In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just… — Haile Gebrselassie Copy Share Image
I don't really agree with the role model thing. People are always saying that athletes shouldn't do X or Y because they… — Claudia Rankine Copy Share Image
The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I tell people this all the time: I think Jason Peters is probably the best athlete I've ever seen play. — Jason Kelce Copy Share Image
When you're an athlete who has any notoriety and you make a major change, it's going to circulate and people are going… — De'Aaron Fox Copy Share Image
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head. — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
It's about you. If you win, it's you; if you lose, it's you. Black and white. Nowhere to hide. — Greg Rusedski Copy Share Image
I try and tell all the kids that I meet that hope to be amazing one day and be a professional athlete… — Tim Howard Copy Share Image
American Women: How they mortify the flesh in order to make it appetizing! Their beauty is a vast industry, their enduring allure… — Malcolm Muggeridge Copy Share Image
I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
I hope I just show women that its OK to inhabit your own body. Im not a rah-rah feminist. But its important… — Gabrielle Copy Share Image
It feels amazing - really, really great! It was so nice to be out there and be cherished by all the people.… — Margaretha Sigfridsson Copy Share Image
On the court, Jason Collins is not a huge basketball star, but he has already claimed his place in civil rights history… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
It's interesting. I've known quite a few good athletes that can't begin to play a beat on the drum set. Most team… — Neil Peart Copy Share Image
I think understanding where you are as an athlete is important. Creating a baseline so that you know in what direction you… — Morten Andersen Copy Share Image
As athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can't pick the days they come on. — Deena Kastor Copy Share Image
I don't look at myself as being famous. I look at myself as an athlete. If the money is there, I'd be… — Florence Griffith Joyner Copy Share Image
If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning… — Paavo Nurmi Copy Share Image
I have been visualizing myself every night for the past four years standing on the podium having the gold placed around my… — Megan Jendrick Copy Share Image
Any time you can get up there and scare a few people, throw up some decent times, it builds up your confidence… — Marianne Limpert Copy Share Image
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. — Bill Bradley 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
My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that… — Cara Castronuova Copy Share Image
When Armageddon comes, it would be good to be an Olympic athlete, because running real fast and jumping over stuff could come… — Jack Handey Copy Share Image
An athlete gains more & more strength by facing resistance. Similarly in life, we only become stronger when we face the resistance… — Radhanath Swami Copy Share Image
We professional athletes are very lucky. Unlike most mortals, we are given the privilege of dying twice - once when we retire… — John McNally Copy Share Image
I used to be a pretty decent athlete when I was young. I would like to really focus on getting back into… — Louis DeJoy Copy Share Image
Think about what caused the injury and how it can be prevented next time; that way, you will become a smarter athlete… — Kevin R. Stone Copy Share Image
I thought the race could be won in the last kilometers in the park. Every hill I ran in training I ran… — Paul Tergat Copy Share Image
Discipline of others isn't punishment. You discipline to help, to improve, to correct, to prevent, not to punish, humiliate, or retaliate. — John Wooden Copy Share Image
The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that… — Damon Hill Copy Share Image
If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all… — Damon Hill Copy Share Image
In the end, the game comes down to one thing: man against man. May the best man win. — Sam Huff Copy Share Image
I'm reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose. — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen. — Shannon Miller Copy Share Image
There was no money in the sport but we'd be out there day in, day out, rain or shine, doing it. — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
I like to think of myself as a pretty good athlete, I don't think I'm a great sprinter, but 200, 400, maybe… — Grant Hill Copy Share Image
Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is… — Picabo Street Copy Share Image
If we perform as a unit and if every single player gives it his very best, everything can happen. — Oliver Kahn Copy Share Image
