Athlete Quotes · Page 43

It's good they're holding the Olympics in the East End of London. Means the athletes will have to use extra skill to…

— Frankie Boyle

I think I might not be the best vertical athlete, but I think I'm quicker than people give me credit for. That…

— Klay Thompson

Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

— Mary Lou Retton

Everything in Formula 1 has been sterilised now, the whole thing is controlled too much.

— Nigel Mansell

Some people thought I was bringing the sport down. I don't think so. I was the best and only jumper my country…

— Eddie the Eagle

You know what's sad about this? Not the gambling, but the best way to reach college athletes is the Cartoon Network.

— Jay Leno

Most comedians weren't great athletes; that was the way they got noticed in high school.

— Judd Apatow

Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take…

— Jim Sensenbrenner

I wasn't disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive…

— Bernie Mac

In Lake Placid we have Bible studies and it's awesome to be able to share your struggles as an athlete and as…

— Elana Meyers

Everyone is going to be afraid sometimes. Then you ask yourself, "What am I really afraid of?" Then you can address it,…

— Matt Cullen

The left's obsession with the high incomes of corporate executives never seems to extend to equally high - or higher - incomes…

— Thomas Sowell

“It’s amazing how two thin pieces of clothing can hold such deep memories. Laughter, pain, victory, defeat, friendship, fatigue, elation… they’re all…

— Wendelin Van Draanen

It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It…

— Frank Shorter

The CrossFit program is broad, general and inclusive, and most of all, the movements can be scaled down to any level of…

— Bob Harper

But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword. As a mortal, I was never a…

— Rick Riordan

The problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly.

— Michael Waltrip

I'm just a skinny kid from Maywood trying to do my best. I never took anything for granted. I never wanted to…

— Michael Finley

I have often been asked whether I am a women or an athlete. The question is absurd. Men are not asked that.…

— Billie Jean King

I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete…

— Jamie Foxx

I'm an athlete, so I can dress down with the best of them. I can throw on t-shirts and sweats with the…

— Dwyane Wade

We should try to teach the young people values that are useful to them whether they become professional athletes or not.

— Rafael Nadal

I'm not an athlete; I'm a quarterback. I don't have great speed, and I can't throw 90 yards down the field. I…

— Joey Harrington

I've convinced myself I'm something special. When you do that, man, you're dangerous, especially when you have the athleticism and work ethic…

— Jon Jones

At one point that's all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn't athletic enough.

— Josh Duhamel

I'm trying to take a positive out the disappointment, but I'm also trying to do what's best for my career as well.

— Dathan Ritzenhein

If you criticise something then you have to have an alternative, but we do have to try and improve things.

— Linford Christie

There is the truth about the marathon and very few of you have written the truth. Even if I explain to you,…

— Douglas Wakiihuri

I don't know if anything can really prepare you for 'Survivor,' but since I grew up as an athlete, the physical aspect…

— Ethan Zohn

The difference is almost all mental. The top players just hate to lose. I think that's the difference. A champion hates to…

— Chris Evert

I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.

— Roger Bannister

Losing sucks but I look at more what I gained as an individual, as an athlete..sometimes in losing you learn a lot.

— Uriah Hall

I'd noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we'd play games where there was running or jumping.

— Jesse Owens

I'm not an athlete dater, really. I would get too jealous. They're really gone all the time. Different hotel rooms.

— Christine Teigen

It took me time to realize that the men who won Olympic gold medals in the decathlon are just men, just like…

— Dan O'Brien

You cant even break me running harder than an athlete. Girls sitting up on my lap mistake this for a track meet.

— Sammy Adams

I am no more proud of my career as an athlete than I am of the fact that I am a direct…

— Jim Thorpe

I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been…

— Kimberly Elise

The colors I use may clash or vibrate against one another but this is done intentionally.

— Frank Bruno

After any game you're going to get the love, the hate: That's just what comes with being a professional athlete.

— D'Angelo Russell