Albert II, Prince of Monaco Quotes

I just want to continue to play football and be myself.

My approach to cricket has been reasonably simple: it was about giving everything to the team, it was about playing with dignity and it was about upholding the spirit of the game. I hope I have done some of that. I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. It is why I leave with sadness but also with pride.

That's what really motivates me: to make my coaches proud, my teammates proud, and the fans proud.

The All-Star Game represents everything we as a nation love about basketball on and off the court - diversity, sportsmanship and, most of all, a commitment to unite fans.

If I was playing for my local club I'd want to play in exactly the same way as if I was playing for England and, if that ever changes, it's probably time to stop.

I was embraced entirely and completely by the LGBTQ community. So I always felt very comfortable and confident to live exactly how I wanted to.

If I'm on the pitch, and I score, and I'm not going to celebrate, I would rather tell the manager I'm not going to play because what is the point of scoring goals and not celebrating?

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

Basketball made me happy to be tall. And more secure about myself than I ever would have been without it.

This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud.

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

I can't speak for other people, but for me, I feel like gone are the days that you need to come out of a closet. I never felt like I was in a closet. I never did. I always felt comfortable with who I am and the decisions I made.

But I want you to know that what I'm doing here I'm doing as a ballplayer, a major league ballplayer.

I may not have been the best Yankee to put on the pinstripes, but I am the proudest.

'Justified' is one of the greatest teams I've ever played for. It's just awesome.

We played for the love of the game; there were few holdouts. We wanted to pitch every day; to win more games than the other guy - not for the money, but for the glory of winning.

I want young people to know that they can belong - whatever your culture, your religion, your sexuality - that you can live life how you want to live it and feel comfortable how you are.

Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back.

You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport.

Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given.

I'm a gay black guy. If I can't ask questions without caring what people think of me, who can?

I played for 18 years, but the only thing that meant anything to me was the World Series.

Cricketers are made to feel that they are very special. That is okay as long as cricketers realise they are only as good as their last innings.

The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line.

To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win.