856 Quotes About Athletes

I didn't think we'd shut them out, but I thought we could contain them if we played physical inside -- and we did. Coach (Toby) Tabor had the defense ready to go. We have a lot of good athletes out there, and we've got good athletes on the sidelines, too. Our depth is one of our strong points.

We missed a bunch of shots early in the game. A lot of that was because of their defense. They have good athletes who move their feet and make things tough on offense.

Originality is important. The athletes have worked their whole lives for this. They should shine.

Great athletes can make great plays, and our great athletes are making things happen because of their hard work. That's extremely important to our style of play.

Once again, we're real young with only four or five seniors ... so this will be a learning experience for many of our athletes to get in the correct places and do the best they can.

(Costa) reminds me a lot of Kellen Clemens in that he played safety and quarterback, was one of the toughest, one of the fastest and one of the best athletes on the field. And he is a great leader.

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.

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.

Not only did these remarkable student-athletes excel on the playing field, all of the former athletes also graduated from Ole Miss. That's a true testament to their character.