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The time is now( for soccer), this country, if you kick around ball your ratings are up 25 percent to 50 percent...( there's) a lot of reasons for it. – Fox Sports president Eric Shanks	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
As I look back, especially for this audience, 1983 was zero year for soccer in this country. It was the year of the Cosmos and Pele and Beckenbauer, the teenagers( back) then have teenagers of their own now. So we're really only at the beginning of the second generation soccer in this country. – Fox Sports president Eric Shanks	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We are a sport crazy country and there is nothing right now that would indicate that there is any threat to the King of the Hill which is the NFL, football is a uniquely American sport... athletes will continue to play football for a very long time in this country. – Fox Sports president Eric Shanks	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It has become clear that the safety of cyclists cannot be guaranteed on Chapman's Peak. – David Bellairs	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If they don't accept they are not ready for the challenge, and we wouldn't want them. John accepted the first challenge last year, accepted this season already. That is a guarantee the fire is there, if the fire is there, this (next) contract will not be the last contract he signs. – Jose Mourinho	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Hearing it on the tee it's pretty exciting stuff but when I'm out there I'm not really thinking about it, it's always been my dream so hopefully I can become one of the world's great female golfers and it feels like I'm right there. Obviously I have a lot of things to work on. – The Seoul-born Ko	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
At that time, I had glasses and the moment I opened the door and went out my glasses just fogged up straightaway, i was like, 'man', obviously this is like going to freeze up the whole time. – The Seoul-born Ko	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I have had such a great last two weeks, so obviously there's expectation. You're world number one and a lot of people think you should win every week because you are, but that's really not the case, hopefully I'm going to keep myself cool. I think that's the big thing here. You can be playing good golf and then the heat gets to you and you start making a couple of mistakes. I'm going to keep myself cool and try and have some fun. – The Seoul-born Ko	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'm pretty sure its going to be a tough journey, study and playing golf at the same time. – The Seoul-born Ko	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If you count money for those last three or four months, you're giving the bottom half of the tour a three-month head start over ultimately the top guys. – Phil Mickelson	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I don't understand it, it was a big deal for a number of us to go from the Fall Series to the FedEx Cup. That was key to the continuation of our support. And it was evident in the investment our title sponsor made in the purse. – Adam Sperling	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
There's just a lot more research to be done to protect the next generation, that's what it's all about, to give back and donate. – Sidney Rice	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The first time I actually experienced a head trauma was when I was eight years old, i didn't know it was a concussion at the time but I was in a head-on collision with another kid coming around the corner and it was the first time I'd seen stars. – Sidney Rice	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Sidney Rice said one thing that caught my attention, they were sitting at a stop sign two miles away from their house and they had to call their wives or their loved ones to get directions to get home. – Sidney Rice	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It was more about being able to function later on down the road, to live a healthy lifestyle. You know, be able to play with my kids. – Sidney Rice	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I had both shoulders repaired, torn labrums in both, microfracture on my right hip, torn ACL in my left knee, torn patella tendon in my right knee, so on and so forth. – Sidney Rice	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's helpful to get a professional athlete behind something, this is something that has affected Sidney and affected me in the form of one of my dear friends, Junior Seau, committing suicide. – Steve Weatherford	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
A lot of my teammates and a lot of close friends have dealt with concussions and the depression that comes with that, there's a lot of issues that stem from brain injuries and it's not just professional athletes. This affects everybody. – Steve Weatherford	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
You can always get your knees replaced or your hip replaced or repaired, but you only get one brain. – Steve Weatherford	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Oh, yeah, I was actually in Copenhagen with the golf committee... people associated with the golf associations and we worked hard to get golf into the Olympics and we were very successful, so since then, I've been working really hard and it's definitely a big goal of mine to make the U.S. Team. – Michelle Wie	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I played the back nine yesterday and I went and putted it a couple times to see. – Paula Creamer	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It was an early start, everybody was tired and I heard a couple of players say,' I'm finishing for the day and I'm not going to practice,' i really wanted to leave. I said,' No, I'll go down to the range.' And I found something down there. Again, nothing to do with my technique. I found something to do with my focus, and I got a little bit of peace. And probably for 50 percent of the time this week, I had peace out on the golf course. – Padraig Harrington	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
One of the things the things that helped change my putting around was if I had a 10-foot putt to win on the 18th green... I wouldn't want anybody else to putt it, so as much as I was struggling, I still would choose Padraig Harrington to read that putt and hit that putt. – Padraig Harrington	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It's not about what it means to my career or what it means going forward, you don't win that often. When you win, make sure you enjoy it. So that's where I'm at the moment. And in time, I will start to see things like invitations to the Masters and that. But right now, I won on the PGA Tour this week, and... well, actually last week and this week. – Padraig Harrington	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

The time is now( for soccer), this country, if you kick around ball your ratings are up 25 percent to 50 percent...( there's) a lot of reasons for it.

– Fox Sports president Eric Shanks

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

As I look back, especially for this audience, 1983 was zero year for soccer in this country. It was the year of the Cosmos and Pele and Beckenbauer, the teenagers( back) then have teenagers of their own now. So we're really only at the beginning of the second generation soccer in this country.

– Fox Sports president Eric Shanks

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We are a sport crazy country and there is nothing right now that would indicate that there is any threat to the King of the Hill which is the NFL, football is a uniquely American sport... athletes will continue to play football for a very long time in this country.

– Fox Sports president Eric Shanks

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It has become clear that the safety of cyclists cannot be guaranteed on Chapman's Peak.

– David Bellairs

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If they don't accept they are not ready for the challenge, and we wouldn't want them. John accepted the first challenge last year, accepted this season already. That is a guarantee the fire is there, if the fire is there, this (next) contract will not be the last contract he signs.

– Jose Mourinho

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Hearing it on the tee it's pretty exciting stuff but when I'm out there I'm not really thinking about it, it's always been my dream so hopefully I can become one of the world's great female golfers and it feels like I'm right there. Obviously I have a lot of things to work on.

– The Seoul-born Ko

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

At that time, I had glasses and the moment I opened the door and went out my glasses just fogged up straightaway, i was like, 'man', obviously this is like going to freeze up the whole time.

– The Seoul-born Ko

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I have had such a great last two weeks, so obviously there's expectation. You're world number one and a lot of people think you should win every week because you are, but that's really not the case, hopefully I'm going to keep myself cool. I think that's the big thing here. You can be playing good golf and then the heat gets to you and you start making a couple of mistakes. I'm going to keep myself cool and try and have some fun.

– The Seoul-born Ko

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I'm pretty sure its going to be a tough journey, study and playing golf at the same time.

– The Seoul-born Ko

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If you count money for those last three or four months, you're giving the bottom half of the tour a three-month head start over ultimately the top guys.

– Phil Mickelson

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I don't understand it, it was a big deal for a number of us to go from the Fall Series to the FedEx Cup. That was key to the continuation of our support. And it was evident in the investment our title sponsor made in the purse.

– Adam Sperling

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

There's just a lot more research to be done to protect the next generation, that's what it's all about, to give back and donate.

– Sidney Rice

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The first time I actually experienced a head trauma was when I was eight years old, i didn't know it was a concussion at the time but I was in a head-on collision with another kid coming around the corner and it was the first time I'd seen stars.

– Sidney Rice

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Sidney Rice said one thing that caught my attention, they were sitting at a stop sign two miles away from their house and they had to call their wives or their loved ones to get directions to get home.

– Sidney Rice

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It was more about being able to function later on down the road, to live a healthy lifestyle. You know, be able to play with my kids.

– Sidney Rice

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I had both shoulders repaired, torn labrums in both, microfracture on my right hip, torn ACL in my left knee, torn patella tendon in my right knee, so on and so forth.

– Sidney Rice

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's helpful to get a professional athlete behind something, this is something that has affected Sidney and affected me in the form of one of my dear friends, Junior Seau, committing suicide.

– Steve Weatherford

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

A lot of my teammates and a lot of close friends have dealt with concussions and the depression that comes with that, there's a lot of issues that stem from brain injuries and it's not just professional athletes. This affects everybody.

– Steve Weatherford

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

You can always get your knees replaced or your hip replaced or repaired, but you only get one brain.

– Steve Weatherford

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Oh, yeah, I was actually in Copenhagen with the golf committee... people associated with the golf associations and we worked hard to get golf into the Olympics and we were very successful, so since then, I've been working really hard and it's definitely a big goal of mine to make the U.S. Team.

– Michelle Wie

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I played the back nine yesterday and I went and putted it a couple times to see.

– Paula Creamer

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It was an early start, everybody was tired and I heard a couple of players say,' I'm finishing for the day and I'm not going to practice,' i really wanted to leave. I said,' No, I'll go down to the range.' And I found something down there. Again, nothing to do with my technique. I found something to do with my focus, and I got a little bit of peace. And probably for 50 percent of the time this week, I had peace out on the golf course.

– Padraig Harrington

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

One of the things the things that helped change my putting around was if I had a 10-foot putt to win on the 18th green... I wouldn't want anybody else to putt it, so as much as I was struggling, I still would choose Padraig Harrington to read that putt and hit that putt.

– Padraig Harrington

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It's not about what it means to my career or what it means going forward, you don't win that often. When you win, make sure you enjoy it. So that's where I'm at the moment. And in time, I will start to see things like invitations to the Masters and that. But right now, I won on the PGA Tour this week, and... well, actually last week and this week.

– Padraig Harrington

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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