Cheer Quote by Michelle Obama

When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged to take…

— Daley Thompson

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

We are going to help the young talented athletes become world champions.

— Caster Semenya

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

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even…

— Richard M. Daley

We're trying to give a young man life lessons - sacrifice, commitment, teamwork, self-confidence, self-esteem. That's what this sport does for kids.

— Bill Cowher

Sporting competitions seem to be what we obsess over, frankly. So if we can put engineering, science, technology into a format of healthy, fun…

— Dean Kamen

It's important to give kids a variety of sports. Everyone is an individual, everyone is different but there is a sport out there for…

— Ellie Simmonds

Each year the excitement and the build-up for the Paralympics Games has grown more and more.

— Jessica Long

I think we have to get more kids into the sport in order to grow American champions. And the way to do that is…

— Ilana Kloss

I made the team for the 2008 Olympics and you're playing the U.S.A. in the quarter-finals and it's like, this is awesome, this is…

— Patty Mills

I want to stay involved in athletics; I want to encourage kids to take part and try to grow the sport.

— Usain Bolt