Athlete Quotes · Page 53

I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing.

— Lisi Harrison

You are an athlete if you are a dancer.

— Sharon Lawrence

The Masters is going to be an awesome challenge.

— Nigel Mansell

Baseball people think they can find athletes with good bodies and teach them to play baseball. What's wrong with giving someone who…

— Marcus Giles

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

— Frederick Lenz

The values learned on the playing field-how to set goals, endure, take criticism and risks, become team players, use our beliefs, stay…

— Donna de Varona

Like an athlete, [dance] is an everyday job. You have to stay in shape - unless you just want to loaf through…

— Gene Kelly

When you need a friend, you can always count on your teammates.

— Jim Brown

Any idiot can train himself into the ground; the trick is working in training to get gradually stronger.

— Keith Brantly

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

— Leigh Steinberg

When Babe Didrickson Zaharias, often called the 'athletic phenomenon of all time,' won the British woman's gold tournament, people said of her…

— James Keller

An athlete must have a sound and trained body, and only after, indulge in sport he prefers.

— Albert Azaryan

I definitely feel like I'm more of an artist than an athlete. But I'm good at both.

— Johnny Weir

The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an…

— Vera Wang

Maybe you can't play over your head at all. Maybe it's just potential you never knew you had.

— Fran Tarkenton

Being on TV is similar to being an athlete. You get no second chances.

— Lara Spencer

A lot of people who watch figure skaters want us to look like pretty princesses. I want people to see the athlete,…

— Ashley Wagner

The black fist is a meaningless symbol. When you open it, you have nothing but fingers - weak, empty fingers. The only…

— Jesse Owens

Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge. The last three or four reps…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

To me, doing the Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona for NBC, just seeing the Dream Team take the floor, was a thrill…

— Marv Albert

It`s interesting about people who choke. I`m, believe it or not, a good athlete. I`ve watched people choke over the years.

— Donald Trump

I'm a sports fan. I'm not just an athlete who plays football.

— Reggie Bush

When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important.

— Bill Shoemaker

I don't run like any type of athlete.

— Grant Gustin

I'm not the best athlete.

— Ben Zobrist