Love and acceptance Quote by Kevin Leman

“Boys must find ways to compete and see themselves as performing well. If they do not, if society does not provide them with these…

— Michael Gurian

“Sports teach us the value of facing yourself and others honestly. You can only grow if you let go of denial and embrace what…

— Corey Irwin

“...junior athletics is but one facet of the real gem: life's endless war against the self you cannot live without.”

— David Foster Wallace

“Look, girls. It is important to all of us that we win this game, right? Well, when it comes to athletics, boys are simply…

— Francine Pascal

I often think about what I want my sons to fully comprehend in regards to how sport industry unfairly operates.

— Eddie George

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

Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find…

— Kapil Dev

I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. That's where I really started playing all sports, and that's why I'm a big advocate…

— Frank Thomas

“Never make sport, no matter how lighthearted, of someone’s vocation.”

— Rodney Ross

More girls are taking up sport and realising it's a legitimate option for them to forge a career.

— Ellyse Perry

In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.

— Althea Gibson

I know many people who are actually queasy about the idea that their kids may harbour sporting ambitions.

— Sebastian Coe