“My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move.” IfsKnowsShouldCharacterBodyWould BeMovingCareersShapesConcernedAthleteLooking GoodGetting In Shape Author:Aidan Quinn
“I've been a pretty selfish mom and a very unselfish athlete for about three years now and it's time to put my family first. It's probably time to move on.” YearsFirstsMovingThreeMomMy FamilyAthleteSelfishThree YearsUnselfishTime To Move OnFamily First Author:Melanie Roach
“Whenever women have made any social gains, whether it's being accepted as athletes or moving into the professions, it's going to be contradicted with an image of woman as small, diminished, reduced, brought back to a childish body. The result is that a lot of extraordinary power is going to be diverted into making oneself smaller than one is meant to be.” MadeBodyMovingSocialResultsGainsWeightExtraordinaryAthleteOneselfProfessionAcceptedMeant To BeBeing Accepted Author:Kim Chernin
“The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch, you're moving.” RunningMovingAthleteCoveringRelaysShortstops Author:Lou Boudreau