Quotes for All
Bin Laden wasn’t all that central to the terrorist network any more, but taking him down created a kind of national catharsis. It’s been a really, really long time since we had something to celebrate that didn’t involve a sports team. I’d rather it had been a non-death-related occasion, but we’ll take what we can … Read more
Every kid’s dream is to play for their hometown team, watching when you’re younger and stuff like that. It’s awesome to be able to be from Miami and play for the Marlins because I was at the stadium as a little kid watching the game. Gaby Sanchez
Sometimes [high school speech team] was funny, other times it was just talking, but it gave me the confidence to speak in front of people after doing that for a whole year. Gabriel Iglesias
I got on the high school speech team and everyday I would get up in front of the class and just start talking. Gabriel Iglesias
What I found interesting about Slava Fetisov was that he went through three different generations of Soviet hockey. In the late 70’s, he experienced the Miracle on Ice, and then in the 80’s became with his teammates the Russian Five, the most dominant team in the history of hockey, and then helped bring down the … Read more
I guess the prime example is in North America there’s a thing where if there’s no opportunity to move forward with the puck, then a [hockey] player is told to dump the puck into the other zone. Just give up the puck and dump it in. Give it to the other team. And to the … Read more
I wake up at about 9 a.m., and have a few hours of school or time to relax. Then, I have practice at 2:30 p.m. with my team. Gabby Douglas
The other girls [in team] have experience. They’ve been competing on a lot of international world-class stages. They knew what to expect and what to do and what not to do. Me and Aly [Raisman] just gave them advice on the media side. We said, it’s gonna be crazy. It’s the Olympics. But it’s gonna … Read more
I love how everybody just brings a different personality to the mix and everyone’s different in their own way. There’s a lot of energy – that’s the vibe of Team USA. Gabby Douglas
I have no regrets coming back for a second Olympic team [in 2016]. It’s been an amazing experience. It’s been teaching me a lot. Gabby Douglas