Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take… — Lynn Swann Copy Share Image
Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
As an athlete you've got to watch your hydration and your nutrition, and use the right kinds of fuel to help you… — Derrick Brooks Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I cant dribble a ball and run at the same time, I cant do lay-ups… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
Good coaching is about leadership and instilling respect in your players. Dictators lead through fear - good coaches do not. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours. — Herb Brooks Copy Share Image
Religions have found that if you behave in a certain way, if you sort of perform certain rituals that expand your mind… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
When Arthur Ashe plays tennis, his purpose each day is to play the game in a way he has never played it… — Edwin Land Copy Share Image
Every day the word 'gift' is used to define talent, ability, and performance. Being gifted has an even deeper meaning, a meaning… — Alan Cohen Copy Share Image
People still think I'm a bit of a buffoon - not really an athlete. — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
There are too many false things in the world, and I don't want to be a part of them. If you say… — Johnny Bench Copy Share Image
I was a runner and a soccer player living in Okinawa, Japan and I didn't have recruiters coming in to recruit me… — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's… — Jackson Katz Copy Share Image
I think that we ill-prepare athletes from the very beginning. From the moment they pick up a ball or kick or whatever… — John Amaechi Copy Share Image
Sure, there are times when the guys talk about playing football in school and I can't relate to that, but I can… — Megan Alexander Copy Share Image
I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete.… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm the world's expert on sterotypes held by academics about athletes and held by athletes about academics. To me, both of them… — A. Bartlett Giamatti Copy Share Image
Coos Bay is a sports-minded town. You had to be an athlete to be somebody. — Steve Prefontaine Copy Share Image
Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater. — Bobby Cannavale Copy Share Image
High school sports: where lessons of life are still being learned, and where athletes still compete for the love of the game… — Michael Powers Copy Share Image
I will always take on a new challenge. I believe in jumping off the ship every now and then. If you don't,… — Baron Broers Alec Broers Copy Share Image
An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax. — Cathy Rigby Copy Share Image
