Sports Quotes

"We might be doing pictures for the blind, ... But I suspect not. I think this is a turning point for sports television."
-David Hill

"Cycling continues to be an important part of OLN programming. With Lance Armstrong's retirement, fans are eagerly waiting to see who will emerge as the sport's next star. Through our coverage of the spring classics, we will be able to chronicle the drama leading up to, and including, the Tour de France."
-Gavin Harvey

"They are an icon of the '50s, ... It was considered a friendly, comfortable American sports car."
-Dave Gould

"Not even the hiring of a celebrity like Jesse Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota, can keep the lid on a rogue sports book wrong doings."
-Roberto Castiglioni

"It's amazing. They get this group feeling that you get in sports that maybe some of these kids would never get. ... You know everybody's depending on you."
-Lisa Lambert

"Our attention ebbs and tides. We looked to the mainstream sports and how they stay in front of the audience."
-Carey Pinkowski

"Growing up I was a tomboy. I'm real aggressive. For girls, there's no hitting sports. (In volleyball) I get to just hit someone in the face."
-Ashley Sabrsula

"Because we were delayed, it was tough to get in contact with all of the schools. A lot of the athletes are involved in other sports, and we just had a tough time getting it all together."
-Vera Rodriguez

"There is just so much to branch out and learn, ... I love team sports because you can do so much more together."
-Blair Brown

"We'll have finisher medals this year and a big barbeque at the race finish at the Durango Sports Club."
-Matt Kelly

"[Utah center Greg Ostertag, who claimed he doesn't even own a sports jacket, said he's not just mad about the dress code. He plans to get even.] I don't mind if they clean it up a little bit, ... but they can go without them -- sport coats. They're going to get the worst-looking one they've ever seen on me. I'll go buy one off a guy on the street."
-Greg Ostertag

"Of all the people I've played sports with, Andrew is always there for you. He helps you through adversity and he's never going to bad-mouth you."
-Jordan Depaoli

"Microsoft is one of the world's leading companies and is notoriously selective over which organizations it chooses to partner, ... resurrect the stadium as the world's leading sports and entertainment venue."
-Michael Cunnah

"It gives kids who aren't in sports an opportunity to be physical. It gives them a chance to shine."
-Lisa Waterman

"Reading really does go down in middle and high school. The amount of reading kids do in those grades just goes down. There are so many clubs and sports competing for that attention."
-Virginia Bowerman

"There will be more and more genetic testing, so sports has to come to terms with this issue."
-Arthur Caplan

"We lost two sports but we did not get anyone in. This has created a lot of concerns and worries."
-Sergei Bubka

"With the popularity of talk radio and it coming back to Portland, it was great to see him make an impact. He was probably the last person you'd think to see wake up at 6 a.m. to do talk radio, especially with it becoming so in-your-face, but Frank was a professional and it was great to see the younger generation of sports fans, 18 to 30, who found out how knowledgeable and professional he was."
-Paul Evans

"He was respected by athletes he covered, by coaches he worked with and by everyone in the sports media. He befriended everyone. We've lost a real character who will always be in the folklore of sports journalism in New Mexico."
-Dennis Latta

"We are long-term sports investors and avid Manchester United fans."
-Joel Glazer

"It's always cool to be a part of anything that hasn't happened before. This is a great sports town, and the fans around here are about to really have some fun following both teams."
-Joe Dumars

"That's what I want the boys who play for me to come away with. I want them to know there's more to life than playing sports."
-Tom Dowd

"It's part of sports, part of being a competitor. He played better than me. That first week [of fall practice] I didn't play very well; I was rusty, and he played better."
-Josh Swogger

"We are active in water sports and while the shark remains in the water there is the prospect that danger still exists. Our public would feel a lot safer if that shark was removed from the water."
-David Oliver

"The department has invested large amounts of resources in facilities, scholarships and coaches in our Olympic sports. The inability to host NCAA competition would have an unbelievably negative effect on our programs."
-Ron Guenther

"We invite (schools with offensive mascots) to come here and play sports and everything, so we request that they be more sensitive to minorities. It's hard for us as a school to have a stance on the issue when we continue to invite those teams with their mascots."
-Sen. Ryan Birkman

"When they announced that we won, it was almost like a dream. We're living the sports dream."
-Jason West

"He wanted all sports to be successful. We just felt his support was unwavering."
-Jan Jensen