Every step, whether at high school or at college or at the NFL, I had to climb and crawl and scratch to get there. Victor Cruz
Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything. Mmuhammad ali
I think there is a special bond between Carolina athletes. A lot of people seem to wear our gear because it is fashionable. They love the colors. It's Michael Jordan's school! Lorrie Fair
I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the wall, juggle it in the front yard and so it was kind of a perpetual state of playing soccer for me. Brandi Chastain
It was very much like Norman Rockwell: small town America. We walked to school or rode our bikes, stopped at the penny candy store on the way home from school, skated on the pond. Dorothy Hamill
It's fun to come back to the town where I went to school and see all the new Wildcat players. Natalie Gulbis
P.E. was my life in school. Without it, I wouldn't be standing here. It gave me confidence when I was an overweight kid with a speech impediment. Herschel Walker
Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose. Dan Gable
What was really funny is that as I got older all those guys who called me a sissy in junior high school wanted me to be their best friend because they wanted to meet all the girls that I knew in figure skating. Scott Hamilton
A mother is neither cocky, nor proud, because she knows the school principal may call at any minute to report that her child had just driven a motorcycle through the gymnasium. Mary Kay Blakely
Akron, Ohio, is my home. I will always be here. I'm still working out at my old high school. LeBorn Jemes
As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th. Bo Jackson
As a sophomore, I wanted to play varsity in three sports. And I accomplished that. It was a great feat that year, and something I held special. I wanted to bring a championship team to Oceanside High School, and it happened. It was a great year that I will never forget. Junior Seau
As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.Doug Collins
As I was coming up, it always seemed like I was learning. If it wasn't from school, it was the 'hood. The influences of the 'hood are very powerful. Junior Seau