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But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

I think, without question, the way someone plays sports shows something about inherently who they are, you know?

When you look at athletes, they have fundamentals.

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings.

I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes.

Growing up where I grew up, we looked to athletes. They were our first heroes. They came from the same places we came from. I mean, you can't watch TV and see someone who is successful that you can really relate to. That person isn't real; he doesn't exist. But athletes traveled the world, had these big houses and gave their families a better life.

Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through lots of peaks and valleys. And there's a lot of training that goes into their careers. It's a struggle. Very dramatic.

Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.

Actors geek out over athletes. Everyone knows that.

A lot of athletes use sports psychologists.