Athletes Quotes

You've got to know that you're going to see those kinds of teams every week in the SEC and see those kinds of athletes. To execute is certainly at a premium, and you've got to be able to do that. I don't think we have anything to be ashamed about, losing to LSU and Georgia. We just have to make sure that we play better. - Bobby Johnson

You've got to always want the ball, ... You've got two athletes right there trying to make a play on the ball, and I just did my best to get one hand underneath and the other hand on this side. Luck was on my side. The ball popped up, I concentrated it on it and made a pretty good play out of that one. - Chad Owens

You've got good athletes guarding good athletes out there, and they really did a good job on them. - Mike Conner

Your first job as a new coach should be to create a culture of success. You must model, communicate, teach, reward, and enforce the expectations and standards for how your program will operate, including how your athletes will train, practice, compete, win, lose, lead, and conduct themselves on and off the playing field. - Bill Walsh

Your best athletes have to come through in the big games, and this was a big game for us. We couldn't afford to start 0-2. That's what we're looking for from Robert, and he can actually do more than that. - Maurice Freeman

Young people and Indian people need to know that we existed in the 20th Century. We need to know who our heroes are and to know what we have done and accomplished in this century other than what Olympic athletes Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills have done. - Russell Means

Young kids and teenagers are exposed to music celebrities a lot more than they are to athletes, and companies are capitalizing on that fact. - Larry Weindruch

You'd think he's left-handed when you watch him throw. He's one of the best athletes I've been around. People are surprised when they see him run. This guy can fly. - Dusty Baker