856 Quotes About Athletes

When I was younger, the athletes who motivated me were the ones I saw on TV-Billy Mills, Gerry Lindgren, Prefontaine, Ron Clark of Australia, Tom O'Hara, Jim Ryan.

I thought our effort on Wednesday night was excellent. We played another well executed game in both skill and game plan. The energy level was pretty high, and the team play was strong. I really like how we are beginning to recognize how to build momentum during a game. Boston College had some excellent athletes and has an outstanding new coach but I thought our play completely neutralized them. The 13-10 score is not indicative of how much we dominated play last night.

This was a very physical game. Those guys were athletes who dwarfed us in size and weight.

We are a young team. Our younger athletes need to step up and compete at a high level.

We look forward to continuing to work closely with Minister Chong as a full partner and to ongoing discussions about government support for the new summer sport excellence plan to help Canadian summer athletes reach the podium at upcoming Olympic Games.

Tricia commands the greatest respect at a national and international level in sport due to her vast experience and knowledge. She is widely respected as a loyal champion for athletes because she always places their needs first.

The athletes are youngsters whose time is still to come.

I try to point out to our players that, despite our record, we are a good team. We have athletes who can score, but the key is stopping teams on the defensive end.

You don't run into athletes like him very often. He just refused to lose. But what I liked best about him what his character. He is a real down-to-earth kid.