Difficult Quote by Jerome Bettis

It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: 'Oh, no guy can come out in a team…

— Charles Barkley

There has never been a better time for a footballer to come out and say 'I am gay.' Fellow footballers would certainly be supportive.…

— Chris Sutton

In female sports, if you're gay, most likely your team knows it pretty quickly. It's very open and widely supported. For males, it's not…

— Megan Rapinoe

There are already gay players in the NFL and have been for a while.

— Keyshawn Johnson

I think it's... I don't want to become a social crusader on this issue, but I think sports, male sports, has traditionally not been…

— David Stern

It's pretty simple for me; I believe all people are created equal, regardless of their sexuality. To promote respect and acceptance is an important…

— Steve Gleason

My whole thing is, I'm a football player who is gay.

— Carl Nassib

It's none of our business, the sexual preference of people. So, I hope if someone's thinking about it, that if they do come out…

— Andrew Luck

I think people now - you know, a lot of athletes have come out and said, I would definitely accept, you know, a gay…

— Megan Rapinoe

I think the best part of being gay is when you're done [with sex], you could turn over and talk about football.

— Andrew Dice Clay

I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy…

— Jason Collins

I'll lead by example and show that gay players are no different from straight ones.

— Jason Collins