Quotes About Athletics

J. R. Smith's incredible, man, just incredible off the bench.

One of my major competitors was Harold Smith. Smith beat me in 1977. I was loafing during that competition.

My kickboxing coach Maurice Smith is one of the best ever.

I think my style of play, not drinking, I think I'm a product of clean living. I don't drink, don't smoke.

I don't drink, I don't smoke.

Hoopsters always look smooth. I'm definitely not smooth! I'm definitely not up there with those guys.

After working so hard on the court, I find that snacks help me avoid late-afternoon energy lows.

There's a lot of games played, a lot of snaps played over the long haul.

Make the right decisions and play football for as long as you can because there is a limited number of snaps you'll be able to take over the course of your career. Enjoy the whole thing though, because it's really fun.

I could have been a professional footballer and trialled with Blackburn Rovers. But I snapped my cruciate ligaments, an injury that has dogged me ever since.

I think I'm very good at reading coverage and knowing where I want to go with the ball before the ball is snapped.

I've signed a few sneakers in my day.

In 2013, I had the chance to try cross-country skiing on snow and just fell in love with being in nature and how hard it was to pick up the sport. And the snow is sparkly.

Snowboarding requires lower-body strength.

I think the cool thing about snowboarding is that everyone has their own style.

I decided I want to represent the U.S. and show what snowboarding's all about.

I want to keep snowboarding as long as I'm still having fun and progressing my riding.

I had a really dark time after the Olympic Games... But then I said to myself, 'This is a sport that's blessed me with a home, with an education, with some money. I can't hate this sport. This sport took me out of Louisiana. This sport gave me a chance when so many people don't get a chance. And I love this sport.'

That's really what gymnastics should be. It should always be a beautiful and inspiring thing to so many people.

The silver medal is incredible, because we worked so hard for so many years. Sacrificing, absolutely demolishing our bodies for hours a day, 11 months a year, years on end.

I've competed for so many years that I can go in there and have fun and do what I love, which is fight and compete.

I've been lucky to play with so many great players, to be coached by so many great coaches and lucky enough to be healthy enough for so many years.

I think just being able to experience college gymnastics the way I have has allowed me to really express myself and have so much fun in the sport.

I spent so much time on the field while my dad had practices growing up that I actually developed a pretty good arm playing catch with my sister.