Acknowledgment Quote by Marshall Faulk

Access to sports is an important part of a well-rounded education, and it takes committed communities and companies like Dick's to make a real…

— Charles Best

I think that kids aren't even exploring the option of sports anymore, and they don't even know what they could do.

— Allyson Felix

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

A lot of kids don't get the chance to play sport.

— Andrew Flintoff

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

— Lindsey Vonn

The kids who take up athletics actually come from modest to poor backgrounds. They make it on their own steam; some of them don't…

— Dutee Chand

Sport is how poor kids from poor countries pass through the eye of the needle to riches and recognition.

— A. A. Gill

Despite the amazing diversity we're blessed with in this country, schools are still in large part segregated because of economic disparity. Sports are one…

— Steve Kerr

It can open kids' dreams to pursue a sport.

— Domantas Sabonis

Not every child is cut out for an individual sport.

— Chris Evert

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

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