Different races Quote by Mike Leach

Athletics needs more focus because it is the heart and soul of any Olympics.

— Milkha Singh

We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.

— John F. Kennedy

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire, the power to unite people that little else has...It is…

— John Carlin

Politics are a part of athletics now. Politics is a part of everything. And athletics is no exception.

— Melissa Harris-Perry

Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who…

— Haile Gebrselassie

Compared to our era, facilities in athletics have increased manifold. But contemporary athletes are not mentally tough. The new generation wants everything easily, but…

— P. T. Usha

Sports not only build better athletes but also better people.

— Julie Foudy

We shouldn't be fixated to one sport. The Olympics come once in four years, and every athlete works very hard towards that. It's so…

— Abhinav Bindra

The Olympic movement has made a conscious attempt to make sports and disciplines urban in nature.

— Abhinav Bindra

I think every athlete that’s just out here for the Olympics just does something to inspire those around them and inspire each other.

— Oscar Pistorius

Politicians or well connected people will try to get hold of federations and they don't think about sportspersons.

— Milkha Singh

Olympics are three times more likely to be employed than people of a similar age, ethnic and socioeconomic status who have not been participating.…

— Timothy Shriver