America Quote by Howie Long

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible.

— Deion Sanders

When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought…

— Alexis Arguello

If any athlete is doing well, then it's the responsibility of the government to support the athlete.

— Dutee Chand

I think it's important that we as athletes do whatever we can to help kids, primarily helping kids of color.

— Harrison Barnes

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

As a professional athlete, the onus is on you to take responsibility.

— J. J. Redick

There's just so much negative media surrounding professional athletes or sports in general, whether it's kids that are pressured too much or professional athletes…

— Kristopher Belman

I would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many…

— Bill James

Not every child is cut out for an individual sport.

— Chris Evert

Since the conception of our country, America has held that parents, not schools, teachers, and certainly not courts, hold the primary responsibility of educating…

— John Doolittle

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

— Rafael Nadal

It is inhumane to put sole responsibility on one athlete.

— Tite