Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or… — Joan Cusack Copy Share Image
It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
When I race my mind is full of doubts - who will finish second, who will finish third? — Noureddine Morceli Copy Share Image
I'm not just retiring from the runway, I'm retiring from all modeling. God, I love saying that! When I was 18, my… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
I've always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It's all or nothing. That's what makes me a… — Sergio Garcia Copy Share Image
There are so many highs and lows for an athlete. But the highs outweigh the lows. — Diandra Asbaty Copy Share Image
As an athlete, I've always been very proud to represent the United States. — Michelle Kwan Copy Share Image
Tonight was not about winning, it was about focusing on myself and what I was aiming to do. It's the reason why… — Libby Trickett Copy Share Image
Sports ideally teach discipline and commitment. They challenge you and build character for everything you do in life. — Howie Long Copy Share Image
I am much more wired to be an athlete than anything else. I understand the 'hard work = payoff' equation in sports.… — Kirk Acevedo Copy Share Image
Much in the way Olympic athletes optimize their game by paying an enormous - borderline maniacal - amount of attention to things… — David Agus Copy Share Image
Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it may erect pain barriers that the spiritual… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
I'm a realist and I always have been. Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals. — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
With F1, it's really a combination of many things. You have to have good endurance, good strength in certain muscles, you need… — Valtteri Bottas Copy Share Image
To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will tax… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
When I go out on the ice, I just think about my skating. I forget it is a competition. — Katarina Witt Copy Share Image
Even though I'm not a competitive athlete, I have to still maintain things and try to keep myself fit because I am… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Collin Jackson was a little before my time and he was a really good athlete. I've raced with him, but he's now… — Liu Xiang Copy Share Image
