Athlete Quotes · Page 31

We're the greatest athletes in the world without a doubt.

— Hulk Hogan

Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they're an athlete or not.

— Mirai Nagasu

Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.

— Matt Biondi

I run on the road long before I dance under the lights.

— Muhammad Ali

Being an athlete, my job was to physically perform.

— Mike Schultz

I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.

— Lisa Guerrero

I was a two-star athlete. I got looked over.

— Ed Reed

It's just in your nature when you're an athlete to be competitive in everything.

— Tecia Torres

Ive always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances.

— Manu Bennett

There is only one thing that makes any one athlete better than another, his heart. We all put our underwear on feet…

— James Joyce

Throughout my journey in basketball, I always have someone to talk to in my father. I know how hard he had to…

— Joakim Noah

As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have…

— Barry Bonds

Just because you're big doesn't mean you can't be an athlete. And just because you work out doesn't mean you're going to…

— Prince Fielder

From my sketch files I'll find a pose that shows the emotion behind a particular character's story.

— Frank Bruno

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing…

— Bob Gibson

I know what I have to do, and I'm going to do whatever it takes. If I do it, I'll come out…

— Florence Griffith Joyner

I remember thinking that I'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work…

— Shaun White

I think I want to show fans what it is actually like to be an athlete. Tennis is a part of it,…

— Gael Monfils

I find it funny how people from Boston and New York hate each other because of pro teams. But, like, everyone on…

— Julian Casablancas

There's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has…

— Karch Kiraly

You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this,…

— Derek Jeter

Giving something back is a huge deal. You'll notice every successful athlete uses that at some point in his career during an…

— Rush Limbaugh

Tony [Walters] was one of the first international world-class athlete I had ever dealt with and I was lucky enough to have…

— Chris Algieri

Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters…

— Major Taylor

To be a successful coach you should be and look prepared. You must be a man of integrity. Never break your word.…

— Red Auerbach

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

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

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

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

What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potenial embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. I was discovering that…

— Lance Armstrong

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

I really didn't have one particular athlete I liked growing up.

— Masahiro Tanaka

I always wanted to be an athlete growing up.

— Rob Gronkowski

The young athletes are supposed to mature, to improve their personality.

— Rafael Nadal

Injuries are a part of the game. Every athlete knows that.

— Damian Lillard

I'm an athlete. I'm not a big golf nerd in that aspect. I'm not big on the history.

— Brooks Koepka

Confidence is the most important quality in all athlete-coach relationships.

— Franz Stampfl

I've had this sneaking feeling throughout the game that it's there to be won.

— Ron Atkinson

Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.

— Michael Diamond