Athlete Quotes · Page 43

My three keys to success: One, work hard. Two, be your own person. And three, have a passion for what you're doing.

— Juli Inkster

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

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

— Tom Peters

Many dedicated endurance athletes don’t need to be told what to do – they need to be told what not to do.

— Scott Tinley

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 became immersed in the cult of improvisation. I was like one of those athletes trying to get into the Olympics. It…

— Tina Fey

We always spend more time on the throwing events and a little bit more on the long jump. They're my weaker events…

— Jessica Ennis

I want to break into the acting industry. It's something I have a great deal of respect for; it's a passion of…

— Apolo Ohno

I lived on the top of one hill and the school was at the top of another hill. Nobody ever went to…

— Roger Bannister

They thought that athletes that worked out with my system wouldn't be able to throw a ball because they'd be too muscle…

— Jack LaLanne

I love sports. I was an athlete in high school, and my school was so small we didn't have a football team,…

— Katie Aselton

“I was more impressed by her athlete’s approach to the world. She had a can-do attitude, a willingness to learn through practice,…

— Tina Fey

If you want to run for president, you better be an athlete. It's 24/7. It never ends. You give up your personal…

— Dick Gephardt

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

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

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

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

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

(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

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

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

— Franz Stampfl

I don't fold under pressure, great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me.

— Anonymous

To know you are one with what you are doing, to know that you are a complete athlete, begins with believing you…

— George A. Sheehan