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This place — and what I’ve accomplished here — means a lot to me. I hope to always have a great connection to Talladega and these fans. They’ve done so much for

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The relationship between a driver and a race engineer is paramount to a team’s success. After eight years together,Simon Pagenaud and Ben Bretzman have one of t

Simon Pagenaud

If you go in the ocean, the shark knows. He’s home. It’s the same for me in the ring … Let’s do it.

Gennady Golovkin

I didn’t grow up in some beautiful beach town. I didn’t even know we were close to water. I never saw it growing up. All I saw, all I knew, was life inside the

Adriano de Souza

Não cresci em uma bela cidade praiana. Nem mesmo sabia que nós estávamos perto da água. Eu nunca vi o mar enquanto eu crescia. Tudo que eu via, tudo que eu conh

Adriano de Souza

When I think of the stereotypes surrounding lacrosse, I sure as hell don’t think of the path I took.

Kyle Sweeney

I understand how far I can go ... and I’ve figured out what I have to do to get there. And now I just have to put it all together, you know? That’s it. There’s

Coco Vandeweghe

When I faced off against John Isner [at the 2016 U.S. Open], I could feel how hungry the crowd was for an American success story. I want to be that guy so badly

Frances Tiafoe

I think it’s kind of funny how over the years I went from being uncomfortable in my body and comfortable in my head to the exact opposite, without ever realizin

Natasha Hastings

On May 28, I won't be in Monaco. I'll be in Indianapolis. Because I need to be. Because I’m a racer. I always have been, and I always will be.

Fernando Alonso

Before the accident, I was an athlete. Sports weren’t just something I did, they were my identity.

Alana Nichols

Let’s get something out of the way: I’m black. Damn, glad I got that off my chest.

Harold Varner III

Before my first match back from suspension, it seemed like everyone in my life only wanted to know one thing.

Maria Sharapova

When I looked down my entire leg was gone. No knee, no ankle. Nothing. Just like that. My mom and the doctors were all gathered around me. I just shook my head.

Oksana Masters

If you follow e-sports, you might know me as “olofmeister.” You might not know me at all of course, but as I like to say: I’m not the best Counter-Strike player

Olofmeister

Nothing gets you ready for the final few miles of a Sunday at Indy. Unless you’ve been there before. In the 2012 race, I was there. And I thought I had it.

Takuma Sato

Is 26 too old to keep playing? I don’t think so. But that’s where I am now — 26 and ready for the next chapter of my life story.

Paige Selenski

I want to keep putting on for my city. I want to make Newark proud. And I know it’s that time. That time to be great.

Shakur Stevenson

It’s amazing to me that it’s been 20 years since Tiger's historic victory. But it’s even more amazing to me that I ended up getting to know Tiger, the person.

Sean Foley

I just turned 41, and while I don’t feel like I need to win everybody over, I do think it’s necessary to set some things straight.

Pat Perez

We are both Olympic gold medalists and world champions,and now we’re freshmen at UCLA & the first Olympic gold medalists ever to compete in collegiate gymnastic

Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross

The world needs to know the real you.

Billy Hurley

When I was 10, I started learning about fractions in school. I also became the youngest person ever to climb a v13.

Ashima Shiraishi

I hope, when you open this letter 50 years from now, there are skate videos and animations and drawings and books with your name on them.

Alexis Sablone