Quotes About Athletics

When I was young, I never dreamed about winning a national championship. I didn't even play basketball. But I was tall. And long. And had large hands. I was made for the game. It found me later in life, compared to most collegiate athletes.

When I was a kid, I was a pretty good runner, and there was nothing like winning a race.

Clearly Bolt would beat me over 100 metres on the track. But on grass, over 30 metres with a ball at my feet? I'm winning that race every time!

Sport's hard: the margin between winning and losing is tiny.

Winning Commonwealth gold was just totally unbelievable.

Winning the 2012 bronze medal was magnificent, but I would love to win a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

If you can get an out on one pitch, take it. Let the strikeouts come on the outstanding pitches. Winning is the big thing. If you throw a lot of pitches, before you know it, your arm is gone.

I'm trying to let winning the world championships settle in right now before I begin training again shortly. During the skating season, we skate on average 20 kilometres a day. On top of that, we're riding a lot and lifting a lot of weights.

I played Mary Joe Fernandez in the semifinals. She was winning the first set. Second set was very close. I started to play this aggressive game. I think I surprised them.

The only way to get back the confidence is to play and win matches. You can practise as much as you like, but you need confidence that comes from playing and winning matches.

As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics.

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.

I was so used to going out and winning state championships and playing in the postseason.

As a quarterback, there's no better way to finish your year, in winning a Super Bowl, than with a touchdown pass. The chances of that happening, by the looks of most of the Super Bowls, is a very rare chance. Fortunately for me, I had an opportunity.

I'll have to say winning the Olympic gold in Atlanta is a crowning achievement, along with the gold in the relay in the same games.

When you are at the Olympic Games, it comes down to a ten thousandth of a hair between making the next round or winning a race or getting second or third.

He who gets the best players usually wins.

Most of us have been in a street fight at one point or another and it's not always the best athlete that wins. Sometimes it's a tough guy that surprises people and I think that still has a major role in football, which is why the numbers don't always decide things.

I've done a lot for the sport. Those wins over Fedor, 'Minotauro' and Velasquez will forever be in the history of the sport.

Whoever plays well on a given day, that player wins.

Both of us played basketball, and I played tennis and my knees are done. Now if you ask us head-to-head who wins at golf, I'm asking for a couple of strokes.

Everybody wants to go out like a John Elway, where he wins two Super Bowls and is able to retire on his own terms.

I'm a guy who wins medals rather than runs fast times, so for me, what keeps me going is winning medals for my country and making my nation proud.

In football, the stronger team is the one which wins.