I never really worried about those hurdles. They were just standing there, and I was always zooming past them just to get… — Rod Milburn Copy Share Image
Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport. — Chuck Norris Copy Share Image
It won't change that I'm an Olympian if you call me a football player, and it won't change that I'm an NFL… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
It was hard and I could have quit a long time ago but I did not because my dreams are more powerful… — Latazah Coleman Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, when you command a certain power in track and field, you sometimes you have to exercise… — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
I was really into sports, playing track and field, amateur wrestling, volleyball, and soccer. I was a very active kid and teenager. — Jinder Mahal Copy Share Image
The gun goes off and everthing changes... the world changes... and nothing else really matters. — PattiSue Plumer Copy Share Image
I love sports. I've played basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, track and field growing up. — Michael B. Jordan Copy Share Image
It's very warm there, so we were outdoors all the time. The local people had programs for us year-round, where as kids… — Rafer Johnson Copy Share Image
I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
I've always been on the outside looking in. I was never popular in school, despite my success in athletics. I would win… — Kenny Omega Copy Share Image
I like track and field for the simple reason that I determine my own outcome. I don't rely on my coach or… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
I played everything. I played lacrosse, baseball, hockey, soccer, track and field. I was a big believer that you played hockey in… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
I knew there was no money in track and field unless you were unbelievable. So I stopped it when I was 13.… — DeAndre Yedlin Copy Share Image
It was not until the end of my freshman year in high school that I thought I could really have a future… — Allyson Felix Copy Share Image
I wasn't banned from skiing but didn't go much in college because I couldn't afford it, and there just wasn't the time.… — Dean Cain Copy Share Image
The real competition is against the little voice inside you that wants to quit — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day. — Lauren Fleshman Copy Share Image
Track and field, because it was something I could do by myself, one-on-one, me against everybody else. — Jim Thorpe Copy Share Image
The ability to grow is directly related to the amount of insecurity you can take in your life. — Bruce Jenner Copy Share Image
The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit. — Ken Doherty Copy Share Image
Track and field is definitely a science and each year as an athlete you try to develop and become stronger. — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
When you put yourself on the line in a race and expose yourself to the unknown, you learn things about yourself that… — Doris Brown Heritage Copy Share Image
In the television era, the second week of the Olympics is reserved for what is considered the marquee event: track and field. — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been… — Kimberly Elise Copy Share Image
Once I was away from track and field, I was able to realize that life is something you really have to work… — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
Running is my meditation, mind flush, cosmic telephone, mood elevator and spiritual communion. — Lorraine Moller Copy Share Image
American naturalist John Burroughs put it, “A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame… — Jeff Olson Copy Share Image
I was playing cricket first and my cricket coach was the one that introduced me to track and field. — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
The art form is to become one with the hurdle, to make it your friend, and I embraced that process. — Renaldo Nehemiah Copy Share Image
The more success I have with track and field the bigger my brand is. So I would say I'm more of a… — Usain Bolt Copy Share Image
I converted from softball. We've got volleyball, we've got track and field. Athletes come from anywhere and then convert into bobsled. — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
I love watching track and field - the 4x100 relay, the 100-(meter) dash, the 200-(meter) dash. To see what they're able to… — LeBron James Copy Share Image
Some people create with words or with music or with a brush and paints. I like to make something beautiful when I… — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
Once I found out that track and field was an organized sport, the era I followed more closely was that of Maurice… — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company. — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
In track and field, Nike is all-powerful. They control the top coaches, athletes, races, even the governing body. — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
I grew up on basketball, volleyball, that sort of thing. For me, track and field was a whole 'nother beast. — Stephan James Copy Share Image
Competing in both track and field and basketball for the Bruins I have a lot of great memories to choose from. But… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
People say that it was degrading for an Olympic champion to run against a horse, but what was I supposed to do?… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
