As an athlete, I was never really comfortable with being a celebrity. — Michael Johnson Copy Share Image
The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete. — Pierre de Coubertin Copy Share Image
Never give up! Failure and rejection are only the first step to succeeding. — Jim Valvano Copy Share Image
Athletics brings out a side of you that is wonderful. It brings out so many good attributes like competing, intensity and playing… — Julie Foudy Copy Share Image
It's about stepping up on the big stage. The athlete who can do that is goig to do well. — Allen Johnson Copy Share Image
You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know. — Carly Patterson Copy Share Image
A college athlete is going to be competitive. You don't get to that level if you're not. — Richard Linklater Copy Share Image
I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me piece of mind. — Peyton Manning Copy Share Image
I've always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It's all or nothing. That's what makes me a… — Sergio Garcia Copy Share Image
As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that. — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
A true athlete is someone who doesn't just stop training when they stop competing. It's a way of life, and they keep… — Fedor Emelianenko Copy Share Image
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the… — Anita Desai Copy Share Image
The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware.… — Landon Donovan Copy Share Image
You look at a Pete Rose to be the terrific athlete he is and then he falls on hard times, but when… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
This year I spent two months in Australia, and I did all the training camps in London. It was a really hard… — Peter Kauzer Copy Share Image
The Olympics are every four years and I think every athlete who competes in the Olympics wants the gold medal, and I… — George Gregan Copy Share Image
If you're an athlete and you completely focus on the body, you're missing other components. Similarly, if you're trying to broaden your… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
So I think an athlete in general, no matter what sport he does, has to bring this work ethic with him. He… — Florian Munteanu Copy Share Image
(On returning to Austin to run at his collegiate stadium) It is almost like coming home with the crowd, the people, and… — Leonel Manzano Copy Share Image
In the space of less than seven days, I attended a track meet in Boston, flew from there to Bowling Green for… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I've tried not to exaggerate the glory of athletes. I'd rather, if I could, preserve a sense of proportion, to write about… — Samuel Beckett Copy Share Image
I want to see all the countries in the world and learn all the languages. I want to have thousands of friends… — Diana Nyad Copy Share Image
I often hear that it's unfair that athletes should make what they make versus teachers, because who's more important. But that's not… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
In all of nature structure determines function. Yet many people consider the marathoner and football linebacker all to be just one composite… — William Herbert Sheldon Copy Share Image
Mavericks and its talent deserve this innovation and respect. Now is the time to harness its power for the world to experience.… — Griffin Guess Copy Share Image
The reality is that there are half a billion kids in India, in villages, who have a pre-determined life. If they're very… — J. B. Bernstein Copy Share Image
I was always the best athlete, people don't know that. But I was successful at everything I ever did and then I… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
“There was no 'I' in team, but there was meat in team. And we were all dead meat.” — Jennifer Lane Copy Share Image
People still think I'm a bit of a buffoon - not really an athlete. — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
