Athletic Events Quotes

The Olympics has solely been around other sports as far as Great Britain has been considered.

I just love sports.

Chuck Parson did not participate in organized sports, because to do so would distract from his larger goal of his life: to one day be convicted of murder

My folks, I don't think my mom or my dad ever missed a little league game or a football game.

I hate talking about the dunk contest. I'm just so sick of the dunk contest. I'm done with that. That point of my life I'm over with.

College football: I do not see the relationship of those highly industrialized affairs on Saturday afternoons to higher learning in America.

I make appearance at local park and recreation agencies when the program starts, when they have the qualifying meets at the local levels. Then I try to go to the regional competitions, and of course I'm there in Hershey, Pa., in August for the North American final.

Is this the Olympics or One Life to Live?

I actually like indoor track and field more than outdoor.

My favourite event was the 200m, so as I won the 100m, I thought it was possible I'd win the 200m.

I love watching gymnastics, swimming, and track and field.

There's so much more important parts other than pole vaulting.

I don't want to hear another negative word about cheerleaders. If it weren't for cheerleaders, who would tell us when and how to be happy during athletic events? If it weren't for cheerleaders, how would America's prettiest girls get the exercise that's so vital to a healthy life?

For the most part I'll probably do floor exercise and balance beam. Those are the two things that I do.

The thing that all sports have in common is that they have no fantasy elements, which is a little weird.

In America, we have three major sports - baseball, football and basketball. They get the most coverage. Then there's things like golf which mop up most of what is left. But track and field? We are way at the bottom of the totem pole.

My dad is the biggest Lexie fan - ever since I was in gymnastics, he went to ever gymnastics meet, every cheer competition, every bodybuilding show.

Sportswriters are what make sports great and fun to watch.

And I realized that there was no sports reporter, so I started covering sporting events.

Why don't they allow professional wrestling at the Olympics? They allow pro basketball players and hockey players. Olympic pro wrestling would be awesome. The team from Mexico could wear those Mr. X masks. The French wrestler could hit his opponent with a baguette. Or perhaps just surrender.

Group events like cricket, football and kabaddi have private leagues, which are all being played for money. There are no such events in athletics. Everything is run by the government bodies, there's less money involved in our game, and we are not even paid as well as people in other sports.

The heptathlon is made up of seven events, and people have strengths and weaknesses.

I've always thought having a kid that played soccer would be the worst punishment. After watching 3 min of water polo I stand corrected.

I'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics.

In sports, the confluence of the 1989 Oakland vs. San Francisco World Series and the Loma Prieta earthquake notwithstanding, the earth rarely moves.