A Quote by P. T. Usha

Compared to our era, facilities in athletics have increased manifold. But contemporary athletes are not mentally tough. The new generation wants everything easily, but it is not possible in athletics.

P. T. Usha

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Athletes Athletics Compared Contemporary Easily Era Everything Facilities Generation Increased Manifold Mentally Mentally Tough New New Generation Our Possible Tough Wants

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P. T. Usha
Indian - Athlete
Born: June 27, 1964

We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way.

Alberto Juantorena

I have knocked at almost every door, from government offices to private companies, pleading for money and facilities to start my athletics school. It has been a tough mission. But I am thrilled that it is now a reality.

P. T. Usha

It's clear that women athletics are pretty far behind in every way. In terms of facilities, how much we make, everything.

Hope Solo

We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over.

Alberto Juantorena

Athletics is a great sport with many different events and athletes come in all shapes and sizes. I'm one of the smallest athletes on the track. They call me the 'pocket rocket'.

Jenny Meadows

Politics are a part of athletics now. Politics is a part of everything. And athletics is no exception.

Melissa Harris-Perry

In the West, we think of sports and athletics as individual achievement, the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat; it all revolves around the ego. This has nothing to do with the Zen of sports and athletics.

Frederick Lenz

Athletics is athletics. When you do sport, you are gambling. You run, you win, you lose. It doesn't matter if you are competing or you are not competing.

Caster Semenya

But don't forget my ideas are only what's been written down in history by the great people of the world who've gone before. All I've done is condense the wisdom of the world into an attitude for athletics. Athletics aren't just running, it's a way of life

Percy Cerutty

Thankfully, I found athletics. My mum didn't like it at first, but the funny thing is that, now, she's the biggest athletics fan out there. She's a real expert, and she's got all the heptathlon books.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson

In athletics there are so many great elite athletes who look like me, so it was easy to fall into.

Kadeena Cox

Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things are athletics and swimming.

Clare Balding

If you look at the coverage of female sports and athletics across any of the broadcasters that participate in league rights and/or sports programming, women are underrepresented, and it's a chance and an opportunity for Lifetime to support that movement and the importance of athletics and competition for girls and women.

Nancy Dubuc

An Olympic medal in athletics is still a dream for India. Milkha Singh is the torchbearer for young athletes to achieve that goal.

P. T. Usha

I look forward to partnering with campus executives, administrators, coaches and student-athletes to enhance the intercollegiate athletics experience.