I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe… — Eric Heiden Copy Share Image
I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing. — Lisi Harrison Copy Share Image
I feel like every woman, and actually any guy who hasn't played that many sports, you secretly wonder, like, 'Would I be… — Emily Ratajkowski Copy Share Image
And at the end of the day as an athlete you have to be coachable. And being coachable is a humbling thing. — Rashad Evans Copy Share Image
The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it — John Wooden Copy Share Image
An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
The key to getting the record is running fast because someone else did not take it too crazy at the beginning, so… — Bernard Lagat Copy Share Image
That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection. — Armstrong Williams Copy Share Image
In the 1990s, Michael Jordan was the preeminent athlete in the country. And when the product with his name on it seemed… — Melissa Harris-Perry Copy Share Image
What separates sports from entrepreneurism, however, is that in business we constantly have to overcome undefined and unpredictable challenges. Athletes train for… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
When I was a kid and we played baseball we used to use that "eye black" stuff sometimes - that kind of… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look… — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
It was tough. That may happen at the Trials. You are so in the zone when you are in there it's tough… — David Oliver Copy Share Image
If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard. The thrill of competing carries… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
It's an incredible feeling, 110,000 people energy at that level. What I realized from watching the first day of competition was that… — Gabe Jennings Copy Share Image
The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and… — Eddie Reese Copy Share Image
For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of. — Paula Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Being a runner, professional or recreational, means that you are part of a community that stretches across the globe. — Lanni Marchant Copy Share Image
You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life. — Lynn Davies Copy Share Image
I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe. — Keyshawn Johnson Copy Share Image
I guess I compete in everything I do, but it's always good to get out and be active and find an outlet… — Chris Borland Copy Share Image
When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best… — Katarina Witt Copy Share Image
The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled. — Bill Toomey Copy Share Image
Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack. — Jeff Galloway Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete, I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue… — Hidetoshi Nakata Copy Share Image
Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one's behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort. — Elgin Baylor Copy Share Image
There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their… — Dolph Lundgren Copy Share Image
“Stand like a beaten anvil. It is the part of a good athlete to be bruised and to prevail.” — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
I want to see Ronda coming back, her finishing her career with a win. Every athlete deserves that. — Amanda Nunes Copy Share Image
As an athlete, as a person, you are looking for motivation wherever you can find it. — Jason McCourty Copy Share Image
It's a dream come true to be a Jordan Brand athlete and help carry this legacy forward to the next generation on… — Deebo Samuel Copy Share Image
Everybody wants to know what I'm on. What am I on? I'm on my bike busting my ass six hours a day.… — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
I'm very involved in Shred, constantly checking in on something. It takes a lot of time. But it has let me leverage… — Ted Ligety Copy Share Image
Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He… — Bobby Hull Copy Share Image
The conditioning and the lifestyle changes you have to make to remain a healthy athlete are what molded me into what I… — John Cena Copy Share Image
I always want to win, of course, I'm an athlete and this is my life, but you can't control the outcome of… — Mauricio Rua Copy Share Image
I don't celebrate because I'm only doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate? — Mario Balotelli Copy Share Image
We have to fight the entire time, we can't start at the end when it's getting down to crunch time. We can't… — Kerri Walsh Copy Share Image
