Athlete Quotes · Page 80

Ice dance should not be seen as a rigid conformist form of figure skating. There is a great deal of freedom and…

— Robin Cousins

As a former NFL athlete, my quality of play on the field was in direct correlation to how I took care of…

— Devon McDonald

There's nothing masculine about being competitive. There's nothing masculine about trying to be the best at everything you do, nor is there…

— Rebecca Lobo

Some people say I have attitude - maybe I do...but I think you have to.

— Venus Williams

When I was growing up, softball had stereotypes along with other female sports. But society is definitely changing since the WNBA and…

— Jennie Finch

It's a completely different thing, but there's so many things I learned from being an athlete that helped me in business. The…

— Jaycie Phelps

It's only when movement becomes the most natural state in our lives that we can finally begin to enjoy the motion. And…

— John Bingham

I've tried not to exaggerate the glory of athletes. I'd rather, if I could, preserve a sense of proportion, to write about…

— Samuel Beckett

It's not the will to win that matters-everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.

— Anonymous

Cameron was able to get an inside look at professional football from the standpoint of athletes and agents and general managers that…

— Leigh Steinberg

I'm not like a full athlete. But I'm definitely a boxer.

— Logan Paul

I am still young. I have a lot of time. And if someone breaks my records in the future, I won't cry.…

— Noureddine Morceli

I decided I wasn't going to come down. I was going to fly. I was going to stay up in the air…

— Jesse Owens

Being a president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or he is swallowed.

— Harry S. Truman

I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great…

— Emanuel Steward

I never performed on drugs. That'd be stupid. It's the same thing with athletes. They can't perform when they have cocaine problems.

— Robin Williams

I think one has to understand that there are stages in life, and that the life of an athlete has its limits.…

— David Nalbandian

I've come to the conclusion that athletes, when they say they miss the crowd, are not missing the sound of the crowd.…

— William Shatner

There are three things an athlete must do. You must be in physical condition ... You must execute properly and quickly the…

— John Wooden

Adversity, if you allow it to, will fortify you and make you the best you can be.

— Kerri Walsh

All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.

— Walter Payton

I have kids. Unbeknownst to them, they are quick to snap me back to reality when I start feeling the pressure of…

— Amanda Beard

Every athlete, every person is individual.

— Valtteri Bottas

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

— Pete Rose

“Scores give better decision than judges.”

— Amit Kalantri