America Quote by Florence Griffith Joyner

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

— Usain Bolt

I think we need to be a bit more proactive. Let's not just talk about availability of sports, let's make the facilities more accessible…

— Hope Powell

We should try to teach the young people values that are useful to them whether they become professional athletes or not.

— Rafael Nadal

I am looking more at being a sports leader someday to have more influence with the youth and to hopefully spread weightlifting across the…

— Hidilyn Diaz

I'd like my kids to do whatever sports they desire.

— Rob Burrow

I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.

— Major Taylor

You've got a bunch of kids out here that might not want to be athletes, but they want to learn how to make a…

— Malcolm Jenkins

For many young people growing up in minority communities, there is a sense that their lives are disposable. As athletes, we have a platform…

— Jason Collins

I think we should bring up our children with much less pressure to compete and get ahead: no comparing one child with another, at…

— Benjamin Spock

Our country's growing obsession with organized sports isn't just hurting our children, but also our communities. As play is siphoned off to gyms and…

— Darell Hammond

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

— Pierre de Coubertin

I would encourage the youth to get in to their bodies as much as possible through sport or exercise, and to embrace their uniques…

— Leilani Bishop