856 Quotes About Athletes

It used to be you never took a tight end in the first round. But they're looked at as athletes now. They're looked at as a skill position.

You usually see guys make more money in endorsements as they get older even if their skills are diminishing. By then they're known quantities, not just to the public but to corporations. These corporations are very risk-averse, and they like to know that they can trust these guys. Athletes who have already had long careers without scandals are safer, whereas a 23-year-old is seen as more likely to get into trouble.

I'm pretty sure I'll be a little rusty just because I haven't had any contact with athletes of my type, up to my caliber. It might be a little tough at first, but I'm sure my body and my mental focus will easily get that back.

illegal steroid use calls into question not only the integrity of the athletes who use them but also the integrity of the sports that those athletes play.

Steroids are bad for sports, bad for players, bad for the young people who hold athletes up as role models.

We got into some foul trouble late in the game. Cuero has a lot of athletes and you have to play them better than that.

My ultimate goal is to make this the destination of choice for elite athletes that are able to get into Ivy League schools. That's a pretty lofty goal and it's going to take a lot of time and work.

college coaches can get athletic programs placed on probation by violating rules, yet they can bounce to another job while their former school is put on probation and the athletes left behind are reprimanded. It seems the NCAA should wise up and ... ban them from being hired by another school.

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