Athlete Quotes · Page 12

[Some young athletes] get home, look at social media, and they have thousands of people ripping it out of them, telling them…

— David Haye

To a sprinter, the hundred-yard dash is over in three seconds, not nine or ten. The first 'second' is when you come…

— Jesse Owens

You have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

— Serena Williams

I think in my case winning fans came as a result of winning tournaments. Certainly, I didn't have too many supporters when…

— Jack Nicklaus

I suppose the "dilemma" might come up if I see a black athlete from the U.S. squaring off against a white Canadian…

— George Elliott Clarke

Even while you're in dead earnest about your work, you must approach it with a feeling of freedom and joy; you must…

— Margaret Bourke-White

My mom called me up and said you almost had that one, moms are the greatest, you can't do wrong by your…

— Joel Dreessen

You start seeing all of the athlete profiles on NBC, and whenever the Summer Olympics come up, I feel like I share…

— Lindsey Vonn

The Olympics have been with the world since 776 B.C., and have only been interrupted by war, especially in the modern era.

— Bill Toomey

It dawned on me with blinding brightness. I realized: I had jumped into another rare kind of stratosphere - one that only…

— Jesse Owens

Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

— Michael Phelps

If we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen.

— Oliver Kahn

If you can't see anything beautiful about yourself, get a better mirror.

— Anonymous

We're not meant to do it on our own. We're meant to do life with God and with each other. I've been…

— Kelly Clark

My first love is the sport, and it will always be my priority.

— Linford Christie

Running makes you an athlete in all areas of life...trained in the basics, prepared for whatever comes, ready to fill each hour…

— George A. Sheehan

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

— Gareth Gates

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

— Hale Irwin

In our lives we will encounter many challenges, and tomorrow we face one together. How we accept the challenge and attack the…

— Beth Anders

This killing of Israel athletes is an act of war. And if there's one place that war doesn't belong, it's here. 1200…

— Bill Bowerman

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

— Herb Elliott

If an athlete takes a shortcut - literally, for example, by running a street that shortens the marathon route by a quarter…

— Don Kardong

To be the best in your field is a great ambition, and requires discipline and a huge amount of effort. The athletes…

— Giorgio Armani

I don't eat as much as an athlete should. I just don't like it.

— Johnny Weir

As an athlete you have to be coachable. And being coachable is a humbling thing.

— Rashad Evans