Athlete Quotes · Page 34

The two most important things to athletes, playing time and money.

— John Paxson

I'm an athlete, but first and foremost I'm a martial artist.

— Dan Hardy

Athletes don't have much use for poking around in their childhoods, because, introspection doesn't get you anywhere in a race.

— Anonymous

My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was…

— Victor Cruz

To be quite honest, and anybody will tell you, growing up I was going to be a pro athlete. I didn't have…

— Herm Edwards

(Algerian athlete, 1996 Summer Olympics, on the 3000m world record) I think my 3:27 for 1500m is worth 7:21 for 3000m.

— Noureddine Morceli

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never…

— Major Taylor

In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself.

— Franz Stampfl

Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

What I tell student athletes is first of all, you've made good choices this far in order to be able to be…

— Condoleezza Rice

I always said if I ever get married, I would tell my woman - I love Michael Jordan, I am a Michael…

— Aries Spears

I'm definitely an athlete who has a hobby playing music. I've been doing baseball since I was 5 or 6. It's the…

— Bronson Arroyo

I'm a high-performance athlete: I'm running, I'm sprinting, I'm sliding, I'm doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to…

— Serena Williams

As an athlete, when you least expect it, you may find yourself standing on the threshold of an accomplishment so monumental that…

— John Bingham

When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is…

— Gordon Pirie

I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not…

— Nigel Mansell

The water here in Cardiff is much easier than in London, so for us it is more relaxing paddling here. This race…

— Pavol Hochschorner

I was an only child of a father who loved me deeply, but we didn't play catch, even though I was an…

— Charlie Rose

Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out.

— Hope Solo

A lot of athletes have this sort of invincibility: [The jellyfish] should worry about me. I don't worry about them. I'll just…

— Diana Nyad

It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is.

— Vijay Singh

I read somewhere that drummers are practically Olympic athletes. I feel pretty good, most of the time. After 38 years, I can't…

— Michael Bland

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

— Robin Yount

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

If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.

— Dick Vermeil

Nick Aldis is a great champion. He looks like a professional athlete. He dresses like one. He carries it well.

— Jim Cornette

Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it.

— Bill Toomey

My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in…

— Roger Bannister

“I was an aesthete rather than an athlete, and my only wish was to be an ecstatic wanderer.”

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

These athletes can be considered the gods in certain ways and the fans can be considered parishioners.

— Michael Strahan

I wasn't really built for athleticism or speed, I always had to rely on my mind and my instincts.

— Jared Dudley

In wheelchair sports, people thought athletes with disabilities were courageous and inspirational. They never give them credit for simply being competitive.

— Jean Driscoll

I love watching a good horse do what he's bred to do - I guess that's what I like the most about…

— Wilford Brimley

I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.

— Jordan Burroughs

It is about what you do when nobody is watching. Can you always stay on your grind, or are you only a…

— Ian Warner

I was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I am an athlete for Christ. That's why I play for Him, to give Him glory, to thank Him for giving me…

— Edinson Cavani

I'm an athlete, so I'm very interested in making the sport as safe as possible - just for my own career longevity.

— Ted Ligety

Being a musician - it's easier for me to date an athlete. There's too much competition [with a musician]. There's too much…

— Jessica Simpson

I feel that my advances in the business world will shatter a lot of white myths about black athletes-and give some pride…

— O. J. Simpson