top of page
"Everywhere you look these days you see Carolina athletes."
Standard
Customized
More

"I'm little, but I love big things."
Love

"They are always telling us that Carolina Blue is not a color, that it is really Columbia blue or sky blue. But there is no bad blood amongst the teammates. All of our kidding is in good fun."
Blood

"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!"
Love

"That doll looks more like a black man than me."
Man

"We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom we would be playing before sold-out stadiums all over the country."
History

"Even if you have a bad game, you have to swallow your pride and sign. It takes a little time, but it makes the kids happy. And it makes you feel good, too."
Time

"Everybody thought I was crazy. They thought I should take the money and run. But there was just something special about being a senior at Chapel Hill. I just couldn't leave."
Money

"The China game was the best because it took the effort of everyone on the team to survive 120 minutes."
Effort

"I don't know if there are words to describe my motivation."
Motivational

"Some people asked me if it was going to be a downer to come back and play on a college team after playing on a world championship team, and I don't think they understand what it is like to play here."
People
More

"The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball."
Author Name
Personal Development

"So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it."
Author Name
Personal Development

"I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes."
Author Name
Personal Development

"Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed."
Author Name
Personal Development

"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day."
Author Name
Personal Development

"That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes."
Author Name
Personal Development

"The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds."
Author Name
Personal Development

"The night before I compete, I like to have steak. Meat is especially important for female athletes because it provides them with the nutrients they need to perform at their best."
Author Name
Personal Development

"For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth."
Author Name
Personal Development

"Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show."
Author Name
Personal Development
bottom of page