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“When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.”
Bob Gibson
“Especially for snowboard cross, endurance is huge. All of us are strong athletes. Ski racers, in the downhill, do one run a day. We did six today, plus warm-up runs. Those are minute-30 [second] runs, so you need a lot of endurance to pull that off.”
Seth Wescott
“It is sad when any athlete makes the tragic decision to cheat because it robs other athletes of their deserved recognition and hurts our sport.”
Craig Masback
“One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've got to be willing to cut out of your life those things that keep you from going to the top.”
Bob Richards
“Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros.”
Rebecca Lobo
“I look forward to maintaining and building on the significant athlete involvement that played such an important role in bringing the Games to London.”
Jonathan Edwards
“[Independent surveys estimate 1.5%-2% of Florida's high school athletes might be using steroids.] But against a student base of 215,000 athletes, it's kind of scary to think that possibly 4,000 are at risk out there, ... We don't want to see any youngster's life at risk.”
John Stewart
“We had passion and loved athletics and that saw us through.”
Colin Jackson
“My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.”
Edwin Moses
