Athlete Quotes

Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts.

You would be amazed how many important outs you can get by working the count down to where the hitter is sure you're going to throw to his weakness, and then throw to his power instead.

You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October.

There's no easier pitch to hit than a splitter that doesn't do anything.

The way to make coaches think you're in shape in the spring is to get a tan.

Sooner or later the arm goes bad. It has to... Sooner or later you have to start pitching in pain.

I never threw the spitter, well maybe once or twice when I really needed to get a guy out real bad.

I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit.

Hell, if I didn't drink drink or smoke, I'd win twenty games every year. It's easy when you don't drink or smoke or horse around.

Army life was rough. Would you believe it, they actually wanted me to pitch three times a week.

Only two journalists followed the team around.

Nowadays, as soon as a striker scores three goals, everyone starts asking him about it.

My record of 13 goals in the World Cup finals still stands.

In those days there was not so much pressure on us.

I think it's good for sporting justice that Ronaldo scored twice in the final.

I think I'll take my record of 13 goals to the grave.

I spent my first twenty years in Morocco, where I coached the national team.

As soon as he thinks about the record, he's finished. The secret is to put it out of your mind.

When I go back to NFL functions today, I feel a bit on the outside looking in. I played 13 years in the NFL, and I loved it - made a Pro Bowl and went to the playoffs - but I always felt like I was having to knock the door down to get in.

The trouble is that right now I want to put as much work into football as I can. It's very important for me to get off to a good start. By the same token, I feel a responsibility to handle the media and those sort of things.

The public doesn't care about my size. It's just something for the media to talk about.

The Flutie Bowl is a great event that brings together people who really care about the autism community. We always have a great time bowling and playing music.

The day I retire is the day I'll feel old. I'm not there yet.

The biggest issue about the height factor is the bias that the NFL has about it.

That's the way I like it because there's no time to have nerves about it. You just run out and do it.

My first two years in the CFL, all I thought of was getting back to the NFL - it was like 'I'll put my time in up here and go back.' Then I went and signed a nice contract in Calgary and was like, 'Hey, I can make a living up here, this is great football, and I'm having a blast.'

My favorite song to play is 'Smokin'' by Boston. I actually had a chance to play that with the band Boston live.

My daughter just graduated college and she's a dance major. She's done a couple of dance videos already and won Miss Massachusetts a couple of weeks ago. She's going out for Miss United States the second week of July, out in Las Vegas. She will probably wind up going to New York and trying the Broad

My daughter is very strong-willed and is a great kid. She doesn't drink. She doesn't smoke. She doesn't fold to peer pressure. I think how affectionate my wife and I have been with her over the years all plays into that. She realizes the more people she is exposed to that kids who have both parents

My biggest frustration with the Heisman is it's become the MVP of the national champion, or a team going to the National Championship game. That's what it's turned into. If you're not undefeated, you're out of the running.