I was not an athlete, but I was a break-dancer. I was a beatboxer, an entertainer. — Tech N9ne Copy Share Image
I think there's nothing sadder than a pro athlete who plays past his prime. — Lynn Samuels Copy Share Image
Being on TV is similar to being an athlete. You get no second chances. — Lara Spencer Copy Share Image
I'm continuing to prepare very well because I have my responsibility and my (pride) as a man and an athlete. — Dayron Robles Copy Share Image
More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to… — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Whenever you compete, trying harder is truly the game of diminishing returns and a losing one at that — Jan Garavaglia Copy Share Image
Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Don't say I don't get along with my teammates. I just don't get along with some of the guys on the team. — Terrell Owens Copy Share Image
Coaches have to watch for what they don't want to see and listen to what they don't want to hear. — John Madden Copy Share Image
When you get off five or six months, and you're not competing as an athlete, you want to get back out on… — Rob Gronkowski Copy Share Image
I don't know why people question the academic training of an athlete. Fifty percent of the doctors in this country graduated in… — Al McGuire Copy Share Image
Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to breaking point but never cave… — Toni Nadal Copy Share Image
I have been a Cowboys fan since I was a little bitty boy. And my dream has finally become a reality, of… — Emmitt Smith Copy Share Image
Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
At the very beginning of my career, when I opened my business in Italy, I was also a ranked tennis player. I… — Oleg Cassini Copy Share Image
Through fashion I have shown my interpretation of the competitive spirit by dressing sportsmen and women, choosing to work with both those… — Giorgio Armani Copy Share Image
It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're still a child, still playing a game. But on… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite… — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
I regret that I was never an athlete. I regret there isn't time in life. I regret that so many of my… — Richard Rodriguez Copy Share Image
Sports can unite a group of people from different backgrounds, all working together to achieve a common goal. And even if they… — Ahmad Rashad Copy Share Image
In our lives we will encounter many challenges, and tomorrow we face one together. How we accept the challenge and attack the… — Beth Anders Copy Share Image
No building is better than its structural foundation, and no man (woman) is better than his (her) mental foundation. When I prepared… — John Wooden Copy Share Image
A lot of people probably think I'm not athletic or don't even try to work out or whatever, but I do. Just… — Prince Fielder Copy Share Image
Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That's the challenge: To be afraid and know people are… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
Meditation practice is like piano scales, basketball drills, ballroom dance class. Practice requires discipline; it can be tedious; it is necessary. After… — Elizabeth Lesser Copy Share Image
when I was younger I used to wrestle, and I feel that it contributed to my athletic ability because as a wrestler… — Dhani Jones Copy Share Image
Ted Seabrooke, my wrestling coach, had a kind of Nietzschean effect on me in terms of not just his estimation of my… — John Irving Copy Share Image
The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty. — Gareth Gates Copy Share Image
When it's time, when the UFC or Bellator really want the athlete, they will pay. — Marlon Moraes Copy Share Image
A businessman needs a laptop. Athletes need massages and the right diet. — Lolo Jones Copy Share Image
