People on the record here who work in sport, and what they were asked.
11 people · 394 answers
United States international footballer, 2006–2023
Recorded · The Players' Tribune · 2016
Even more simply, you can ask yourself this question: "Do I truly care about equality for all people in this country?" If the answer is yes, then demand to be a better, more educated, more…
Japanese professional tennis player
Recorded · Time · 2021
I feel uncomfortable being the spokesperson or face of athlete mental health as it's still so new to me and I don't have all the answers.
India Test and one-day international cricketer, 1996–2012; later India head coach
Recorded · ESPNcricinfo · 2011
I know it is utterly fanciful to expect professional cricketers to play the game like amateurs; but the trick, I believe, is taking the spirit of the amateur - of discovery, of learning, of…
Kenyan marathon runner
Recorded · Outside · 2018
Only the disciplined ones are free in life. If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods. You are a slave to your passions.
South Africa international rugby union flanker and captain
Recorded · Red Bull · 2019
I think I wouldn't have made it if I didn't go through those struggles but that still doesn't make it right for kids to have to go through the past that I went through.
German football manager; Liverpool 2015–2024
Recorded · Sky Sports · 2024
You have to change from doubter to believer.
Norwegian chess grandmaster; World Chess Champion 2013–2023
Recorded · Chess.com · 2017
Not very well. I try to win the next one.
India Test and one-day international cricketer, 1996–2012; later India head coach
Recorded · ESPNcricinfo · 2011
Let us not be so satisfied with the present, with deals and finances in hand that we get blindsided.
United States swimmer, 2000–2016
Recorded · CBS News · 2018
I think it's something that nobody's really talked about in the past because we're supposed to be this big, macho, strong person that has no weaknesses.
Irish professional boxer; Olympic champion 2012
Recorded · RTÉ · 2025
I have never felt the need to trash talk, and I'm not going to start now! I just quietly do my job and then quietly step into the ring to showcase what I can do.
United States artistic gymnast
Recorded · Rev · 2021
I just felt like it would be a little bit better to take a back seat, work on my mindfulness.
British swimmer; Olympic champion 2016 and 2021
Recorded · The Independent · 2023
I'm tired, I'm not myself and I'm not enjoying the sport as I have done for the last decade.
Japanese professional tennis player
Recorded · Time · 2021
I communicated that I wanted to skip press conferences at Roland Garros to exercise self-care and preservation of my mental health. I stand by that. Athletes are humans.
United States sprinter, 2003–2022
Recorded · The New York Times · 2019
What I'm not willing to accept is the enduring status quo around maternity.
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