Growing up as an athlete, I started skating very young. My parents didn't know anything about the sport, so they went with… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
I was especially impressed with Pauley Pavilion [at UCLA campus ]. The floors hadn't been laid down yet, when they gave me… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
With 'Love & Basketball,' I played ball my whole life and did track at UCLA. So, I'm an athlete. And it was… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
You can exercise vigorously and eat junk and get by. But you can't eat perfectly and not exercise. Look at many athletes… — Jack LaLanne Copy Share Image
In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I… — John Legend Copy Share Image
I've played with IVs before, during and after games. I've played with a broken hand, a sprained ankle, a torn shoulder, a… — Kobe Bryant 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
I had some very fit people. I worked with a lot of athletes helping them, especially combat athletes, MMA fighters,[Dennis] Bermudez, [Chris]… — Chris Algieri Copy Share Image
One reason outfielders don't have stronger arms might be they don't practice as much as we did. Most teams today don't take… — Al Kaline Copy Share Image
It was the baseball fantasy of a lifetime - to be able to sit on the bench with all those professional athletes.… — Matthew Modine Copy Share Image
I just stay focused, and I always think about gymnastics. I am just doing what I always do... working really hard and… — Aly Raisman Copy Share Image
I'm in the gym three to four days a week, depending on how I'm feeling. With chest, legs and back being the… — Albert Pujols Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine,… — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
It's exciting for any professional athlete going through something to just stay true to who you are, keep your head down, keep… — Minkah Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in… — Bobby Orr Copy Share Image
My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of… — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
My thing I liked was to challenge guys that were smaller, guys that were supposed to be quicker. Because I think self-consciously… — Wilt Chamberlain Copy Share Image
It was bad enough to have toppled from the Olympic heights to make my living competing with animals. But the competition wasn't… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I had a job on college campus. I lost that job, but on my way home I heard an inner voice that… — Lou Brock Copy Share Image
I was always smaller and slower than everybody else, so I had to figure out other ways to be successful. Some people… — Becky Hammon Copy Share Image
In training everyone focuses on 90% physical and 10% mental, but in the races its 90% mental because there's very little that… — Elka Graham Copy Share Image
In reality, we can prove that the incidents of drug, alcohol abuse and violence have dropped dramatically among professional athletes - but… — Leigh Steinberg Copy Share Image
It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting… — Herb Elliott Copy Share Image
I'm obviously always interested in the dancer who's an athlete and vice versa. I expect dancers to be in condition like an… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image
Regarding the psychological, your goal must not be "I need to lose X pounds" but "I'm going to regain my identity," whether… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught… — Zig Ziglar Copy Share Image
Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure… — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
A couple of times a day I sit quietly and visualize my body fighting the AIDS virus. It's the same as me… — Arthur Ashe Copy Share Image
My goal is to let people see who I am as a person, not just a basketball player. Many people see athletes… — Blake Griffin Copy Share Image
I think it went really well. There was part of me that really wanted to go with the rabbit. But, honestly one… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
To me, breakfast is my most important meal. It's often the meal you play a game on. I make sure I have… — Andrew Luck Copy Share Image
The sport would not survive today if drivers were being killed at the rate they were in the 1960s and '70s. It… — Damon Hill Copy Share Image
I'm working on a movie called 'Labor Day' with Kate Winslet while still balancing kite boarding. Being an actress and an athlete… — Maika Monroe Copy Share Image
It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will remember for the rest… — Jeff Fenech Copy Share Image
I think we have to keep putting women's sports in the limelight. I thought the Women's World Cup did a wonderful job… — Becky Sauerbrunn Copy Share Image
Sonnen, to me, he's a great athlete, but he created that image so much for himself that people don't think he's that… — Demian Maia Copy Share Image
I would say that one of the really special gifts about playing an athlete is that it's the best motivation you'll ever… — Holt McCallany Copy Share Image
He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is… — Plato Copy Share Image
The life of an athlete does have to be lonely and you have to be focused on your craft and what you… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying,… — Lynn Davies Copy Share Image
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