Athlete Quotes · Page 34

An athlete needs to maintain a proper diet.

— Zico

A ton of athletes, even if they know your name, pretend they don't.

— Jeff Pearlman

You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good…

— Martina Navratilova

I know what I have to do, and I'm going to do whatever it takes. If I do it, I'll come out…

— Florence Griffith Joyner

In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what…

— Maria Sharapova

I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a…

— Kobe Bryant

I usually have a title in mind before I start.

— Frank Bruno

I think the biggest shift for me is - this is going to sound like a wanky actor, but - getting in…

— Zoe Bell

We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball.

— Jim Courier

The country is full of good coaches. What it takes to win is a bunch of interested players.

— Don Coryell

You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult.

— Robin Yount

Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports.

— Yanni

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of…

— Roger Bannister

I've been an athlete that's sort of in advance; always thinking. After basketball I'd love to have my own radio show, my…

— Shaquille O'Neal

I've had this sneaking feeling throughout the game that it's there to be won.

— Ron Atkinson

We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost…

— Pat Conroy

As a sportsman, I accept being beaten. Everybody tries to be a winner, but only one in a race will win. It's…

— Kipchoge Keino

The Olympics are every four years and I think every athlete who competes in the Olympics wants the gold medal, and I…

— George Gregan

Do not speak defeat, speak victory.

— Joel Osteen

I was an athlete when I was young and devoted a lot of time to sports.

— Mimi Chakraborty

I'm a professional athlete, I'm a businesswoman and I know who I am.

— Joanna Jedrzejczyk

If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about…

— Hope Powell

I don't want to be a celebrity athlete. When you are, there's this pressure on you. It's like you have this halo…

— Shani Davis

The Marathon distance is very difficult to cover and without the support of all of the fans and people cheering us on…

— Tilahun Regassa

As runners we all have the same challenges and share the same experience, with the goal to accomplish something and better ourselves.

— Wilson Chebet