Craig Masback Quotes (10 Quotes)

In order for America to confront this issue, it needs to be raised to a level of importance, and having the president of the United States talk about it can't help but do that. The battle can never be won unless it becomes an important American issue.

Given the fact that more than 50 years since the first sub-four-minute mile, we still celebrate an athlete's first time under that barrier, Don's achievement remains remarkable,

Hayward Field is hallowed ground in our sport and Eugene's vision for what they can do to connect track's past, present and future won the day.

At a personal level, when I moved from the 12 mile to the mile as a college junior, I used the experiences and stories of those milers who came before me for education and inspiration. Don, too, moved from the 12 mile to the mile in college, and his 358.7, which made him the third-fastest miler ever when he ran it, was remarkable in part because he ran it on the same day that he took a final exam in Berkeley. For an athlete like myself, who aspired to be a student and an athlete throughout my career, Don was and is a true role model.

Allyson and Justin showed the world that the United States is stronger than ever in the sprints.

That package is very impressive. No one advised them. They put it together. They thought about what the sport needed and what contribution they could make.

Eugene's bid proposes an unprecedented focus on athletes and plans for celebrating the sport that will make it a great fan experience,

I think it's especially important he focused on young athletes and that cheating by star athletes sends the wrong message,

The average age of the gold medalists is 23.5 so when you're thinking about moving forward to Beijing and Osaka before that, you have to feel pretty good about that,

It was a great meet. Things got off to a great start with shot putter Adam Nelson and they just kept building.