856 Quotes About Athletes

The best athletes are not competing and the major athletes perform in an environment where doping controls are not what we have in the Olympic world.

I hope the athletes know we're not going away and we will persevere. I hope Canadians get behind us more than ever and give us the funding to help our athletes who are training for Beijing.

All the coaches in the 32 schools in the district will meet next week to determine the individual athletes that will qualify for the championships. The top 16 records in each weight class will qualify.

It's unfortunate (the lockout) got as ugly as it did. I think our fans, hockey fans, are true blue fans. They love the game and they love the fact that the hockey players are probably the best athletes out there, in terms of being personal, and they're going to come back in droves.

We know they have good athletes at Bellows Falls and we tried to keep them with the ball on the left side of the court. They go to the right well.

She wasn't our leader in a lot of categories, but she was the most consistent all-around player for us, our main leader. She plays a constant game. She's someone you can keep in and keep everything going. She controlled the game for us, and it's hard to find athletes who can do that for you. It's been a long time since I had someone like that, for the boys and girls.

It was awesome, everything I ever imagined. It's just so cool representing your country and meeting other athletes and being able to say, 'I'm an Olympian!' for the rest of my life.

Athletes and musicians make astronomical amounts of money. People get paid $100 million to throw a baseball! Shouldn't we all take less and pass some of that money onto others? Think about firefighters, teachers and policemen. We should celebrate people that are intellectually smart and trying to make this world a better place.

Any time you want that type of respect, you not only have to get to the Coliseum, but you want to win it all or be real competitive. Coach Heath does a great job with that team. They have the athletes and the players. I think it's just a matter of time until they get to the Coliseum and win a championship.