Athletes don't have much use for poking around in their childhoods, because, introspection doesn't get you anywhere in a race. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's always been a dream of mine, and a childhood fantasy, to play a great champion. I would much rather haven been… — Mark Wahlberg Copy Share Image
Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in… — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
I've found that a person does not need protein from meat to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year of… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
As an athlete you're taught to be selfish. When I'm training, it's usually all about me. — Ronda Rousey Copy Share Image
They thought that athletes that worked out with my system wouldn't be able to throw a ball because they'd be too muscle… — Jack LaLanne Copy Share Image
Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes. — Cathy Rigby Copy Share Image
We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to… — Damon Hill Copy Share Image
Canada needs individuals to whom educators can point, and of whom we can be proud, whether athletes or astronauts or anything else.… — Roberta Bondar Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete, I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue… — Hidetoshi Nakata Copy Share Image
The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment for the… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The main challenge is technology and that's something I really push and work closely with Adidas on. They're real leaders in sports… — Stella McCartney Copy Share Image
It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me… — Cathy Rigby Copy Share Image
I don't believe my athletes care what I know, until they know that I care. — Teri McKeever Copy Share Image
I really feel like that concept of enjoying the now and not worrying about the future is what my coach has been… — Melanie Roach Copy Share Image
I could have skated by as an athlete, but the world is so much bigger and more interesting than any one thing.… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
you'd definitely think of me more as a good sport than as an athlete. — Gabrielle Burton Copy Share Image
The preparation, commitment and desire to win will be no less than the last time I drove a grand prix car in… — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a… — Herschel Walker Copy Share Image
Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing,… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
