Quotes About Athletics

I'm not dumb enough to be a goalie.

Ballroom dancing is a contact sport. Rugby is a collision sport.

There is no such thing as an average runner. We are all above average.

I enjoyed every bit of my swimming career. I think that's the most important advice - to enjoy what you do

Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.

Sports are my passion and I really enjoy connecting with others who share my love of the game

Baseball is the only sport I know that when you're on offense, the other team controls the ball.

If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.

I play some fighting games, but mostly I just play sports.

Baseball is ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

A guy that throws what he intends to throw, that's the definition of a good pitcher.

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

Obviously in the world of sports, you go through different ups and downs than in normal life. You might be on top of the world playing or you're sidelined with an injury.

I understand the psychology of the sport, especially inside the ring.

Lacrosse is probably the best sport I ever played.

My workout was running down fly balls, stealing a base, or running for my life on the football field.

I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.

The strongest thing I put into my body is steak and eggs. I just eat. I'm not a supplement guy. Steroids are not even a thought.

Yes, winning the gold medal was undoubtedly the biggest day of my career - mostly because I won the way I had prepared to run it. It was a totally satisfying experience.

My motto is, you have to get in a sport a day.

All I can say to the young players is, enjoy every moment of it. Just enjoy every moment of it. Your career goes by very quickly.

Football is a game of errors. The team that makes the fewest errors in a game usually wins.

The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are attached to the shoulder.

In the NFL you get one first-round draft pick if you're lucky. You couldn't really outwork anybody else. In college I could recruit ten players with first-round talent every year.