Athlete Quotes

I'm no hero. Heroes don't come back. Survivors return home. Heroes never come home. If anyone thinks I'm a hero, I'm not.

I needed to join the Navy. If you ask the people in Europe who won World War II, they don't say the Allies, they say the United States won the war and saved the world.

Baseball is only a game, a game of inches and a lot of luck. During a time of all-out war, sports are very insignificant.

The soldiers that didn't come back were the heroes. It's a roll of the dice. If a bullet has your name on it, you're a hero. If you hear a bullet go by, you're a survivor.

Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.

Nobody lives forever and I've had a blessed life.

My father kept me busy from dawn to dusk when I was a kid. When I wasn't pitching hay, hauling corn or running a tractor, I was heaving a baseball into his mitt behind the barn... If all the parents in the country followed his rule, juvenile delinquency would be cut in half in a year's time.

I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game.

Life comes down to honesty and doing what's right. That's what's most important.

I don't think baseball owes colored people anything. I don't think colored people owe baseball anything, either.

Where the ball went was up to heaven. Sometimes I threw the ball clean up into the stands.

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is.

Right now I'd say my favorite fashion designer is Zac Posen.

Philippians 1:21 is very special to me because it helps to keep my life centered.

My mom is great and I make sure that we pray together before every race. She helps me put everything in perspective and remind me of the real reason I run.

I've got to make sure I'm keeping weight on.

I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.

I was a disruptive child.

I spend around two and half hours on the track every day running and another 2 hours in the weight room lifting weights with my strength coach.

I love a great pair of jeans and a nice blouse.

I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.

I grew up in a Christian home with amazing parents.

I feel old.

I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.

I always want to give more than I gave yesterday.

You know, I love wearing heels. I wish I could wear them all the time, but, you know, my sport doesn't really permit it.

My faith inspires me so much. It is the very reason that I run. I feel that my running is completely a gift from God and it is my responsibility to use it to glorify him.

The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all. God is always in control and he will never leave us.

Two things Florida can teach the other 49 states: how to make a good margarita and how to deal with the aftermath of a hurricane.

No taxation without respiration.