Athlete Quotes · Page 27

Very few athletes have the chance to be brought into the White House.

— Jimmie Johnson

I wasn't born this super, superior athlete.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

— Aristotle

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

— Dean Karnazes

You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.

— Curt Schilling

You ought to go to the Wizard of Oz and ask him for some courage.

— Thomas Henderson

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

— Irving Stone

The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians.

— Avery Brundage

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

— Joanna Lohman

Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary.…

— Anonymous

I think every athlete is an entrepreneur. Our job is to better our product to present to a new team every year.

— Martellus Bennett

I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image,…

— Linda Evangelista

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

— Satchel Paige

It won't change that I'm an Olympian if you call me a football player, and it won't change that I'm an NFL…

— Marquise Goodwin

If a guy is not serious about being a student-athlete then why force him into the college system. He's not serious about…

— Lou Williams

My worst vice is gluttony. I try to keep myself under control because I'm an athlete, but once a week I like…

— Gianluigi Buffon

We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is…

— Otto Schily

I would never say anything about [James] LeBron because I know how much he means to the community; I know how much…

— Andrew Hawkins

All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from…

— Michael Johnson

Ballet dancing is arduous, strenuous activity. Students are engaged in physical training that rivals the training Olympic athletes undergo. At the same…

— George Balanchine

I was a sports nut. I stayed after school probably three hours every day - from fall, to winter, to spring. I…

— Terry Crews

I started ballet in my early 20s. I studied for about ten years. Ballet is probably the one of the hardest things…

— Herschel Walker

Food fighters in Japan think of themselves as athletes. They have a higher recognition of the game and are constantly thinking about…

— Takeru Kobayashi

Carl Yastrzemski was the best all-around player. He could run, throw and hit. He had the ability to play a number of…

— Al Kaline

One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not…

— Michelle Obama

Oscar Pistorius is now infamous for reasons that I think everybody knows about, but when I hit on his story and put…

— Ron Currie Jr

If parents are aiming at choosing children who will be good athletes, or great musicians, or who will get into Ivy League…

— Michael Sandel

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. Being feminine meant…

— Martina Navratilova

There is something that can happen to every athlete and every human being; the instinct to slack off, to give in to…

— Jesse Owens

Religions have found that if you behave in a certain way, if you sort of perform certain rituals that expand your mind…

— Karen Armstrong

In 1997, when I started as a professional athlete, my sport was not like it is now. I needed to develop myself…

— Sven Nys

Why can't we have a voice? What's the difference between an athlete having millions or Donald Trump? Every time a politician talks,…

— Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

For an athlete, the country is everything.

— Geeta Phogat

“Scores give better decision than judges.”

— Amit Kalantri

I can't criticize an athlete if they say they're injured.

— Donovan Bailey

I had always been involved in athletics throughout my life.

— Samoa Joe

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

— Marion Jones

A ton of athletes, even if they know your name, pretend they don't.

— Jeff Pearlman

College athletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil.

— Ruby Wax

It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either.

— Lynn Davies