856 Quotes About Athletes

I think we had a good combination of veteran athletes and a talented group of young athletes. They stepped up when we needed them to.

We have many athletes in their first year of track. So, we need to continue to develop our large group of younger athletes. We also need to develop more depth in the throwing events.

The thing I learned from him is a lot of time athletes and people try to make excuses, ... You have to get your expectation level to his. He expects you to be awesome, not just good.

We need programs that will teach athletes how to spell "jump shot" rather than how to shoot it.

Nobody wants to see empty seats, because our student athletes deserve the crowds we used to have 20, 25 years ago. We don't want to do anything to hinder crowd participation.

Maybe I have this little underdog thing now, not being out there for three years and coming back. You've seen that in the past with some other athletes and it's nice to feel the same way.

They are very skilled players. They can dunk a basketball. They can pass a football. They're very good athletes who just happen to be very big.

Since Illinois is the birthplace of Special Olympics, the first Games were held in July 1968 at Chicago's Soldier Field, many groups felt there was a need for a physical tribute in this state to the athletes and the Special Olympics movement.

To get their name on a brick, athletes simply need to collect $100 in donations. Included on the brick are their name, their hometown and the year they purchased the brick.