Quotes about Athlete

I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete. Votes: 5

Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there. Votes: 4

Nothing will work unless you do. Votes: 3

The Athlete defeats fear and conquers himself! Votes: 3

Im not an Athlete, Im a ballplayer Votes: 3

If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score? Votes: 3

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Votes: 3

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you. Votes: 3

It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up. Votes: 3

One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than a hundred teaching it. Votes: 3

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Votes: 3

Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. Votes: 3

I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist. Votes: 3

Athlete or not, I’m going to make sure you know how to read. Votes: 3

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. Votes: 3

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. Votes: 3

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Votes: 3

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play. Votes: 3

Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. Votes: 3

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out. Votes: 3

Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up. Votes: 3

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. Votes: 3

Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best. Votes: 3

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. Votes: 3

I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.' Votes: 3

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort. Votes: 3

Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when he carries himself with pride either way. Votes: 3

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win. Votes: 3

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. Votes: 3

I'm not an athlete, I'm a baseball player. Votes: 1

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers. Votes: 1

I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality. Votes: 1

If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete. Votes: 1

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was once young. Votes: 1

Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it may erect pain barriers that the spiritual athlete must crash through. Votes: 1

I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete. Votes: 1

The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself too far, his hematocrit will fall. Votes: 1

Obviously, you're known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. Votes: 1

I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete is a challenge, but I'm excited to see what happens. Votes: 1

When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is. Votes: 1

I found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a really emotional person and it helped make me a better person. Votes: 1

We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God. Votes: 1

Had I been a great athlete, I'm not sure I would have even gone into coaching. I may have turned out feeling that my life ended when my athletic career ended, as happens so many times with various athletes. Votes: 1

I have been a Cowboys fan since I was a little bitty boy. And my dream has finally become a reality, of not only just playing a professional, becoming a professional athlete, but playing for the team that I always wanted to play for. Votes: 1

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel. Votes: 1

I don't recommend steroids for everyone, and I don't recommend growth hormones for everyone. But for certain individuals, I truly believe, because I've experimented with it for so many years, that it can make an average athlete a super athlete. It can make a super athlete - incredible. Just legendary. Votes: 1

When an athlete has relegated the persistent rumors of cheating to the back room of the mind, he hasn't really forgotten them. And when he glances back to where rumors hunker in the darkness, he hopes with a savage heart that somehow, some day, those cheaters will be brought to justice. Votes: 1

Truthfully, this is how I approach my workout: I want to be the best athlete I can possibly be. If I can out-perform some of the better athletes then I'm happy. When I look at the NFL or the NBA, these guys look how I want to look - it's useable, functional muscle. Votes: 1

As a multisport athlete, I was always fascinated with competition and how to win. At HBS and later at the Harvard Department of Economics, I was drawn to the field of competition and strategy because it tackles perhaps the most basic question in both business management and industrial economics: What determines corporate performance? Votes: 1

You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day. Votes: 1

To me, breakfast is my most important meal. It's often the meal you play a game on. I make sure I have oatmeal, milk, and fruit. It's the fuel you use to hopefully do your best, so eating right is a big part of being a professional athlete. I wish I paid more attention to it earlier in my life. Votes: 1

When you invest your time, you make a goal and a decision of something that you want to accomplish. Whether it's make good grades in school, be a good athlete, be a good person, go down and do some community service and help somebody who's in need, whatever it is you choose to do, you're investing your time in that. Votes: 1

I wasn't a jock in school, and by the 10th grade, when I was in boarding school I was carrying water buckets for the girls' hockey team. I was the kid with long hair and glasses and acne trying to learn how to play guitar and piano in the music center. I was not an athlete past the age of 13 or 14 when they start throwing the ball really fast. Votes: 1

When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take off this killer instinct stuff, you can be a great athlete, a great boxer, and love your brother. Votes: 1

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. Votes: 0

I'm a golfer - not an athlete. Votes: 0

I just wanted to be an athlete. Votes: 0

Every athlete learns by theft and mimicry. Votes: 0

Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete. Votes: 0

The endurance athlete is the ultimate realist. Votes: 0

No athlete works harder than Floyd Mayweather. Votes: 0

I think a great athlete transcends eras. Votes: 0

I'm a different athlete, I'm a different person. Votes: 0

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete. Votes: 0

I think I was a pretty selfish athlete. Votes: 0

Being an athlete, you try to get protein. Votes: 0

The actor is an athlete of the heart. Votes: 0

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete Votes: 0

Attitude might be worth 80 percent of any athlete's makeup. Votes: 0

Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete. Votes: 0

An athlete needs to read situations before they happen. Votes: 0

I'm not an athlete. I'm a professional baseball player. Votes: 0

For me, I've lived a life as an athlete. Votes: 0

Being with the Dap-Kings is like being an athlete. Votes: 0

The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty. Votes: 0

And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever. Votes: 0

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete. Votes: 0

The doors fly open when you're a professional athlete. Votes: 0

If you have a body, you are an athlete! Votes: 0

The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage. Votes: 0

In high school and college, I was an athlete. Votes: 0

I am here to put out a positive athlete, Votes: 0

I was an athlete when I was growing up. Votes: 0

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete. Votes: 0

I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice. Votes: 0

The athlete makes himself, the coach doesn't make the athlete. Votes: 0

I was always a thin kid; I was an athlete. Votes: 0

Paula, your retirement is the one that every athlete dreams. Votes: 0

Never played football, but I'm an athlete. I'm a competitor. Votes: 0

Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete. Votes: 0

I want to know about what makes an athlete tick. Votes: 0

Confidence is the most important quality in all athlete-coach relationships. Votes: 0

The true athlete should have character, not be a character Votes: 0

In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever. Votes: 0

The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal. Votes: 0

Give me an athlete and I'll give you an army. Votes: 0

I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete. Votes: 0

For an athlete, there's no time off until it's over. Votes: 0

I always had that desire to become a great athlete. Votes: 0

I'm lucky because I have an athlete between my legs. Votes: 0

If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter! Votes: 0

I'm not a woman that's an athlete! I'm an athlete! Votes: 0

I was fully immersed in the now as an athlete. Votes: 0

I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer. Votes: 0

To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world. Votes: 0

Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves. Votes: 0

Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure. Votes: 0

In an athlete, it is not the legs that go first Votes: 0

No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow. Votes: 0

No star fades faster than that of a high school athlete. Votes: 0

You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired. Votes: 0

Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete. Votes: 0

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete. Votes: 0

As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity. Votes: 0

Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication. Votes: 0

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete. Votes: 0

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete. Votes: 0

You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives! Votes: 0

The writer ... an athlete required to break the four-minute mile every morning. Votes: 0

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author. Votes: 0

Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape. Votes: 0

If the athlete is fair with the press, he deserves fairness back. Votes: 0

I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out. Votes: 0

I think no athlete wants to end his career on an injury. Votes: 0

I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I love my life. Votes: 0

I'm a sports fan. I'm not just an athlete who plays football. Votes: 0

As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer. Votes: 0

My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe. Votes: 0

I am much more of a geek than I am an athlete. Votes: 0

I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional. Votes: 0

I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented. Votes: 0

It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer Votes: 0

I am now a legend. I am also the greatest athlete to live. Votes: 0

I don't drink. I don't kiss girls. These things do an athlete in. Votes: 0

As an athlete, I've always been very proud to represent the United States. Votes: 0

The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty. Votes: 0

As an athlete, confidence makes me more competitive and helps me perform better. Votes: 0

Do your best... really that's all you can ask for from an athlete. Votes: 0

I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion. Votes: 0

I guess I'm an athlete now. I gotta start going to the gym. Votes: 0

I was a huge athlete as a kid. I was on every sports team. Votes: 0

As an athlete, you are literally programmed to endure a specific amount of pain. Votes: 0

As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio. Votes: 0

I think there's nothing sadder than a pro athlete who plays past his prime. Votes: 0

Life is about being a versatile athlete and training in all realms of life. Votes: 0

I don't eat as much as an athlete should. I just don't like it. Votes: 0

I'm an actress, model and athlete, and I'd put athlete third on the list. Votes: 0

I'm a jock and I'm an athlete, and that's what I love to do. Votes: 0

There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is. Votes: 0

I never claimed to be anything more than a nice guy and an athlete. Votes: 0

I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large. Votes: 0

I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything. Votes: 0

Being on TV is similar to being an athlete. You get no second chances. Votes: 0

you'd definitely think of me more as a good sport than as an athlete. Votes: 0

I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything Votes: 0

You don't have to try to hurt people and be angry to be an athlete. Votes: 0

I was a professional athlete, the best baseball player in the world at one point. Votes: 0

Being an athlete in a cold-weather sport is really difficult to deal with the asthma. Votes: 0

As an athlete you have to be coachable. And being coachable is a humbling thing. Votes: 0

The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer. Votes: 0

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible. Votes: 0

I train like a pro-athlete, not like an actor who's just trying to look pretty. Votes: 0

I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny. Votes: 0

It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete. Votes: 0

I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted. Votes: 0

Support the athlete, encourage the team, help the coach. That's what good track parents do. Votes: 0

I don't know if I'm a good kickball player; I know I'm a good athlete. Votes: 0

As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning. Votes: 0

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players. Votes: 0

To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. Votes: 0

The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete. Votes: 0

We have a terrific economy, it's like a great athlete that's had a cardiac arrest. Votes: 0

I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did. Votes: 0

As an athlete you're taught to be selfish. When I'm training, it's usually all about me. Votes: 0

Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid. Votes: 0

You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult. Votes: 0

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that. Votes: 0

He has the body of a professional athlete, chiseled to perfection in all the right places. Votes: 0

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top. Votes: 0

I see myself as an athlete and just try to market myself as a feminine athlete. Votes: 0

There are so many highs and lows for an athlete. But the highs outweigh the lows. Votes: 0

I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player. Votes: 0

He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete. Votes: 0

I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for. Votes: 0

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself. Votes: 0

A helluva athlete, the best ever to play his position in the history of the game. Votes: 0

I don't want the natural athlete -- I want a guy who'll go after the hard ones. Votes: 0

I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe. Votes: 0

It's ironic that Olympic spectators will never have seen Yiannis Kouros, the greatest Greek athlete since Pheidippides Votes: 0

An athlete must have a sound and trained body, and only after, indulge in sport he prefers. Votes: 0

As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that. Votes: 0

I definitely feel like I'm more of an artist than an athlete. But I'm good at both. Votes: 0

When I was in high school I was a super serious athlete. I wasn't fun at all. Votes: 0

When I was in high school I was a super serious athlete. I wasn't fun at all. Votes: 0

The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it Votes: 0

I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace. Votes: 0

I am in control. What athlete you know doesn't call the shots? I have the final say. Votes: 0

Not winning a title gives fuel to sportswriters and talking heads who question an athlete's true value. Votes: 0

Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes. Votes: 0

Usually when an athlete gets a reputation it sticks with him, even when he's an old man. Votes: 0

In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself. Votes: 0

Knievel seemed braver and more brazen - and more unhinged - than any other athlete-cum-thrill-seeker of his era. Votes: 0

The whole Miami Heat team is my least my favorite athlete. Why? Because they keep beating my Pacers. Votes: 0

In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student. Votes: 0

I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing. Votes: 0

Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him. Votes: 0

I've read that same formula, but as an athlete I'm classified as phenomenal. You could look it up. Votes: 0

An athlete may run ten thousand miles in order to prepare for one hundred yards. Quantity gives experience. Votes: 0

I can play basketball, run track, and play volleyball, so yeah, I've always been an athlete at heart. Votes: 0

Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports. Votes: 0

What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. Votes: 0

All athletes, without fail, are potentially great and good. A great athlete is a little man tirelessly inspired. Votes: 0

I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete. Votes: 0

I always tried to hide the fact that I was an athlete. I just wanted to be normal. Votes: 0

I'm fortunate that I've been an athlete, my whole life, and I work out like a crazy person. Votes: 0

It's just that right now the athlete's on the floor. But we - this is a super athlete. Votes: 0

Tony knew me both as an athlete and as a person. He cared for me like a father. Votes: 0

The athlete knows the day will never come when he wakes up pain-free. He has to play hurt. Votes: 0

I'm a working mom, not a professional athlete, but I am a runner and that's a special club. Votes: 0

(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record) I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m. Votes: 0

When you're an elite athlete, it's a very special moment in time and you don't want it to end. Votes: 0

Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not. Votes: 0

The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled. Votes: 0

I think any great performer or athlete has to have a little bit of a gut to be great. Votes: 0

I'm an athlete. I'm strong. I'm tough. And that's how women should be. That's how they should be built. Votes: 0

Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better. Votes: 0

I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete. Votes: 0

I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too. Votes: 0

It's about stepping up on the big stage. The athlete who can do that is goig to do well. Votes: 0

It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years. Votes: 0

I'm excited to work with SCARPA because it's opened up a whole new playground to me as an athlete. Votes: 0

I think the two most important parts of any athlete's workouts are his leg workouts and his core training. Votes: 0

Yeah, I'm not into sports. If someone told me I had athlete's foot, I'd say that's not my foot! Votes: 0

At one point that's all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn't athletic enough. Votes: 0

As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys. Votes: 0

A true champion and athlete is never satisfied with their performance. You can always do more and always improve. Votes: 0

I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago. Votes: 0

One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete. Votes: 0

I mean, I grew up an athlete training and training and training. So I kind of have that mentality. Votes: 0

I always say that I'm a clean athlete and that I should be randomly tested anytime, urine and blood. Votes: 0

Being vegan doesn't make you a stronger, better athlete. But it allows you to make yourself a stronger, better athlete. Votes: 0

My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down. Votes: 0

I don't rate myself as a fantastic, talented athlete. I just have perseverance. I'm a cart horse. I work hard. Votes: 0

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. Votes: 0

The less serious running of any description which an athlete indulges in before eighteen, the better for his future prospects. Votes: 0

I'm continuing to prepare very well because I have my responsibility and my (pride) as a man and an athlete. Votes: 0

I'm not an athlete dater, really. I would get too jealous. They're really gone all the time. Different hotel rooms. Votes: 0

Conor McGregor seems like a good athlete, he seems like a decent counter-puncher. But, he also seems like a scumbag. Votes: 0

I think I'm a born athlete. My coaches have told me my muscles and body structure are perfect for skating. Votes: 0

Well, no athlete respects a big, fat coach who's going to stand there and rest the watch on his stomach. Votes: 0

I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active. Votes: 0

I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals. Votes: 0

My social life is friends at the pool; I have just finished school as I am now a full-time athlete. Votes: 0

People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit. Votes: 0

If you want to be a top athlete you have to be a little bit wild, not be an accountant. Votes: 0

An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax. Votes: 0

My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that. Votes: 0

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur. Votes: 0

Life to me is a series of false limits and my challenge as an athlete is to explore those limits Votes: 0

People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit. Votes: 0

One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom. Votes: 0

I think you always strive to get better as an athlete. That's the difference between good and great, in my opinion. Votes: 0

Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack. Votes: 0

Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins. Votes: 0

My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated. Votes: 0

A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist. Votes: 0

I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures. Votes: 0

My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time. Votes: 0

The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete, the patience of a mother, the endurance of an early Christian. Votes: 0

Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil. Votes: 0

If you want to be an athlete, then getting good grades, going to college, and developing your intellectual skills are important. Votes: 0

OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar. Votes: 0

As a competitor and an athlete, you love that you get to go back and challenge someone, especially the world champs. Votes: 0

For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of. Votes: 0

I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honour of the Greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi. Votes: 0

The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete. Votes: 0

Seems like everybody wants to know if an athlete is on drugs, so you got to stay clear of wild people. Votes: 0

Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time. Votes: 0

I depended on chiropractic care when I was an athlete. I depend on it now as a busy film and TV actor. Votes: 0

Like every other athlete, I always dreamt of playing at the Olympics, and it feels really good to see that dream materialize. Votes: 0

The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world. Votes: 0

Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater. Votes: 0

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection. Votes: 0

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself. Votes: 0

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe. Votes: 0

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe. Votes: 0

Every athlete at his peak is going to perform with a different mental cocktail. I thrive in the underdog, reserved, it's-not-over-till-it's-over mindset. Votes: 0

Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one's behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete. Votes: 0

Thy money, thy office, thy reputation are nothing; put away these phantom clothings, and stand like an athlete stripped for the battle. Votes: 0

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. Votes: 0

At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company. Votes: 0

America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week. Votes: 0

I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City. Votes: 0

The best athletes in any sport take stretching very seriously before and after matches. Stretching is instrumental in any athlete's physical success. Votes: 0

With the responsibility of being a professional athlete, I believe that it is on us to go out there and help people. Votes: 0

I've been the type of person [and] the type of athlete, I don't like to be given anything. I like to earn. Votes: 0

Students would be assessed on effort rather than skill. You didn't have to be a natural athlete to do well in gym. Votes: 0

People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them. Votes: 0

First and foremost I am an American athlete and I am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance, Votes: 0

I was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a cameo. Votes: 0

It's a great feeling as a coach to see your athlete run well, hearing the oohs and aahs as she picks people off. Votes: 0

Every athlete has doubts. Elite runners in particular are insecure people. You need someone to affirm that what you are doing is right. Votes: 0

Great coaches are great humanitarians. They really care for the athlete as people first and athletes second. This is paramount in gaining respect. Votes: 0

As an athlete, I hope we can remain focused on the Olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport by peoples of all nations. Votes: 0

Whether you're a veteran like me or a high school athlete, the most important thing you can do is keep your body healthy. Votes: 0

When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete's feet don't exist, there's something wrong. Votes: 0

Losing sucks but I look at more what I gained as an individual, as an athlete..sometimes in losing you learn a lot. Votes: 0

I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in between. Votes: 0

I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it. Votes: 0

I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf. Votes: 0

The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on. Votes: 0

When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete. Votes: 0

Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure. Votes: 0

When I was a kid, I was always an athlete. I played a lot of sports. I played football, basketball, baseball and soccer. Votes: 0

I think every athlete that’s just out here for the Olympics just does something to inspire those around them and inspire each other. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

People think you must be crackers if you've got a psychologist but psychology is part of the building bricks to make a top athlete. Votes: 0

You guys are just jealous because i'm a natural athlete and you can't cross the street without falling on your face." -(Bird) Doug Votes: 0

Treat yourself like an overweight, out of shape person and that's what you will be. Why not train and treat yourself like an athlete? Votes: 0

As a professional athlete, I have an incredible platform to inspire, impact, and deeply affect another human being. It sets my soul on fire. Votes: 0

I was a judo athlete, while taking modeling as my side job, before I eventually quit my professional sports career over a knee injury. Votes: 0

An athlete gains more & more strength by facing resistance. Similarly in life, we only become stronger when we face the resistance of our struggles. Votes: 0

You already have everything you need to be a long-distance athlete. It's mindset, not miles, that separates those who do from those who dream. Votes: 0

The conditioning and the lifestyle changes you have to make to remain a healthy athlete are what molded me into what I am today. Votes: 0

I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic. Votes: 0

I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up those cleats. Votes: 0

I've been an athlete most of my life and on a disciplined schedule. Working out for me is just part of my every day. Votes: 0

I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life. Votes: 0

An athlete must have a certain cockiness to succeed and win, but an athlete must also care about the game he or she plays. Votes: 0

It`s interesting about people who choke. I`m, believe it or not, a good athlete. I`ve watched people choke over the years. Votes: 0

I really want to be able to keep going and I realize that in some aspects I've got to treat myself like an athlete. Votes: 0

You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast. Votes: 0

As a competitor and an athlete, you have to believe in yourself. And you have to believe in the people who believe in you. Votes: 0

Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take your pulse. Votes: 0

If you can miss getting up in the morning and running into a wall, I miss playing football. I'll never be a frustrated athlete. Votes: 0

As a professional athlete I can tell you I feel every single emotion and not one of them ever helped me in a fist-fight before. Votes: 0

Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero. Votes: 0

Being a musician - it's easier for me to date an athlete. There's too much competition [with a musician]. There's too much know-it-all pop star. Votes: 0

I had been sort of a rising star - an athlete, a scholar, a leader. My dream was to become a high-level national security adviser. Votes: 0

Being a great athlete is something that requires a lot of training and dedication, it does not come as easily as some people may think. Votes: 0

Beside the brand-ambassador elements of the modern racing driver, the evolution of the athlete has mandated that as drivers, we are very committed to fitness. Votes: 0

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition. Votes: 0

My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before. Votes: 0

To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you are a runner. Votes: 0

I'm a Gatorade athlete because dance is being recognized as a sport now. It always should have been, but now it is. It's very exciting. Votes: 0

When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking you. Votes: 0

I don't mind being a professional. As an athlete you are a role model, people are watching what you wear, listening to everything you say, Votes: 0

I've been an athlete that's sort of in advance; always thinking. After basketball I'd love to have my own radio show, my own TV show. Votes: 0

Being a comedian is a lot like being an athlete. If you're Carl Lewis and you're the fastest, then no matter what you're the fastest. Votes: 0

I'm an athlete, so I can dress down with the best of them. I can throw on t-shirts and sweats with the best of them. Votes: 0

I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal. Votes: 0

When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a great athlete. Votes: 0

When I watch a singer perform, or an athlete, I can't help but be driven to be the best I can be at my craft. Votes: 0

As an athlete you've got to watch your hydration and your nutrition, and use the right kinds of fuel to help you perform your best. Votes: 0

You can't be a creative thinker if you're not stimulating your mind, just as you can't be an Olympic athlete if you don't train regularly. Votes: 0

I would never advocate the use of dope because, you know, I'm not a professional athlete and I don't have access to the good stuff. Votes: 0

Just because you're big doesn't mean you can't be an athlete. And just because you work out doesn't mean you're going to have a 12-pack. Votes: 0

If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them. Votes: 0

Honestly, the only thing I loved when I was a kid was basketball. I was an athlete when I was a kid, and that was it. Votes: 0

I have some cool talents. I'm really flexible and can do all sorts of twisted yoga positions. And I'm a big athlete and especially love soccer. Votes: 0

There is no greatness without passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson. Votes: 0

The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over the world. Votes: 0

As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time. Votes: 0

If you want to be an athlete, there's no way around it: You have to go to the gym. You can't Google your way to it. Votes: 0

It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was getting into. Votes: 0

You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one. Votes: 0

I enjoy sports, and love being involved in any outdoor sport from volleyball to softball. I'm not being immodest when I say I'm a natural athlete. Votes: 0

My life as a professional athlete has allowed me the opportunity to visit and live in many different places and meet many interesting and diverse people. Votes: 0

I feel like every woman, and actually any guy who hasn't played that many sports, you secretly wonder, like, 'Would I be a pro athlete?' Votes: 0

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do. Votes: 0

I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete. Votes: 0

The truth is, I've been on a team my whole life. I'm the youngest of 7, so I've been training to be an athlete my whole life. Votes: 0

When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world. Votes: 0

You can tell a great athlete by, like, not how many times he wins, unlike when he loses. Because that's what is gonna make a swimmer. Votes: 0

In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race. Votes: 0

I work with a trainer called Ruben Tabares. He's a nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach, and an athlete. So I literally just train like an athlete. Votes: 0

Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to work as an athlete. Votes: 0

I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the Browns. Votes: 0

The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment for the rest, benefit for humanity. Votes: 0

Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand! Votes: 0

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater. Votes: 0

There is an entire culture out there built around siphoning money from an athlete, and the young men and women who come through just feed the machine. Votes: 0

If you're a professional athlete, and after the game, you're eating at the same place that somebody in the audience is eating at? You're making a mistake. Votes: 0

But she was already in. Gareth couldn't help but stand back in admiration. Hyacinth Bridgerton was clearly a natural born athlete. Either that or a cat burglar. Votes: 0

There shouldn't be budget problems. There is so much money that goes untapped. If every athlete gave 5% of what they earned, there wouldn't be any budget problems. Votes: 0

There's definitely a whole double standard. I don't understand it. A guy can be sexy and good-looking, and it totally just enhances his credibility as an athlete. Votes: 0

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time. Votes: 0

If a female is good-looking, it totally decreases her credibility. Now she's not a good athlete - she's only good in these track meets because she's good-looking. Votes: 0

People were actually approaching me on the street and thinking that I was an athlete. They couldn't quite place it, but a runner, or swimmer or something. Votes: 0

Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment. Votes: 0

Hip-hop and being a pro athlete go hand in hand. When they come together, it's a win, not just for your business brand but also for culture. Votes: 0

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped. Votes: 0

I know I've made huge gains in my confidence, and knowing more about my racing and myself as a person. That has made me a better athlete Votes: 0

As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals. Votes: 0

I guess I'm just not the film femme fatale type. I giggle too much. I have freckles and a turned-up nose, and I walk like an athlete. Votes: 0

I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be. Votes: 0

Any sport you're going to do, you're going to lose more than you win. People don't realize how hard it is to be an athlete. It's difficult. Votes: 0

Christ always had a passion for whatever He was doing. That's how I try to define myself as an athlete. That's the example I try to follow. Votes: 0

Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward. Votes: 0

I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling. Votes: 0

I always said I wanted to be a great athlete, ever since I was an overweight little kid. I just love competing in any kind of athletics. Votes: 0

I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their classes. Votes: 0

Even while you're in dead earnest about your work, you must approach it with a feeling of freedom and joy; you must be loose-jointed, like a relaxed athlete. Votes: 0

Every athlete, I think, would like to play forever. They never want to acknowledge that they've lost a step or they can't quite do what they did before. Votes: 0

I respect Georges St. Pierre as a businessman and an athlete. I don't have anything against him personally. But he's not the kind of fighter I like watching. Votes: 0

I have started to realize that I am really just a world athlete and a world entertainer -- I am a world-known person, I am a global icon. Votes: 0

I still have so much passion to perform... That's who Johnny Weir is: I'm a figure skater, I'm an athlete. I want to have fun and enjoy it. Votes: 0

Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much. Votes: 0

I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation, Votes: 0

I was a total athlete. I loved sports, but when I realized I wasn't going to be a professional athlete, I realized I wanted to be in movies. Votes: 0

Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete. Votes: 0

A decade after an average athlete graduates, everyone will have forgotten when and where he played. But every time he speaks, everyone will know whether he was educated. Votes: 0

Definitely if you're an athlete, you're gonna be having all the baseball fame you can have. That's the great thing about baseball and sports. You can measure ability. Votes: 0

There is only one thing that makes any one athlete better than another, his heart. We all put our underwear on feet first, so we are all human. Votes: 0

All I got to do is keep getting the most out of each one of my days and keep trying to be the best athlete I can become. Votes: 0

You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks the band apart. Votes: 0

I was a total athlete. I loved sports, but when I realized I wasn't going to be a professional athlete, I realized I wanted to be in movies. Votes: 0

I don't know if anything can really prepare you for 'Survivor,' but since I grew up as an athlete, the physical aspect came to me more easily. Votes: 0

I've always looked at my career as an athlete would look at his: I won't play forever. Some don't know when to walk away, but the smart ones do. Votes: 0

I'm not an athlete; I'm a quarterback. I don't have great speed, and I can't throw 90 yards down the field. I win games because I've done the mental preparation. Votes: 0

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour and deal with the decisive moment. Votes: 0

Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not going to have them again. Votes: 0

An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring things in. Votes: 0

Do I midnight snack? Not a lot, but sometimes. And it's usually Doritos Cooler Ranch. I know that's terrible, especially for a pro athlete, but they're just so good. Votes: 0

I have never doped … I have competed as an endurance athlete for 25 years with no spike in performance, passed more than 500 drug tests and never failed one. Votes: 0

Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs. Votes: 0

As a professional athlete, I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue to play the best football I can. Votes: 0

You start seeing all of the athlete profiles on NBC, and whenever the Summer Olympics come up, I feel like I share the same experience with the Summer Olympians. Votes: 0

The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an athlete, staying fit is very important. Votes: 0

I was a much better writer than I was an athlete. My college coach told me flat out, he said, "Deford, you write basketball better than you play it." Votes: 0

I didn't want to be a dancer. I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally. Votes: 0

I didn't want to be a dancer... I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally. Votes: 0

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honor that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics. Votes: 0

The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me, I am better, I am the best. Votes: 0

An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which makes the difficult journey all the more rewarding. Votes: 0

The favorite to win the Olympic gold medal in archery is a legally blind athlete from South Korea, mainly because everyone else is too scared to compete next to him. Votes: 0

I like to think that when an athlete wears Armani, it makes him or her feel confident, and as we all know, confidence is fundamental to winning in any competition. Votes: 0

Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived. Votes: 0

I didn't train to make the Olympic team until 1968. I simply trained for the moment. I never even imagined I would be an Olympic athlete. It always seemed to evolve. Votes: 0

Let's not call physical comedy falling down and pratfalls. All humor is physical, no matter how you dish it out. It's timing, like a dancer or an athlete would have. Votes: 0

I am no more proud of my career as an athlete than I am of the fact that I am a direct descendant of that noble warrior [Chief Black Hawk]. Votes: 0

Think about what caused the injury and how it can be prevented next time; that way, you will become a smarter athlete and less likely to repeat the same mistakes. Votes: 0

I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that. I am an athlete. I am a women. Votes: 0

With any kind of artistic thing, it's a muscle, like any athlete, and the moment you're not doing it, you lose all confidence. That's why I'm terrible with down time. Votes: 0

You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good athlete, it doesn't mean you're not a woman. Votes: 0

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. Votes: 0

It's easy to forget when you're an elite athlete that everyone else gets nervous as well. Even the best people in the world, at whatever they do, they're still nervous Votes: 0

Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success. Votes: 0

[Yasuhiro] Yamashita is a respected judo master not only in Japan but across the world. To me, he is an example of an outstanding athlete and a very good man. Votes: 0

Unlike the traditional athlete, I've got to do more than just engage in my sport to put food on the table. When I'm done running, it's straight to the office. Votes: 0

Think of yourself as an athlete. I guarantee you it will change the way you walk, the way you work, and the decisions you make about leadership, teamwork, and success. Votes: 0

Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption that I wouldn't be up to the work. Votes: 0

To keep from decaying, to be a winner, the athlete must accept pain - not only accept it, but look for it, live with it, learn not to fear it. Votes: 0

Nike told me, 'We can't give you royalties because you're not a professional athlete.' I told them 'I'll go to the Garden and play one-on-no-one.' I'm a performance athlete! Votes: 0

Adam [Sandler] is a good basketball player, so he is a natural athlete, he worked with Sean Salisbury to make his footwork and delivery smooth, and he did a great job. Votes: 0

As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can. Votes: 0

I'm just a skinny kid from Maywood trying to do my best. I never took anything for granted. I never wanted to come off like some kind of big-headed, conceited athlete. Votes: 0

You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task. Votes: 0

The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo. Votes: 0

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons. Votes: 0

If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning and losing. It is senseless to explain and explain. Votes: 0

I like to think of myself as a pretty good athlete, I don't think I'm a great sprinter, but 200, 400, maybe 800. I won't say excel in them, but I'd do pretty good. Votes: 0

You can be an ordinary athlete by getting away with less than your best. But if you want to be a great, you have to give it all you've got-your everything. Votes: 0

My worst vice is gluttony. I try to keep myself under control because I'm an athlete, but once a week I like to pig out and act like a normal person. Votes: 0

I have to play baseball to make me happy. I have to be an athlete. But when it's all said and done, I'll be a normal father. A normal-type house man. Votes: 0

My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was okay until I got kicked out, which happened twice. Votes: 0

If you're going to play a champion athlete, people expect you to look a certain way, and you also have to have the stamina to be able to continue to perform. Votes: 0

I'm very involved in Shred, constantly checking in on something. It takes a lot of time. But it has let me leverage who I am as an athlete into a product. Votes: 0

A lot of people who watch figure skaters want us to look like pretty princesses. I want people to see the athlete, and I want to look like a woman among girls. Votes: 0

I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything. Votes: 0

In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete. Votes: 0

In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions. Votes: 0

I think it's ironic that I fell in love with a man I thought I would never be interested in because he's an athlete. I was always, 'An athlete? Heck no.' Votes: 0

The holidays are important, but the path I've chosen doesn't take that into consideration. I do what I can to enjoy them, but it's one of the sacrifices of being an athlete. Votes: 0

I don't look at myself as being famous. I look at myself as an athlete. If the money is there, I'd be happy, but I have to be happy within myself first. Votes: 0

As a professional athlete, there aren't too many things as gratifying as being on the front of a box. Whether it be a cereal box or a game box. It's very gratifying. Votes: 0

I've always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It's all or nothing. That's what makes me a good athlete - doing things with all the 'ganas' I can. Votes: 0

A good professional athlete must have the love of a little boy. And the good players feel the kind of love for the game that they did when they were Little Leaguers. Votes: 0

Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion. Votes: 0

How can a guy climb trees, say 'Me, Tarzan, you, Jane,' and make a million? The public forgives my acting because they know I was an athlete. They know I wasn't make-believe. Votes: 0

If you want to run for president, you better be an athlete. It's 24/7. It never ends. You give up your personal life completely and you have something of a chance to be shot. Votes: 0

A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader. Votes: 0

Like an athlete, [dance] is an everyday job. You have to stay in shape - unless you just want to loaf through a couple of hoofing routines. But that just didn't satisfy me. Votes: 0

If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as your legs, whether you're an athlete or an actor. Votes: 0

A competitive athlete is painful to look at; trying hard to become an animal rather than a man, he will never be as fast as a cheetah or as strong as an ox. Votes: 0

It's a fine balance for an athlete in enjoying the moment and being really satisfied, say, with a run, and with your day, and knowing you can make it better in the future. Votes: 0

I never dreamed of being a flagbearer. Every athlete has a wish to get to the Olympic Games. I had that wish, but to carry the flag of your country is doubly thrilling. Votes: 0

I've found that a person does not need protein from meat to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet. Votes: 0

What I tell student athletes is first of all, you've made good choices this far in order to be able to be in college and to be an athlete. Keep making good choices. Votes: 0

I think the people who have really followed my career from the time I was seven years old can see my steady progress and see the type of person and athlete I am. Votes: 0

I went through so many things personally, emotionally and mentally during that time off that I know that I'm better for it now and I think I'm a better athlete because of that. Votes: 0

The life of an athlete does have to be lonely and you have to be focused on your craft and what you do. Loneliness is just a sacrifice you make as an Olympic-level athlete. Votes: 0

I am thinking more and more about what I want to and can do after my days as an active athlete. Thoughts like family and marriage also cross my mind more and more often. Votes: 0

I do think Under Armour is setting a new example for what a ballerina is, and that you can be feminine and an athlete and represent what a woman is at the same time. Votes: 0

The sadness of the end of a career of an older athlete, with the betrayal of his body, is mirrored in the rest of us. Consciously or not, we know: there, soon, go I. Votes: 0

I wish I was a better athlete. That would have been a little cooler, being a great boxer and walking into a room and going: "I can knock everybody out!" That's a good feeling. Votes: 0

I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously. Votes: 0

I'm not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but all this action stuff is such a challenge. It really, really is. Votes: 0

The game of soccer has been able to give me what I wanted out of life. I just remember being a total Tomboy and athlete as a girl, but never having a lack of opportunity. Votes: 0

The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish. Votes: 0