Athlete Quotes · Page 45

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.

— Lynn Davies

I guess I compete in everything I do, but it's always good to get out and be active and find an outlet…

— Chris Borland

I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe.

— Keyshawn Johnson

The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled.

— Bill Toomey

When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best…

— Katarina Witt

Zen students see themselves as athletes. Their competitive sport is enlightenment; only with enlightenment do we compete.

— Frederick Lenz

Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack.

— Jeff Galloway

I feel like every woman, and actually any guy who hasn't played that many sports, you secretly wonder, like, 'Would I be…

— Emily Ratajkowski

I was worried that all the corners of the earth had been explored, all the great battles fought. The famous people on…

— Eric Greitens

My dad was a college football coach, so we're a big athletic family. I was either going to be an athlete or…

— Matt Barr

I think when young kids can see Jason Collins, myself and Michael Sam, and Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe and different athletes…

— Robbie Rogers

I think women have brought a lot of life back to the sport-first, because a lot of people doubted women could actually…

— Stacy Dragila

One of the common traits of outstanding performers-coaches, athletes, managers, sales representatives, executives, and others who face a daily up/down, win/lose accounting…

— Bill Walsh

We, as athletes, have our suspicions about who's cheating, but I'm not convinced that the testing has yet caught up with what…

— Paula Radcliffe

Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes…

— Oliver North

As an athlete or an entertainer, you don't want to be in a boring spot. You want to be in a spot…

— Donovan McNabb

And at the end of the day as an athlete you have to be coachable. And being coachable is a humbling thing.

— Rashad Evans

The athlete who says that something can't be done should never interrupt the one who's doing it

— John Wooden

An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as…

— Carl Lewis

The key to getting the record is running fast because someone else did not take it too crazy at the beginning, so…

— Bernard Lagat

As an athlete, as a person, you are looking for motivation wherever you can find it.

— Jason McCourty

It's a dream come true to be a Jordan Brand athlete and help carry this legacy forward to the next generation on…

— Deebo Samuel

I'm very involved in Shred, constantly checking in on something. It takes a lot of time. But it has let me leverage…

— Ted Ligety

Everybody wants to know what I'm on. What am I on? I'm on my bike busting my ass six hours a day.…

— Lance Armstrong

Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He…

— Bobby Hull

The conditioning and the lifestyle changes you have to make to remain a healthy athlete are what molded me into what I…

— John Cena

I always want to win, of course, I'm an athlete and this is my life, but you can't control the outcome of…

— Mauricio Rua

As a professional athlete, I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue…

— Hidetoshi Nakata

Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one's behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete.

— Mason Cooley

Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort.

— Elgin Baylor

There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their…

— Dolph Lundgren

“Stand like a beaten anvil. It is the part of a good athlete to be bruised and to prevail.”

— Ignatius of Antioch

I want to see Ronda coming back, her finishing her career with a win. Every athlete deserves that.

— Amanda Nunes

We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the…

— Tim Pawlenty

I'm an athlete. I'm strong. I'm tough. And that's how women should be. That's how they should be built.

— Bristol Palin

I want to keep coaching as long as I can. I love teaching and working with student athletes and I love being…

— Pat Summitt

I consider myself an athlete. I train like an athlete, I eat like an athlete, I recover and get sore just like…

— Seth Rollins

I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am,…

— Jason Collins

Alain will do everything in his power to win, he doesn't like getting beaten by anyone and least of all me.

— Nigel Mansell

Any sport you're going to do, you're going to lose more than you win. People don't realize how hard it is to…

— Diandra Asbaty