#athletics

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art. ↗

— Avery Brundage

#art #athletics #failed #fine #fine art

Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition. ↗

— Trishelle Cannatella

#because #competition #i #just #like

Hurdling, sprinting, athletics in general, is always in the back of your mind. ↗

— Sally Pearson

#athletics #back #general #mind #sprinting

If the IAAF feel that is the right way to go for TV rights and everything, the rule will stay. As much as I want to be on the podium, tonight is a sad night for athletics. ↗

— Kim Collins

#everything #feel #go #i #much

In athletics, older runners tend to go for longer races, but it's the opposite in swimming because your body can't handle the endurance. ↗

— Kirsty Coventry

#because #body #endurance #go #handle

We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world. ↗

— Alberto Juantorena

#great #great qualities #integrity #maintain #over

This league is getting big. We have way more 300-pound guys than ever before. That's not to say all the people in athletics who have died are 300-pound guys. There are so many different reasons. ↗

— Steve Mariucci

#before #big #died #different #different reasons

I can't compare family to athletics. ↗

— Joe Namath

#compare #family #i

If you want to find the real competition, just look in the mirror. After awhile you'll see your rivals scrambling for second place. ↗

— Criss Jami

#athletes #athletics #competition #confidence #improvement

The discipline required for athletics carried through to writing. You call it obsession. I call it discipline. By the way, I see nothing wrong with that. ↗

— Jeffrey Archer

#call #carried #discipline #i #i see