Sport Achievement Quotes

I'm so happy to have done this, and now I can say I ran the New York City Marathon.

I played and scored for all of the teams I played for except in Turin.

My career was a gift that I'm very happy about. I loved every step of it. I was blessed. I won all the titles and put my stamp on the sport.

It's a legacy thing, and when it's all said and done, I want to leave a legacy in whatever way. If not, if it's helping the division, if it's fighting big names, I just want to be remembered as one of the greatest all-time to ever do this in the sport. That's just what I want to do.

I'm honored and blessed by God to be in the sport I love, and I want to accomplish all the goals I set in the sport of boxing - to be successful and make history.

Not everyone can say they were signed by Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United.

That's what the big players get recognised for, scoring goals or creating goals.

As an athlete, I hope we can remain focused on the Olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport by peoples of all nations.

I wished very much for the day of my debut at Old Trafford, and I did in the best way, scoring a goal.

In practice, I think I've thrown it 82 yards, one time. In a game, I don't think I've pushed it that far - probably 60, 65 yards in the air.

To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport.

Individually, I think things have been very, very good for me in my first season in England.

I was fortunate to be born when I was. There's been a massive rise in British cycling since I joined the junior programme when I was 17. It all started in 2004 when Chris Hoy won gold for the 1 km. time trial in Athens; when one person starts doing well, they take everyone with them.

It is great to be a part of the whole skating family, and it makes me feel ecstatic that my name will be among the greats of the sport.

Always looked up to Brian and his skating, I loved his skating and what he had done for the sport. And the triple axel, that was the thing, and I wanted a triple axel.

I smoked my first cigar in 1991, when we won the championship. Up to that point, I had never smoked a cigar, never smoked anything.

If I'm only fighting once or twice a year, that's just not going to be enough to make a dent in the sport or enough financially for me to get myself to where I want to be and position myself.

Breaking the world record has always been in the works. I just need the right conditions and I can make it.

I think every athlete wants to get sponsored. If you do really well in your sport, then I think sponsorship can help you get rewarded in that sense: doing what you can for your sponsor. It's just another achievement in life.

I'd love to be able to dominate cycling in general, not just one event.

You're just trying to go out there and give seven innings. Seven innings, 105 pitches, that's a good outing.