Quotes About Athletes

We look at 'Kneading Dough' as a brand that stands for athletes being empowered to have a conversation about finances, about what they're going to do post-career, what they think about when they're not competing in their sport, what they're investing in.

Being an opponent playing in Boston over the years, you always see guys in the stands who played for the Celtics. It's a mystique. It's cool.

You look at Patrick Vieira and Emmanuel Petit at Arsenal or Roy Keane at Man United, and they are players that can do everything.

I used to hear about guys who played saying how difficult it is getting up in the morning, and now I'm experiencing it those same effects.

Growing up in Chicago, I was a theater nerd. That might be very cool on the East Coast, but in Chicago, it's really the athletes that come in No. 1 on the cool scale. Maybe musicians after that. Community theater? That's way down the list, my friend.

There is a place in the net where the keeper cannot reach the ball.

I am used to just playing football with my mates at Newcastle.

To play and to win against England is big news around the world, and footballers are always grateful for that.

For 30 years I wrote for newspapers and magazines, wrote books on the Dallas Cowboys' dynasties of the '70s and '90s, wrote about Michael Jordan in Chicago and Barry Bonds in the Bay Area, even wrote columns for ESPN.com from 2004 to 2006.

I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.

The most important thing to me is to inspire all these athletes in the next generation.

As professional athletes, we're used to inspiring the next generation, people who are younger than us.

I made a gym, it's the best gym in Nicaragua, I have kids that this year July 6th through the 11th will be fighting and then will go on to the Central American Games and I'm sure at least one will win a gold medal.

Of all the sportsmen I've ever met, cyclists are the nicest.

He's one of the best fighters in the UFC. I never thought I'd face Nick Diaz. I've watched all his fights.

You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating by taking drugs. It really is very difficult to put into words how it makes you feel.

To be able to represent Nike as a brand is one thing, but to also represent the great players that came before me means a lot.

When I first left Nike to go work with LeBron and manage him, I was really bullish about managing other athletes. I really wanted to get more athletes besides LeBron and build this big management practice. And in hindsight that was a mistake.

Basketball is not like football: It's not a car accident happening every play. Over the nine months, you can rest in practice and take off some minutes in games.

Ninety five percent of the field is not competitive when Nadal is playing.

I have no doubt that LeBron James would've loved to have played against Michael Jordan, but that simply is not going to happen.

There is no doubt that Nathan Lyon is a great spinner but so were Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan and Graeme Swann.

All in all, UFC 239 delivered. There's no doubt about it.

Donald Cerrone vs. Justin Gaethje is no doubt a fun fight on paper.