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I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy the game purely for the game and the players.

Without a doubt, professional boxers are the most exploited athletes in our Nation.

Today, many fans are saddened and upset by the lack of integrity they see in professional boxing that has significantly weakened the sport - the most deplorable problem of which is the treatment of the sport's athletes.

Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support.

Having a home away from the media glare is important to world-class athletes.

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience.

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.

The contracts are structured different than athletes in America, but for me, it was good to move on and go back to playing in the premiere league, which is the best league. It was disappointing, as far as the team goes, but for me, there wasn't much I could do.

My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled.

I think marriage and athletes is a bad combination.

I want to express my deepest apology to the athletes, the people of Salt Lake City in Utah and the millions of citizens worldwide who love and respect the games.

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible.

Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true heroes.

We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is developing at a tremendous rate, and this decision means that we can now prepare to welcome the world's best athletes to a fascinating place.

Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals.

I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.

Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids.

These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.

It is essential that we put an end to steroid abuse and set a better example for aspiring young athletes to follow, so that some day, when they make it in the All Star Game, it will be because of their own natural talents, and not because of a performance enhancing product.

A White House dinner is the American family assembled, from labor leaders to billionaires, actors, architects, academicians and athletes.