I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort. — Bud Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Men sometimes seem more ready to accept women as brain surgeons than as athletes. — Janice Kaplan Copy Share Image
As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport. — Nadia Comaneci Copy Share Image
He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete. — Pat Cash Copy Share Image
No actually I don't. I play real sports, not tryin to be the best at exercising. — Danny Mcbride Copy Share Image
I enjoy sports, and love being involved in any outdoor sport from volleyball to softball. I'm not being immodest when I say… — Ginger Rogers Copy Share Image
If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
All skills are perfected through the process of failure. Embrace loss as a necessary part of improvement. — Jerry Lynch Copy Share Image
Athletes are American princes and the locker room is their castle. Some of them behave in princely fashion, become legitimate heroes to… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater. — Bobby Cannavale Copy Share Image
I've had an affinity for Michael Jordan. He's probably the greatest athlete in my generation. — Enzo Amore Copy Share Image
It's all about brand exposure, building your brand, building your image and just getting to that next level as an athlete. — Aljamain Sterling Copy Share Image
There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your… — Lynn Davies Copy Share Image
As an athlete, that's something I always take with me. You fall every day, whether it's in a job, or you miss… — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Throughout my athletic career, the overall goal was always to be a better athlete than I was at the moment – whether… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
The sport of wrestling is a tremendous builder of the values and characteristics which are needed to succeed in any walk of… — Dennis Hastert Copy Share Image
The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
The game of soccer has been able to give me what I wanted out of life. I just remember being a total… — Tiffeny Milbrett Copy Share Image
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… — Jessica Ennis Copy Share Image
Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions… — Bill Toomey Copy Share Image
Being a pro athlete doesn't mean you treat your body right, even though it's so important to what you do. Being a… — Summer Sanders Copy Share Image
What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potenial embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. I was discovering that… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
The sport has changed so much since 2004, it's incredible. If you look even at me, the way I'm fencing now compared… — Mariel Zagunis Copy Share Image
Singing is a kind of sport and a singer a kind of athlete and following this model becoming "vocally fit" - building… — Gary Catona Copy Share Image
(On winning the 800 meters in front of the home fans) I was really excited to come back here. Of course you… — Leonel Manzano Copy Share Image
To be a successful coach you should be and look prepared. You must be a man of integrity. Never break your word.… — Red Auerbach Copy Share Image
O.J. Simpson existed in a bubble. So when Harry Edwards approached him about being involved in the Olympic Project for Human Rights,… — Ezra Edelman Copy Share Image
The most difficult part is training and competing while observing the holy month of Ramadan, which involves fasting. The most rewarding part… — Ibtihaj Muhammad Copy Share Image
When we get to the point where a gay pro athlete is no longer forced to live in fear that he'll be… — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
I always tried to hide the fact that I was an athlete. I just wanted to be normal. — Lindsay Davenport Copy Share Image
I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented. — Shannon Miller Copy Share Image
Having a home away from the media glare is important to world-class athletes. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...What for? Houston isn't on our schedule. — Bum Phillips Copy Share Image
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