Athlete Perspective Quotes

I've pitched too many innings and pitched too many years - one game doesn't make or break my career.

The media talks a lot. The media, they don't know. They are not in the team, they are not training with me, they are not playing with me, but they are talking a lot about me in Europe.

I've never thought of the Olympics as a political statement. I really think a boycott ... is in the wrong as far as the athletes are concerned.

I hope people see us not just as a football player, but also as human beings, we are not machines!

When I stopped racing, I kept being asked to comment on diversity in the sport but I really felt I had done my part.

I was a hockey player. I played hockey forever. That was my life and my job until I got injured, so I get sports, and I get the sports atmosphere, the feeling around other athletes, but I never played football.

If I can't practice, I can't practice. It is as simple as that. I ain't about that at all. It's easy to sum it up if you're just talking about practice. We're sitting here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about practice. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice. Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last, but we're talking about practice man. How silly is that?

From an athlete's perspective, to cancel the Olympics in regards to the threats would be absolutely devastating - especially since the Olympics - it's really about people meeting together through sports and putting aside their countries' differences for that time.

It's my job to take the fans sitting at home on their couch and put them in my shoes.

I've been to three Olympics, and they're cool and everything, but I feel like people just aren't grateful for what we have and the opportunities we have.

The players think it's all about them! It's not about them - it's about the game of football, man!

In baseball, nothing surprises me. I understand this is a business.

I had one major concussion. It's different for each guy. For me, it was never an issue because I didn't have an issue with concussions.

I'm conscious to know and understand what's going on with the game and what comes from the game and what's life after football.

The sports space is so full of opinion that you aren't hearing from the athletes just speaking for themselves. We are such a Twitter-oriented society with radio talk shows, TV talk shows and social media - what you are missing is the authentic, unfiltered aspect of who these people are.

I'm playing pretty good now, but my ranking doesn't say that. I'm number two.

It is good, it is better to be voted by the players - they know everything about football.

Cameron was able to get an inside look at professional football from the standpoint of athletes and agents and general managers that few people have ever seen.