Athletic Involvement Quotes

Within the girl's game, you have to be motivated to be part of this sport.

College, for me, was more about wrestling than actually going to classes.

It's always good for a player to be on the pitch.

I would encourage people to participate in sports. You don't have to dream of being an Olympic or a professional athlete.

I just want to be part of a team and get a chance to play a lot.

I had always been involved in athletics throughout my life.

But I was very much into sports when I was a child.

I have always been into sports, right from school.

Ever since I was young, I played sports.

I get very into my sports.

I wouldn't particularly say I liked rugby but it got us playing football.

But if kids take up things like hockey and football they will go back to it.

I played soccer for 12 years on three different teams at a time.

I think any kid wants to get on the field as much as he can.

I've always been into sports and being physical.

I want to stay involved in athletics; I want to encourage kids to take part and try to grow the sport.

I was in high school - and I went to an all-boys Catholic high school, a Jesuit high school, where I was focused on academics and athletics, going to church every Sunday at Little Flower, working on my service projects, and friendship, friendship with my fellow classmates and friendship with girls from the local all-girls Catholic schools.

When kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket... Name any sport, and I played it.

It's a beautiful thing to be involved with the Special Olympics.

Sitting on the sidelines is so painful because it's very difficult for me to watch wrestling and not be a participant in the ring, since that's just where I belong.

You see now more girls getting involved in their sports because they can see it on TV and see these people playing, and I think - the more and more it's exposed and is out there - it will continue to grow and grow. They watch it on TV and think, 'Well, that could be me!'