Athlete Quote by Michael Sam

I think it's kind of awkward when everyone knows you're gay but you don't say it. I had been thinking about coming out for…

— Megan Rapinoe

I knew I was gay at 18, but to come out then would have meant I would not have achieved what I did in…

— Gareth Thomas

15 or 20 years ago it would not have been possible for me to come out. Back then, people still had such narrow views,…

— Orlando Cruz

Someone actually asked me once if I used coming out as a publicity stunt. It's cool that we live in a time when being…

— Troye Sivan

Coming out as gay is something that for awhile I wanted to do and just wanted to wait for the right moment.

— 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 didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport.

— Jason Collins

Other sportsmen have confided in me that they're gay. The advice I give is that coming out is great for you as a person,…

— Gareth Thomas

Coming out as gay was an easy enough matter for me, since I worked in a profession where being gay had a long history…

— Stephen Fry

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 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

If you want to come out, thats awesome. Well totally support that. And then he went away, thought about it, and came back and…

— T R Knight