Sports Advocacy Quotes

I feel like the NBA, WNBA, tennis and basketball have really been at the forefront of social justice and pushing for change from the athlete platform.

I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. That's where I really started playing all sports, and that's why I'm a big advocate for the work they do.

I'm always interested in furthering our sport. Like, I would love to be a correspondent newsperson, somebody who informs the fans a little bit more and able to bring a little more closure to our sport where it's more of a black and white as opposed to the gray area.

In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it.

In Cuba we use our champions to promote the sport.

Now I can give back and be a role model and an advocate for women in sport.

I feel the pressure but I embrace it. Whatever I have to do to make the sport catch on to other people, I'll do it.

When I decided to stop racing, I really wanted to give something back to the sport and for me it was always going to be about inspiring young girls and women.

Our partnership with Dick's Sports Matter program aligns perfectly with our mission to address inequity in schools nationwide.

More entertainers should come forward to support sports. I'd love to see Akshay Kumar in a film on Indian martial arts.

If I can make an impact, I want to help some kids and bridge the gap between soccer and celebrity in America.

Once I got to the NBA I wanted to continue to work with the Special Olympics and those with special needs.

I'm proud to have a small part in the growth of hockey in D.C., but our organization does so much every day to get young kids to play hockey and I'm always appreciative of that.

That's what all of us want, why we're getting involved in so many campaigns - we want to leave football in a better place than when we came into it.

As a former college athlete, I know the importance of sports in the lives of women and girls, and I couldn't be more thrilled to join forces with NWSL and U.S. Soccer to ensure professional women athletes are elevated as the entire country can watch and be inspired by their strength and athleticism.