Athlete Quotes · Page 77

Nowadays, we have to deal with so many more factors that weren't there in the past. It's not enough to be a…

— Valentino Rossi

If you trust your nerve as well as your skill, you're capable of a lot more than you can imagine.

— Debi Thomas

I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello.

— Roger Bannister

I think exercise tests us in so many ways, our skills, our hearts, our ability to bounce back after setbacks. This is…

— Peggy Fleming

Fitness will be a major factor in the first race and I think that will play into the hands of drivers who…

— Nigel Mansell

Athletes today get into a single-minded, one sport routine. I can't stand it.

— Jack Nicklaus

I'm calm and focused and I can't wait for the biggest sport event in the World to begin.

— Benjamin Boukpeti

Every morning, just like in Alabama, I got up with the sun, ate my breakfast even before my mother and sisters and…

— Jesse Owens

I do good when people doubt me. When someone says I can't do something, I want to do more. I won't back…

— Kenyon Martin

When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete's feet don't exist, there's something…

— Dick Gregory

Some kids, for some reason, it just doesn't click in the classroom as they need it to. We have college coaches talk…

— Anonymous

I'm telling you, it's so exciting playing out there because I'm playing well, you have the crowd behind you, and it's such…

— Stefan Edberg

He sliced the ball when he had it on a plate.

— Ron Atkinson

In Lake Placid we have Bible studies and it's awesome to be able to share your struggles as an athlete and as…

— Elana Meyers

I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.

— James Caan

In wheelchair sports, people thought athletes with disabilities were courageous and inspirational. They never give them credit for simply being competitive.

— Jean Driscoll

I don't want to just be an athlete. I kind of obsess on that sometimes. I don't want my son to be…

— Carmelo Anthony

If you don’t have fun, it’s hard to do your best. It’s not going to be enjoyable.

— Kimmie Meissner

“The best source of knowledge concerning the most effective methods of coping with the challenges of endurance sports is the example set…

— Matt Fitzgerald

When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and…

— Alexis Arguello

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

— Bill Russell

I believe that coaches and athletes should realize that the athletic department field, court or diamond can be made an extension of…

— Phillip Shriver

There aren't too many principles of proper business conduct with which just about everybody will agree. Two come to mind: 1. Unless…

— Dale Dauten

In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I…

— John Legend

I do think Under Armour is setting a new example for what a ballerina is, and that you can be feminine and…

— Misty Copeland