So many people get caught up in being a pro athlete and think they are better. I don't feel like I've ever… — Carson Palmer Copy Share Image
Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or… — Joan Cusack Copy Share Image
All you can do is put your story out there enough times and hope that a couple will understand that no matter… — Lawrence Taylor Copy Share Image
Young people and Indian people need to know that we existed in the 20th Century. We need to know who our heroes… — Russell Means Copy Share Image
The power of fear of failure, with will to win, is an incredible force. I don't think we should be worried about… — John Caudwell Copy Share Image
Today, people idolize athletes and celebrities - and yes, highly successful and visionary business people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
Firstly the cars aren't too complicated. They have no traction control, for example, which means you can spin if you try too… — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
It dawned on me with blinding brightness. I realized: I had jumped into another rare kind of stratosphere - one that only… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
Our behaviour as an athlete is often determined by our previous experiences and how we dealt with those experiences. It is these… — David Horne Copy Share Image
So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would… — Ralph Boston Copy Share Image
There is nothing we cannot do for an athlete. If a guy wants to write a book, great. If he wants to… — Rich Paul Copy Share Image
When I was younger I only read sports books. I loved the biographies that told how athletes developed. When I got into… — Tony Dungy Copy Share Image
I consider myself one of a very small handful of drivers in the world that are top drivers. The best one? I… — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
Something is swelling up among our athletes. Many of them are frustrated, everywhere in the world, and they are looking for a… — Travis Tygart Copy Share Image
I consider myself a decent athlete but when I started to train martial arts like Kung Fu, I realised it had nothing… — Channing Tatum Copy Share Image
To be a well-rounded person and know what's going on in the world around you, to have a perspective outside of your… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
I decided that I was going to go to the Olympics to see if I had made the right decision to retire… — Cathy Freeman Copy Share Image
It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise… — Lynn Davies Copy Share Image
It was good to see an athlete that emotional in the aftermath of defeat, to show that losing isn't good enough. Fighting… — Dan Goossen Copy Share Image
For every athlete, it is very important to be able to engage in their favorite thing, give all the best in training,… — Fedor Emelianenko Copy Share Image
Mainly, I like to have fun. Swimming is all about having fun, and I am firm believer that you should keep swimming… — Scott Goldblatt Copy Share Image
Even though the Olympics take place during Ramadan, some Muslim athletes said they will not fast during games. Then, after sampling the… — Conan O'Brien Copy Share Image
The student-athlete should control everything that happens. From figuring out what kind of a degree they want to what type of a… — Billy Kennedy Copy Share Image
This is how many people become artists, musicians, writers, computer programmers, record-holding athletes, scientists... by spending time alone practicing what they love. — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
One of the most important qualities for any young athlete is the ability to believe in oneself. If you have confidence in… — Chuck Knox Copy Share Image
The values learned on the playing field-how to set goals, endure, take criticism and risks, become team players, use our beliefs, stay… — Donna de Varona Copy Share Image
The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I… — Fran Tarkenton Copy Share Image
The NBA is all about winning, but at this level (college basketball) winning doesn't make you happy. You can win, and play… — Geno Auriemma Copy Share Image
I used to go to some Harvard parties with my athlete friends, and they would introduce me as 'Winona, the Indian activist.'… — Winona LaDuke Copy Share Image
Ask any great athlete or the concert pianist or the successful actor if they have arrived at the place where they need… — Eric Butterworth Copy Share Image
I would say facing the obstacles surrounding the day-to-day pressures of an elite athlete at a very young age was not the… — Tara Lipinski Copy Share Image
As a passionate sports fan, as well as an athlete, I am excited to be a part of CBS Sports Network's historic… — Swin Cash Copy Share Image
We need to educate our elite coaches more and have a better approach to teaching the athletes about how to be healthy… — Dominique Moceanu Copy Share Image
Even though over the last years I've had more and more success and I've been getting better on the tour, I think… — Casper Ruud Copy Share Image
The difference between the old ballplayer and the new ballplayer is the jersey. The old ballplayer cared about the name on the… — Steve Garvey Copy Share Image
Being the first Olympic medallist of my country means that I have some obligations and it was a very tough job for… — Benjamin Boukpeti Copy Share Image
I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's… — Mary Decker Copy Share Image
Laurence Olivier said if you have ambition to be a serious classical actor, you must be as fit as an athlete. For… — Patrick Stewart Copy Share Image
There's not an athlete in the world who doesn't deal with the same issues you and I have: frustrations with our family,… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
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