Athlete Quotes · Page 25

True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

— Alexander Pope

Doing your best is more important than being the best.

— Shannon Miller

When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge.

— Anonymous

It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record.

— Roger Bannister

Every athlete has flaws, standing or on the ground. I do, too.

— Marlon Moraes

I tried to be one of the best-conditioned athletes.

— Cris Carter

For any athlete, the only point of contact we have with the ground is our feet.

— Jon Rahm

I had low points. I think any athlete has those.

— Lindsey Horan

Unlike the traditional athlete, I've got to do more than just engage in my sport to put food on the table. When…

— Dean Karnazes

Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.

— Caster Semenya

I know that I won't be an athlete forever. I have to have a vision of what I want to be afterward.

— Harrison Barnes

The Rock is the Rock, you know? He's the ultimate athlete, the professional man with precision. And you want precision from a…

— Jason Statham

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

— Patrick Chan

Obviously, that's the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths.

— Robert Whittaker

When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged…

— Daley Thompson

I admit, I don't look like the athlete of the day's supposed to look. My belly's just a little big, my heinie's…

— Dusty Rhodes

The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day.…

— Adrian Rogers

If men are paid/praised more than women for the same work than it always pays to allow the man to have more…

— Julianna Baggott

One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you…

— Bob Richards

I'm never satisfied, I always want to do better. That's how it is to be an elite athlete, you're never happy. When…

— Alexander Gustafsson

Where men are forbidden to honour a king, they honor millionaires, athletes, or film stars instead; even famous prostitutes or gangsters. For…

— C. S. Lewis

As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and…

— Katarina Witt

Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes…

— Haile Gebrselassie

Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge. The last three or four reps…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

I wasn't a jock in school, and by the 10th grade, when I was in boarding school I was carrying water buckets…

— Michael Weatherly

It's only when movement becomes the most natural state in our lives that we can finally begin to enjoy the motion. And…

— John Bingham

You can fight based on a strong mind, based on developing your muscles and reflexes, training your motor functions and going back…

— Bruce Frantzis

The concussion crisis has changed the face of sports as we know it and it has brought to surface the incredible importance…

— Ben Utecht

I get a lot of parents coming up to me, telling me they are grooming their kids to be professional athletes. I'm…

— Wayne Gretzky

It's not just the physical aspect of boxing, it's the whole fighter mentality that has been ingrained in me through the years…

— Cara Castronuova

I think that a huge positive that's come out of me having successful competitions as an athlete has been that, through the…

— Evan Lysacek

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

— Marlen Esparza

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

— Hope Solo

There is no such thing as life in-between.

— Pat Riley

If you hate your job, don't worry, you won't have it for long.

— George Allen

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

— Dennis Rodman

I was an athlete when I was young and devoted a lot of time to sports.

— Mimi Chakraborty

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

— Joe Paterno

Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw.

— Ron Atkinson