Fitness Quote by DeAndre Yedlin

I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch…

— Sebastian Coe

Track and field was very big when I was growing up.

— Usain Bolt

I grew up on basketball, volleyball, that sort of thing. For me, track and field was a whole 'nother beast.

— Stephan James

I played football in high school, I played baseball when I was younger, things like that, but I think it was the passion I…

— Tyson Gay

I started doing sports when I was 13 and competitively doing sports - where I was actually training - when I was 17.

— Oksana Masters

To be honest, it's not like I do a lot of track and field training.

— Maria Sakkari

I actually ran in junior high school a little bit, you know, like most kids do in track and things. Then I got out…

— Jeff Fisher

I went and played football so I can support my family like I wanted to. Track has been my real dream, to be an…

— Marquise Goodwin

I played soccer when I was younger so I thought I was going to be a soccer player for a long time. But then…

— Kelly Gale

I used to run track in high school and was unexceptional in every way.

— Alex Guarnaschelli

In the U.S., track and field struggles and I am such a trackie. I love the sport. It's one of those things where if…

— Mary Cain

As an early teen, soccer is the number one thing that you do - and I wasn't very good at that.

— Dorian Yates