Athlete Quotes · Page 12

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

— Jayson Williams

You have to train your mind like you train your body.

— Bruce Jenner

I'm an athlete and a professional, I like challenges and this is my driving force.

— Ivan Perisic

Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit.

— Shaquille O'Neal

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

— Milagros Cabral

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

— Willie Carson

People still think I'm a bit of a buffoon - not really an athlete.

— Eddie the Eagle

I'm a purist, and I'm more a fighter than an athlete.

— B. J. Penn

I'm an athlete, but I'm not a runner. I'm 5-foot-8 and stocky - not exactly a runner's type.

— Andrew Lawrence

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I…

— Dominique Dawes

The universities will ask for money back so they can put their name on the side of a building without fully educating…

— Eddie George

The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.

— Yao Ming

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

For every athlete, Olympics is the target, but mine is a little different. I am focusing on improving my timing; that's what…

— Hima Das

Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be…

— Katarina Witt

The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me,…

— Michael Jordan

I have no physical genius about me. I cant dribble a ball and run at the same time, I cant do lay-ups…

— Rich Mullins

I think women have brought a lot of life back to the sport-first, because a lot of people doubted women could actually…

— Stacy Dragila

One of the common traits of outstanding performers-coaches, athletes, managers, sales representatives, executives, and others who face a daily up/down, win/lose accounting…

— Bill Walsh

We, as athletes, have our suspicions about who's cheating, but I'm not convinced that the testing has yet caught up with what…

— Paula Radcliffe

Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes…

— Oliver North

As an athlete or an entertainer, you don't want to be in a boring spot. You want to be in a spot…

— Donovan McNabb

Professional football's a tough game. It's a lot of contact. It's a lot of wear and tear on your body. You've got…

— John Urschel

I'm lanky and I've always been lanky, but I was a really good athlete. Everything I've ever done in sports, I've done…

— Aleister Black

Representing Canada as a hockey player is always a tremendous honor, which also comes with a lot of responsibility. Being able to…

— Scott Niedermayer

Some people like to live without too much risk. They're satisfied leading a safe existence. This attitude of caution infiltrates into their…

— Tom Platz

Well, my dad was into music, but he wasn't into me being into music. In my house when I was a kid,…

— Todd Snider

I began feeling the way I imagine an actor or athlete must feel when, after years of commitment to a particular dream...he…

— Barack Obama

The ban doesn't have anything to do with Livestrong or my ability to work in [the cancer] community. Perhaps it speeds it…

— Lance Armstrong

I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see…

— Harbhajan Singh

I came out as a gay as I have earned myself respect as an athlete. I have only lost 2 out of…

— Orlando Cruz

Teenage girls, please don’t worry about being super popular in high school, or being the best actress in high school, or the…

— Mindy Kaling

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

— Adolf Hitler

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

— Idi Amin

I had this giant ego of an athlete, but I was self-conscious at everything else.

— Ryan Leaf

As an athlete, as a free agent, you owe it to yourself to explore your options.

— Sue Bird

The two most important things to athletes, playing time and money.

— John Paxson

I'm an athlete, but first and foremost I'm a martial artist.

— Dan Hardy

We will win with character, not with characters.

— Bob Weltlich

I was fully immersed in the now as an athlete.

— Kyle Shewfelt