Athlete Controversy Quotes

When I plummeted into infamy in the Calgary Olympics, I never thought that a film would be made about my life.

I have used, you know, marijuana ... since Ive been in the league.

Tim Tebow may be back in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles. As you remember, he was thrown out of the league when he landed his gyrocopter on the White House lawn.

I cannot comment on any player who has ongoing criminal charges and legal situations.

We have made drugs an Olympic event. It receives most of the coverage at the Games and even the suspicion of guilt can ruin a reputation for life.

But I don't know how I really felt about Johnny Manziel, but I feel like now everyone hates him. He's quickly becoming my favorite player in college football.

Barry Bonds in the news. Yesterday Barry Bonds' agent said that Bonds could hit as many as 1,000 home runs. And the agent admitted he's on more drugs than Barry Bonds.

I feel like I'm the only fighter who has ever missed weight in UFC, to be honest. Anyone, when we talk about weight now it's Darren Till, Darren Till. I missed weight, and people just need to get off it.

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.

Nothing has really made me upset aside from the baseless, false accusations of PED use.

I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up, and then we break him down. I think he's one of the superb athletes, and he's a good human being.

Once and for all, I did not use steroids or any other illegal substance.

Once upon a time, it was hard to decipher what was more difficult to stomach: the foolish, detrimental behavior of a professional athlete or the apologists disguised as their inner circle, eager to excuse the inexcusable. And then there came Allen Iverson, who didn't make it difficult at all.

I feel like 'embattled' or 'disgraced' will always follow my name. It's like that black football player who recently came out.

You can't sugarcoat why Kaep is not playing in the NFL. This dude played in the Super Bowl.

The trial of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has kept me fascinated and shocked in equal measure. But like many women, I was relieved this week when he was found guilty of culpable homicide after killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The quarterback's spending so much time behind the center that he may jeopardize his right to lead a Boy Scout troop.