Quotes About Athletics

The guy's (Shane Spencer) ridiculous. No one hits home runs like that. I'm telling you, man, it's ridiculous.

Do I play tennis? Man, I had one of the baddest overhead rights of anyone. Bam!

There's only one Mark McGwire. The man walked over 160 times. Just think. If he walks 60 times, he might hit 100 homers.

There's a man in Mobile who remembers that Honus Wagner hit a triple in Pittsburgh 46 years ago. That's baseball.

When I train against men, I always find that I push myself harder to my absolute maximum.

No physical activity is so vain as boxing. A man gets into the ring to attract admiration. In no sport, therefore, can you be more humiliated.

Man, there's a lot of pressure when you put on that Kansas uniform with the high expectations everyone has.

We live in a world that needs entertainment. And that entertainment has to be provided by men who sweat and bleed.

What greater glory attends a man than what he wins with his racing feet and his striving hands?

Usain Bolt won the gold for the men's 100- and 200-meter dashes for the second Olympics in a row. You know, he has been running since he was in elementary school - kind of like Mitt Romney.

All coaches are thinking men, or else they wouldn't survive.

My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.

Softball is the reason Washing Machines and Bleach are so popular. Don't think so? Just ask a softball Mom.

I have bought pole vault equipment, the landing areas, posts, which costs a lot of money. We pay for coaches

When I was young, it wasn't about the money, it wasn't about the fame and fortune, it was about playing football.

I spent money, I slept with women around the league, but I always kept my mind on the game.

For guys playing sports at a high level, for money, I can't put my finger on it, but in a man's world of sport, there is something visceral to beating another man.

Hitting is the most important part of the game. It is where the big money is, where much of the status is, and the fan interest.

I truly love the game; I wouldn't be playing if I didn't love the game. I'm not getting paid astronomical dollars; it's truly for the love of the game of basketball.

It's tough. Gymnastics isn't basketball or football or baseball, where you can get these huge contracts and make a lot of money.

Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.

I come from great stock. I didn't come from money. My parents both worked really hard to keep food on the table and give my sister and me opportunities to play sports and see what we were good at.

When I wake up at 5 in the morning is it just to jog? Definitely not, I give it all of my efforts.

We usually spend one hour per week on ballet but Marta Karolyi has us do a lot of compulsory floor in the morning practice.