Athlete Quotes · Page 12

In an athlete, it is not the legs that go first

— Ken Dryden

I always keep training like an athlete. It's a lifestyle. I love that.

— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Just keep going. Everybody gets better if they keep at it.

— Ted Williams

I'm afraid they've left their legs at home.

— Ron Atkinson

There's so much that goes into being a pro athlete that people have no idea about.

— Matt Barnes

I'm a sports fan. I'm not just an athlete who plays football.

— Reggie Bush

I'm determined to become the best backyard athlete ever.

— Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Stop the nonsense about 'student-athlete.'

— Jeff Van Gundy

I've always been an outgoing guy. But I know as an athlete, I have an obligation to be a role model.

— Jared Dudley

There is only one thing that makes any one athlete better than another, his heart. We all put our underwear on feet…

— James Joyce

I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.

— Nigel Mansell

Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take…

— Lynn Swann

The favorite to win the Olympic gold medal in archery is a legally blind athlete from South Korea, mainly because everyone else…

— Jimmy Fallon

An athlete needs to run against the best in the world as often as possible to get into a groove quickly and…

— Colin Jackson

I try to help my athletes visualize their full potential, and then get out of the way as they achieve it.

— Pat Roberts

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

If a guy is a good athlete, he'll end up being a pretty decent golfer if he just takes it up. But…

— Jack Nicklaus

My favorite thing about being linked to Oakley is getting to hang with the cool people, the cool athletes - like the…

— Bubba Watson

I don't want to say names, but there are certain companies I won't work with because of previous people they've worked with.…

— Alex Morgan

I remember thinking that I'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work…

— Shaun White

I think I want to show fans what it is actually like to be an athlete. Tennis is a part of it,…

— Gael Monfils

I find it funny how people from Boston and New York hate each other because of pro teams. But, like, everyone on…

— Julian Casablancas

There's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has…

— Karch Kiraly

You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this,…

— Derek Jeter

A good athlete can enter a state of body-awareness in which the right stroke or the right movement happens by itself, effortlessly,…

— Laozi

If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about…

— Hope Powell

Remember: there are no MVPs on a losing team. You will always be a part of some team. Families are teams. Companies…

— Brad D. Smith

I'm not going to retire because I want the money. We want honest athletes, but at the same time, you're going to…

— Steve Nash

(On upcoming racing plans) Right now I am going to go back into training and then I am going to resurface and…

— Leonel Manzano

The populist zeal to seek revenge on those who make a lot of money is targeted almost exclusively at corporations. I haven't…

— Linda Chavez

We have seen some of the greatest athletes fall because they have tried to take shortcuts. I'm not going to call any…

— Jerry Rice

I saw my name: THOMAS, Petria. Saw my time, 57.72. Saw the number one next to them. I'd done it. Me! Petria…

— Petria Thomas

I usually have a title in mind before I start.

— Frank Bruno

I was not talented enough to run and smile at the same time

— Emil Zatopek

It's important as an athlete to know your body and how things affect it.

— Marc Gasol

The athlete makes himself, the coach doesn't make the athlete.

— Bill Bowerman

As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio.

— Paula Radcliffe

As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman.

— Lynn Davies

I have always wanted to be on Broadway, whether on ice or on the boards.

— Robin Cousins

“If you play just to stay healthy and not to win, by all means, keep playing.”

— Amit Kalantri