In a country where only men are encouraged, one must be one's own inspiration. — Tegla Loroupe Copy Share Image
Psychologically, for an athlete to miss a game because of injury, it's tough. — Julian Edelman Copy Share Image
I think Percy Harvin is as good an athlete that's played football. Ever. — Urban Meyer Copy Share Image
You never realize as an athlete there's going to be an end until the end comes. — Justin Gatlin Copy Share Image
To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy… — Mike Piazza Copy Share Image
Sports for me is when a guy walks off the court, and you really can't tell whether he won or lost, when… — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal. — Willie McCovey Copy Share Image
I'm never going to be an athlete, never going to be running triathlons - I'm not that person. — Jamie Lee Curtis Copy Share Image
I think you always strive to get better as an athlete. That's the difference between good and great, in my opinion. — Arian Foster Copy Share Image
Obviously, you're known for what you do. But you still want to be known as a good person. You're a person a… — Derek Jeter Copy Share Image
I decided I wasn't going to come down. I was going to fly. I was going to stay up in the air… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That's what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice. — Bethany Hamilton Copy Share Image
To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can't… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
Seven out of 10 black faces you see on television are athletes. The black athlete carries the image of the black community.… — Arthur Ashe Copy Share Image
An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
Who is to blame for this most recent of sports disgraces in America? The culture that flings young athletes like Tyson up… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
You can kick a ball into the net, throw a basketball into the net. Tennis is complicated. It'll make a lot of… — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who perform great feats before friendly crowds. Greatness in major league sports is the… — George Allen Copy Share Image
No young kid growing up dreams of someday becoming a businessman. He wants to be a fireman, a sponsored athlete or a… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
Once you become a professional athlete or once you do anything well, then you're automatically a role model ... I have no… — LeBron James Copy Share Image
For those of us who take literature very seriously, picking up a work of fiction is the start of an adventure comparable… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's elevating and humbling at the same time. Running along a beach at sunrise with no other footprints in the sand, you… — Marion Irvine Copy Share Image
Often when people are claiming that they are not creative, they mean that they are not artists, writers, athletes, or any other… — Michael Ray Copy Share Image
The glory of sport comes from dedication, determination and desire. Achieving success and personal glory in athletics has less to do with… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Made up of corallitic accretions and painful increments, lit on rare occasions by bolts of revelation, and then stuffed behind the wainscotting… — Harold Town Copy Share Image
There are many objects of desire, and therefore many desires. Some are born with us, hunger, yearning, and pride of place, and… — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
Individual and team discipline ultimately come down to practicing a small set of principles over a long period of time. Success is… — Mike Hebert Copy Share Image
Well, I do feel that I carry the responsibility of representing my country wherever I am, and this responsibility came with the… — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
I'm the fights sports' athlete version of what Michael Jordan could be. — Greg Hardy Copy Share Image
You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip. — Bud Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Sometimes, as an athlete, you think everything you touch can turn into gold. — Robert Horry Copy Share Image
