You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you…

People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. Being feminine meant being a…

— Martina Navratilova

The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.

— Gareth Gates

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 sport is…

— Neil Peart

I was a very good athlete: actually professional in the sport of handball.

— Cris Cyborg

My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.

— Hale Irwin

You can't put a limit anything.

— Michael Phelps

Just go out there and do what you've got to do.

— Martina Navratilova

I think Percy Harvin is as good an athlete that's played football. Ever.

— Urban Meyer

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

— Bernie Mac

If parents are aiming at choosing children who will be good athletes, or great musicians, or who will get into Ivy League schools, or…

— Michael Sandel

Being a pro athlete doesn't mean you treat your body right, even though it's so important to what you do. Being a runner and…

— Summer Sanders

If you say an athlete doesn't need supplementation, that he can get everything through food, you're wrong.

— Junior dos Santos

There isn't a professional athlete that doesn't want to play 12, 13 years.

— Jason Collins

“The athlete doesn’t stop smoking and start training. He starts training and finds he has stopped smoking.”

— George Sheehan

You never stay the same - as a pitcher, as an athlete. It doesn't matter what you do, you never stay the same.

— Max Scherzer