I don't think some athletes understand how big it is to be an athlete, what they can do with just a simple gesture of shaking a kid's hand. It can make a fan's day. It can make a fan's life. Matt Kemp
I'm always telling people baseball needs to be more prominent in the African American community. What a better way to do so, going on these TV shows and appearing on the cover of this or that. Now kids can see how baseball can change your life. Frank Thomas did that for me. Matt Kemp
With swimming, I burn a lot of calories. I'm able to eat pretty much anything and it won't affect me. But I don't. Ryan Lochte
My senior year of high school, when I was getting recruited for college, my dad goes to me, 'You can become an Olympic champion.' And that's the first time that I'd heard someone else say that to me. I was like, 'Uh, are you talking to me?' Ryan Lochte
As a parent with a child with autism, it's been really tough to experience your child having autism. Deron Williams
There are some teams and logos you see, no matter where you are in the world, and you know exactly who they are and what they mean. LeBorn Jemes