Alberto Juantorena Quotes

If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.

I wouldn't have become the player I have without my father.

I know I'm going to be remembered for football. That's why I work so hard at it.

Those who have achieved success in football have a degree of responsibility to be open and honest about our 'calling,' our passion.

You must play with the same intention: to win the game and give everything you have.

As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability.

Basketball to me is more than a passion or a paycheck - it is the tool I use to try to have an impact in the world.

I coach at Rutgers University and help out there as a part-time assistant coach. I feel like the coach is kind of in me, and it would also be great exposure, so I'd be down for it, for sure.

I work my tail off to make sure that our city, our fans, our team, our coaches can enjoy winning.

I want to play every game, as does every player. But sometimes, you just have to listen to the manager.

Eventually I will own my own company and will provide advice to athletes and artists from the entertainment industry.

We've come a long way, but we've still got a long way to go, so we need to give our time to promote the game and be role models - to make the next generation see us and want to become us.

It is so important that our federation stands by our athletes.

I think when you're not in the NFL or when you're early in your career, you don't understand how hard guys work, especially the guys that play a long time and are successful.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

I don't want to be the guy that gets inspired by one player. I like to watch every player.

I slowly began to develop an interest in the game. I owe my success to my family. Had it not been for my father and my brother, I would not have been so closely associated with cricket.

I will try hard to win more medals for the country and make India proud.

One of the reasons I wear No. 2 is because of him. Yeah, he was ultimate team guy. He was a winner. And just a good guy for a kid to look up to. And I always pretended to be Jeter.

My father, my first coach, would never let me punk out if I was capable of helping the team.

It's part of the reason I went to Duke. Coach K came to me. He saw everything but the dunks. He was like, 'It's a dunk. It's two points. Who cares?' He saw every other part of my game that I wanted the world to see.

The most important thing is that everybody is professional on the pitch and gives 100 percent.

Every senior player has to play a part and help the skipper by performing their duties on the field and secondly by performing their duties off the field.

You should always play 100 per cent, and you shouldn't expect every decision from the referee.

The great thing is my dad was OK with whatever I wanted to do. He always supported me, and once I showed I was serious about football, that's when he really started to get involved and give me pointers.