will be a player. It just takes her a while, and she might be a little down now, but I'll try to cheer her up, and she's a tremendous athlete.

I'm sure it didn't hurt because that was what they had spoken about. We weren't doing it to wake them up. We just wanted to win a ball game, and we're very proud that we won two straight (Mountain State Athletic Conference) titles.