“We know that it provides opportunities for students to become a part o...” — Miguel Cardona Quote

“We know that it provides opportunities for students to become a part of a team, to learn a lot about themselves, to set goals and reach them and to challenge themselves. Athletics provides that in our K-12 systems and in our colleges, and all students deserve an opportunity to engage in that.”

“It's important to remember that absenteeism is a symptom of deeper issues. And the issues could be anything from children that have to translate for their parents at a doctor's appointment or at an appointment for a younger sibling, to children having housing insecurity who don't have a way to get to where they're supposed to go.”

“Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom wore shoes, even when I went into town.”

“Athletics, for me, was something I was pushed towards. I really wanted to play football when I was younger. Over the years, I started to enjoy it more and learn about it.”

“One of my uncles was a decent cricketer but no one in the family had thought of doing sport as a profession. My parents spent a lot of time taking me to athletics clubs and my sister to drama lessons.”