Quotes of: Michael Keyword

When I grew up Carl Lewis was still running, Maurice Greene was running - he was that figure I see, like Michael Johnson. I really wanted to look up to the fast guys - so those two guys were some of the guys I looked up to.

Tyson Gay

When I was six, right before I started swimming, we went to a national competition here in Maryland and watched Michael Phelps swim, and I got to meet him afterwards, and I got his autograph. Fast forward nine years, and I'm at the Olympics with him,...

Katie Ledecky

Michael: What kind of beer would you like? Linda: What? I don't know. I don't care. Any kind. Michael: I'll get you a Rolling Rock. Linda: Okay. Michael: It's a good beer, it's the best around.

The Deer Hunter

As a child I was very involved with sports and I knew at age 9 that I wanted to be an Olympic champion.

Marion Jones

A champion is someone ho gets up, een when he can't

How to Fight Tough

I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

Alberto Salazar

To have full and multiple criteria is the best way to decide who is best prepared to be on that Olympic team.

Ashley Wagner

By far, the best moment of my big league career was when I caught the last out at the World Series.

Cal Ripken, Jr.

It is the best feeling in the world to have a close game come down to just a couple of plays and you are able to do it.

Drew Bledsoe

Our very long-term prospective hinges on making the best possible wine we can.

Drew Bledsoe

You take on what's right in front of you. You want to do the best you can with the opportunities that you have.

Don Shula

I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.

Daley Thompson

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.

Frank Shorter

When it comes down to competition, it's not always about the best skater, it's about who skates the best in that competition.

Gracie Gold

I want to do the best I can and let everyone else worry about legacies.

Grant Hill

I think if you come first with a new world record, that is the best.

Haile Gebrselassie

I was a professional athlete, the best baseball player in the world at one point.

Jose Canseco

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.

Jerry Rice

The definition of swagger, in my opinion, is you have to have that arrogance, that confidence that you are the best out there at all times.

Keyshawn Johnson

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

Larry Bird

The best thing I've ever heard another player say is, 'I hate playing against you.'

Logan Mankins