Athlete Quotes · Page 41

Like every other athlete, I always dreamt of playing at the Olympics, and it feels really good to see that dream materialize.

— Mary Kom

Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance.

— Bill Toomey

The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay…

— Cathy Freeman

Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil.

— Leigh Steinberg

I think the two most important parts of any athlete's workouts are his leg workouts and his core training.

— Albert Pujols

I celebrate a victory when I start walking off the field. By the time I get to the locker room, I'm done.

— Tom Osborne

I focus on one thing and one thing only - that's trying to win as many championships as I can.

— Kobe Bryant

Definitely if you're an athlete, you're gonna be having all the baseball fame you can have. That's the great thing about baseball…

— John Leguizamo

I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with…

— Major Taylor

I came up in a small town ghetto and I never did think I'd be a celebrity or famous athlete, I was…

— Moses Malone

I like using one QB. If we have two that are relatively equal, then we can't afford to have one on the…

— Alan Chadwick

Strength is an excellent example of a physical characteristic that drives improvement in other athletic parameters. More strength means more power, more…

— Mark Rippetoe

I've just been enjoying the training a bit more. I've put too much pressure on myself in the past. Just relax and…

— Sophie Edington

I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great…

— Emanuel Steward

Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to…

— Eric Heiden

I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained…

— Roger Bannister

If any athlete is doing well, then it's the responsibility of the government to support the athlete.

— Dutee Chand

The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself…

— Malcolm Gladwell

There are soccer athletes that are known the world over except in the U.S. Thierry Henry, for example.

— Adam Richman

To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow…

— Picabo Street

Willpower is that thing CEOs and professional athletes tell us they used to make it to the top.

— Joyce Meyer

I don't want to say that when you're an athlete, you take things for granted, but you do. We're supposed to go…

— Channing Frye

I have outlived most of my more athletic contemporaries who jogged, golfed and squashed themselves into coronary occlusion.

— Barry Humphries

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

They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting…

— Andrew Hawkins

The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

My athletes always follow my advice... unless it conflicts with what that they want to do.

— Lou Holtz

The best athletes in any sport take stretching very seriously before and after matches. Stretching is instrumental in any athlete's physical success.

— Jozy Altidore

We have the can-do factor, and us doing what we do I think inspires people to just try that little bit harder,…

— Lee Pearson

I think any great performer or athlete has to have a little bit of a gut to be great.

— Lance Berkman

With the responsibility of being a professional athlete, I believe that it is on us to go out there and help people.

— Torrey Smith

The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.

— Robert A. Heinlein

My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time.

— Amanda Beard

When you're young, you don't know what you don't know, so it's easier to get into that magical thing.

— Greg Rusedski

My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.

— Hale Irwin

The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.

— Yao Ming

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me,…

— Michael Jordan

Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be…

— Katarina Witt

For every athlete, Olympics is the target, but mine is a little different. I am focusing on improving my timing; that's what…

— Hima Das