Athlete Quotes · Page 5

As a passionate sports fan, as well as an athlete, I am excited to be a part of CBS Sports Network's historic…

— Swin Cash

“Train like yours is the worst team, play like yours is the best team.”

— Amit Kalantri

When you see athletes like me win gold medals, you only see the finished product, you dont see the real effort that…

— Linford Christie

I hope I just show women that its OK to inhabit your own body. Im not a rah-rah feminist. But its important…

— Gabrielle

[Yasuhiro] Yamashita is a respected judo master not only in Japan but across the world. To me, he is an example of…

— Vladimir Putin

Elsewhere the paper notes that vegetarians and vegans (including athletes) 'meet and exceed requirements' for protein. And, to render the whole we-should-worry-about-getting-enough-protein-and-therefore-eat-meat…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

A true champion and athlete is never satisfied with their performance. You can always do more and always improve.

— Clay Guida

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

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country.…

— Allyson Felix

But I think there is a widespread opinion that the support system for athletes should be more firmly established.

— Shinzo Abe

Everyone who has been to an Olympics says expect the unexpected. That kind of psychology games does go on, so I'm kind…

— Libby Trickett

I'm fortunate that my job gives me the motivation to be as fit as possible. I wound up in a profession that…

— Mark Wahlberg

There's no question that O.J. Simpson had been a substitute white man in America. He had gained honorary white status. He was…

— Michael Eric Dyson

I hate divers, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who might be the greatest athlete in the sport, but he's a big baby. If things…

— Viggo Mortensen

I am a National Football League player of American Samoan heritage. Because of my status as a professional athlete, I have been…

— Troy Polamalu

I think Percy Harvin is as good an athlete that's played football. Ever.

— Urban Meyer

A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed,…

— Bruce Lee

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

— Major Taylor

Michelle Kwan means more to the United States Olympic Committee than maybe any athlete that's every performed. She's a leader, she's been…

— Peter Ueberroth

Good ideas are like Nike sports shoes. They may facilitate success for an athlete who possesses them, but on their own they…

— Felix Dennis

Some athletes are super fashionable and not good. It's like c'mon man focus on your craft, be who you're supposed to be…

— Pusha T

Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

— Mia Hamm

When you look at guys who get recruited, most of the best athletes, they come from poor families. I don't forget. I…

— Eric Dickerson

I'm not the most amazing athlete - I understand that.

— Fred VanVleet

I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's…

— Mary Decker