The writer ... an athlete required to break the four-minute mile every morning. — Irving Stone Copy Share Image
You ought to go to the Wizard of Oz and ask him for some courage. — Thomas Henderson Copy Share Image
You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes. — Curt Schilling Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians. — Avery Brundage Copy Share Image
I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL. — Jordan Burroughs Copy Share Image
It is about what you do when nobody is watching. Can you always stay on your grind, or are you only a… — Ian Warner Copy Share Image
I was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
I am an athlete for Christ. That's why I play for Him, to give Him glory, to thank Him for giving me… — Edinson Cavani Copy Share Image
I'm an athlete, so I'm very interested in making the sport as safe as possible - just for my own career longevity. — Ted Ligety Copy Share Image
These athletes can be considered the gods in certain ways and the fans can be considered parishioners. — Michael Strahan Copy Share Image
I wasn't really built for athleticism or speed, I always had to rely on my mind and my instincts. — Jared Dudley Copy Share Image
In wheelchair sports, people thought athletes with disabilities were courageous and inspirational. They never give them credit for simply being competitive. — Jean Driscoll Copy Share Image
It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon… — Bayard Taylor Copy Share Image
I think what bothers us about fighting sports isn't the damage to the athlete but the fact that you win by doing… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
The Lord calls each one of His children, no matter what his occupation-lawyer, doctor, maintenance man, carpenter, accountant, athlete, musician, teacher, homeschooling… — Mike Bickle Copy Share Image
(On the 1,500 meters) We went pretty slowly. It was a nice final lap for everyone. I didn't really have that last… — Blake Williams Copy Share Image
My recruiting key - I looked for PEOPLE first, athletes second. I wanted people with a sound value system as you cannot… — Herb Brooks Copy Share Image
Production was what I always wanted to do, even when I was skating. I'm a bit of a sponge. When I was… — Robin Cousins Copy Share Image
No athletes talk to themselves like tennis players. Pitchers, golfers, goalkeepers, they mutter to themselves, but tennis players talk to themselves-and answer.… — Andre Agassi 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
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 Copy Share Image
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 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
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
One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
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 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
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