Field Events Quotes

I've never thrown a javelin. What kind of sport is that? It's hilarious.

I've got so many big gains to make in the javelin and the shot put. I know I'm not going to be winning the field in those events, but I need to do myself justice.

I actually like indoor track and field more than outdoor.

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

Track and field has always interested me.

I think track is still one of the most exciting participant sports, but we haven't been able to capitalize on that excitement through television and the print media.

I began with track and field because this is what I know.

In England I played everything - swimming, athletics, football, rugby, badminton, cricket - all of that stuff. I was in the first teams for all the sports at Brighton, played on the wing in rugby, and ran 100m, 200m, 400m, and did long jump and even the javelin at one point. In the States I did a bit of track, but mainly I was there for the boxing.

Decathletes have to train for every event: sprints one day, field events the next. You pump up to make yourself strong enough to throw? Try pole vaulting at 250 pounds. There are 32 guys in most decathlons, and they're in 32 little track meets.

In the television era, the second week of the Olympics is reserved for what is considered the marquee event: track and field.

I do the whole 10-event thing, but at the end of the day, it's still track and field.

Track and field was very big when I was growing up.