In all honesty, being a professional athlete, especially…

Sport, most of the time, is so unpredictable, especially with tennis.

— Aryna Sabalenka

As an Olympic athlete, especially a female Olympic athletic, social media's such an amazing place, people are so positive, all these young girls. Anything…

— Jessica Mendoza

I think as an athlete, especially in a sport like athletics, we don't wear very much on the track, so you have to look…

— Kadeena Cox

Good Samaritan, washed-up athlete, especially gifted napper.

— Anonymous

As a tennis player, or any professional athlete, our career has a shelf life. I don't want to waste any opportunities, I don't want…

— John Isner

It's sometimes a bit of a lonely existence, being a top tennis player. You have just got to make many sacrifices.

— Jack Draper

You have to have everything as a tennis player.

— Jack Draper

I am a National Football League player of American Samoan heritage. Because of my status as a professional athlete, I have been blessed to…

— Troy Polamalu

My heritage is something that I have always been aware of, however, some would say that there is a disproportionately low number of Asians…

— Nathan Adrian

Losing is the bane and bugbear of every professional athlete's existence, but in baseball the monster seems to hang closer than in other sports,…

— Roger Angell

Colin Kaepernick is the latest professional athlete to spark a national debate about the meaning behind the American flag and the national anthem.

— Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

There's far more that goes into being a professional athlete than being a college athlete. So many differences that people don't realize. It's not…

— Robert Griffin III

I'm a successful professional athlete, and whatever I'm going through in my private life would never impact my performance on court.

— Enes Kanter

Professional athletes die twice.

— Steve Nash

As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think…

— Oscar De La Hoya