Money Quote by Thorstein Veblen

The great thing about athletics is that it's like poker sometimes: you know what's in your hand, and it may be a load of…

— Sebastian Coe

“Athletics lasts for such a short period of time. It ends for people. But while it lasts, it creates this make-believe world where normal…

— H.G. Bissinger

What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the…

— Robert Kennedy

“The need of exercise is a modern superstition, invented by people who ate too much and had nothing to think about. Athletics don’t make…

— George Santayana

Athletics is a luxury.

— Roger Bannister

The study of motivation goes back to the Greeks. Their sports were essential to their education. They saw in sports the integration of body,…

— George A. Sheehan

Participating in athletics gives all students an opportunity to learn about themselves, to compete, to negotiate with a team and learn skills that are…

— Miguel Cardona

If I have learned one thing in my 54 years, it is that it is very good for the character to engage in sports…

— Nevil Shute

We know that it provides opportunities for students to become a part of a team, to learn a lot about themselves, to set goals…

— Miguel Cardona

Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which…

— Derek Jeter

In my opinion, sport teaches valuable lessons in extremely rewarding circumstances.

— Scott Moir

Athletics brings out a side of you that is wonderful. It brings out so many good attributes like competing, intensity and playing at the…

— Julie Foudy