“The Women's Sports Foundation holds a unique position in developing opportunities for girls and women of all abilities to be active whether recreationally or competitively, and I'm excited to help lead the organization to impact even more lives. It is an honor to continue to build the legacy created by Billie Jean King and all of our leaders.” HelpingGirlOpportunitySportsAbilityLeaderPositionKingsHonorUniqueOrganizationFoundationImpactExcitedActiveDevelopingLegacy Author:Angela Ruggiero
“I've always been really active. I grew up playing sports, so I'm always shooting hoops or throwing the football with my friends. I'm super-active in that sense.” SportsFootballGrewGrew UpMy FriendsActiveShootingThrowingPlaying Sports Author:Taylor Lautner
“Nutrition has always played a huge role in my life. I became a vegetarian when I was 13 and then got my entire family to become vegetarians. And I have always been active my whole life. I genuinely enjoy sports and I spend time on my total gym.” WholeSportsEnjoyRolesHugeActiveWhole LifeVegetarianGymNutritionEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Christie Brinkley
“Sport can be used for messaging, for example, making the connections between shin guards or a helmet that protects you, and protection in terms of HIV and AIDS. There has also been a very active program in Africa called 'Kick Polio out of Africa,' where soccer players have spoken out in terms of polio. There is also going to be a swim for malaria.” UsedSportsTermPlayerExampleProtectProgramConnectionsActiveProtectionAidsSoccerKicksSwimHivProtect YouHelmetMalariaSoccer PlayerPolio Author:Carol Bellamy
“If you have an active mind, it always helps. You know, people who don't do crosswords, their minds fall asleep. That's why I do them-my mind is always working. One day my brain is going to explode through the top of my head.” PeopleIfsKnowsMindHelpingFallSportsBrainOne DayActiveAlways WorkingCrosswordsActive Minds Author:Brett Hull
“Hiking is great because it's a lifelong sport and you're outdoors, active, so whether you call that a sport or a hobby or a recreation, I think the wording - it's a great way to get exercise, and it can be as challenging as you want to make it.” ThinkingWayWantSportsChallengesExerciseActiveHikingHobbiesLifelongRecreationWording Author:Jennifer Pharr Davis
“I definitely like to stay active. Im a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.” PlayGamesSportsFansHugeBasketballPicksActiveNbaBrooklyn Author:Brendan Dooling
“Baseball is already the world's most tranquil sport. It is probably the only active sport where you are not seriously required to be alive to play.” WorldPlaySportsAliveBaseballActiveWhere You AreTranquil Author:Nikki Giovanni
“You need to enjoy yourself and just get into the routine of keeping fit and enjoying being active. That's always easier once you've made friends in the sport.” NeedsMadeSportsEnjoyFitEasierActiveRoutineEnjoy Yourself Author:Alistair Brownlee
“Enrolling your child in a recreational sport sponsored by your neighborhood recreation community centers is a great way to keep kids active.” WayChildrenKidsSportsCommunityActiveYour ChildrenNeighborhoodRecreationCommunity Centers Author:Lee Haney
“As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, I am committed to educating parents and especially young people on ways to live a long, healthy and active life.” PeopleWayLongTwoPastYoungFatherSportsParentPresidentProudHealthyCommittedActiveFitnessTeensCouncilChairmanWay To LivePhysical FitnessActive LifeProud Father Author:Lee Haney
“The general definition of being muscle-bound is that you have so many muscles that you can't move freely. I don't know of any bodybuilder in that category; in fact, many of them are quite active in other sports.” KnowsFactsMovingSportsBoundsDefinitionsActiveMusclesCategoriesBodybuilder Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“My husband and I make physical activity a priority in our lives, and our daughters love being active as well. And while we each have sports and activities we enjoy, we try to go for hikes or bike rides together whenever we get the chance. We've found that the best way to help our girls be active is to find activities they truly enjoy.” WayTryingWellsHelpingTogetherGirlFoundSportsEnjoyChanceLove IsOur LivesActivityHusbandDaughterActivePrioritiesBest WayMy HusbandBikeOur DaughterPhysical Activity Author:Michelle Obama
“I've always been quite an active person especially when I was younger. When I was in primary school, I used to play lots of sports. I was a sprinter and I did basketball and swimming and Gaelic football and things like that. So I always thought, I guess, that it would be fun to incorporate that much physical activity and work into a dramatic piece.” PersonsPlayWould BeSchoolUsedFunSportsPiecesFootballActivityBasketballActivePrimariesDramaticSwimmingPhysical ActivityPrimary SchoolGaelicSprinters Author:Saoirse Ronan
“I was first drawn to active wear because I enjoy working out, and it's very important in this day in age. I really felt women were getting the tail end of the design in active wear; not getting the technology or design we deserved. It was reserved for men. We were getting the leftover work from the sports design houses.” MenFirstsImportantEndsAgeHouseFeltSportsEnjoyTechnologyDesignWork OutActiveThis DayTailsReserved Author:Stella McCartney
“If I wasn't active and involved in different sports and just moving around, I wouldn't have even known that I had the potential to become an Olympian.” IfsDifferentMovingSportsKnownInvolvedActiveOlympian Author:Allyson Felix
“I think it's very important, even if you're not in organized sports, but just to be active, to be healthy.” IfsThinkingImportantSportsHealthyActiveOrganizedOrganized Sports Author:Allyson Felix