Gail Devers Quotes

I wanted to emulate my parents - Mum captained India in basketball, and Dad won a bronze in hockey in 1972 Olympics. My focus has always been to achieve excellence whether in the field of tennis, in the corporate field, in the art of acting or in motivating youngsters.

There is no life without sport and no sport without competition.

My jersey hanging from the ceiling is going to be a symbol of the hard work of the people I played with.

Since childhood, sports has been one of the most important influences in my life.

As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget.

I always said I wanted to be a great athlete, ever since I was an overweight little kid. I just love competing in any kind of athletics.

I probably went into sports with a sense of competitiveness and came out of it even more competitive.

Four years of football are calculated to breed in the average man more of the ingredients of success in life than almost any academic course he takes.

I've had good players in my time. I really have.

I had great football players. To be quite truthful, my great football players, the ones who wanted the ball at the end of the games, they weren't focused on money. They want to do something great. They want to go to Pro Bowls. They want to win Super Bowls. Those are the people that succeed in sports - or in business.

My goals in football helped make me disciplined and focused in all areas of my life.

In the end, every coach wants the same - that's to win.

Sports, it's beautiful, because you can always do something.

You can learn a lot. You can learn how to win. You can learn how to be coached.

I want to be the best Blazer - ever.

I've always gotten a kick out of leading my team in assists.

I don't care what you do in life. To say that that year I was the absolute best, especially when you're in a team sport - and I have more of a personality that I wished I would've played an individual sport - to win a championship, to get 60 people and focused in one direction and do it over a seven-month period is phenomenal.

Any time your team has confidence in you, it's cool, but I don't go back. I haven't watched one Super Bowl that we've played in.

What motivates me is being the best quarterback in the world.

My only focus is on our games and my performances - they are the most important things.

Every time I go on to the court, people expect me to get a medal. It is tough, and I can't win always, but I still have to go out there and give my best.

You visualize making a game-changing play, that's what you're here for.

Football is one of the most popular sports in the country, and there are many reasons for this. You can take so much from football and apply it to life in general. Just some of those things are goal-setting, preparation, teamwork, perseverance and discipline.

Natural talent only determines the limits of your athletic potential. It's dedication and a willingness to discipline your life that makes you great.

Nike has always been a business about excellence and achievement.