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title: "21 Athlete Want Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Athlete Want quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Athlete Want sayings and thoughts."
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> [As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball to come to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-thielen/as-a-competitor-as-an-athlete-you-want-the-ball-to-come-to-you/)

[Adam Thielen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-thielen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/adam-thielen-7032_athlete_as-a-competitor-as-an-athlete-you-want-t_759510.jpg)

> [When you get off five or six months, and you're not competing as an athlete, you want to get back out on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-gronkowski/when-you-get-off-five-or-six-months-and-you-re-not-competing-as-an/)

[Rob Gronkowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-gronkowski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f7/rob-gronkowski-3283_back_when-you-get-off-five-or-six-months-and_1883449.jpg)

> [I don't want the natural athlete -- I want a guy who'll go after the hard ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-veeck/i-don-t-want-the-natural-athlete-i-want-a-guy-who-ll-go-after-the/)

[Bill Veeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-veeck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/bill-veeck-14961_athlete_i-don-t-want-the-natural-athlete-i-want_2400763.png)

> [Of course I want to look well and fit - and as an athlete, I want to look strong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/venus-williams/of-course-i-want-to-look-well-and-fit-and-as-an-athlete-i-want-to/)

[Venus Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/venus-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a6/venus-williams-1365_course_of-course-i-want-to-look-well-and-fit-an_3044276.png)

> [You get older, and you want to be a professional athlete; you want to win on the biggest stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-mahomes/you-get-older-and-you-want-to-be-a-professional-athlete-you-want-to/)

[Patrick Mahomes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-mahomes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e4/patrick-mahomes-10561_get_you-get-older-and-you-want-to-be-a-profe_1546203.jpg)

> [This is the world you live in when you're a football player, an athlete. You want someone to discipline you. You want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herm-edwards/this-is-the-world-you-live-in-when-you-re-a-football-player-an/)

[Herm Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herm-edwards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/herm-edwards-6571_ball-player_this-is-the-world-you-live-in-when-you-r_1567296.jpg)

> [I know as an athlete I want to use the platform for good and make a difference in a positive way. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trea-turner/i-know-as-an-athlete-i-want-to-use-the-platform-for-good-and-make-a/)

[Trea Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trea-turner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bf/trea-turner-6463_good_i-know-as-an-athlete-i-want-to-use-the-p_445604.jpg)

> [A lot of people who watch figure skaters want us to look like pretty princesses. I want people to see the athlete,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-wagner/a-lot-of-people-who-watch-figure-skaters-want-us-to-look-like-pretty/)

[Ashley Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-wagner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c8/ashley-wagner-9523_among_a-lot-of-people-who-watch-figure-skaters_2026584.jpg)

> [I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-lewis/i-m-very-serious-about-becoming-a-dramatic-actor-i-don-t-want-to-play/)

[Carl Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/carl-lewis-10327_actor_i-m-very-serious-about-becoming-a-dramat_608206.jpg)

> [I still have so much passion to perform... That's who Johnny Weir is: I'm a figure skater, I'm an athlete. I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-weir/i-still-have-so-much-passion-to-perform-that-s-who-johnny-weir-is-i-m/)

[Johnny Weir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-weir/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/johnny-weir-4775_athlete_i-still-have-so-much-passion-to-perform_1262728.png)

> [In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-radcliffe/in-my-olympic-history-i-don-t-think-i-have-achieved-my-potential-as/)

[Paula Radcliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-radcliffe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c5/paula-radcliffe-10337_able_in-my-olympic-history-i-don-t-think-i-ha_1559426.jpg)

> [Everyone is an athlete. You want to go hiking, you want to go biking, you want to go jogging or for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ali-krieger/everyone-is-an-athlete-you-want-to-go-hiking-you-want-to-go-biking/)

[Ali Krieger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ali-krieger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf7/ali-krieger-6766_athlete_everyone-is-an-athlete-you-want-to-go-hi_2634849.jpg)

> [I don't think your focus as a hockey player or athlete can be anywhere else but how you want to impact the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-k-subban/i-don-t-think-your-focus-as-a-hockey-player-or-athlete-can-be/)

[P.K. Subban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-k-subban/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/p-k-subban-5611_court_i-don-t-think-your-focus-as-a-hockey-pla_2220787.jpg)

> [I tell my kids all the time, 'I want you to be a great athlete, I want you to be great academically,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cris-collinsworth/i-tell-my-kids-all-the-time-i-want-you-to-be-a-great-athlete-i-want/)

[Cris Collinsworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cris-collinsworth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ef/cris-collinsworth-5234_achieve_i-tell-my-kids-all-the-time-i-want-you-t_2670610.jpg)

> [In 2008 I didn't take it all in enough. I was so wrapped up in just the competition that I missed what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shawn-johnson/in-2008-i-didn-t-take-it-all-in-enough-i-was-so-wrapped-up-in-just/)

[Shawn Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shawn-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/872/shawn-johnson-7090_athlete_in-2008-i-didn-t-take-it-all-in-enough-i_2667321.jpg)

> [That's the best part and why you play the game - to get to the playoffs and to get to those big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikola-vucevic/that-s-the-best-part-and-why-you-play-the-game-to-get-to-the-playoffs/)

[Nikola Vucevic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikola-vucevic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/nikola-vucevic-6733_best_that-s-the-best-part-and-why-you-play-th_1982094.jpg)

> [There's three things that as a professional athlete you want. You want to get to the big leagues, and I accomplished that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-pujols/there-s-three-things-that-as-a-professional-athlete-you-want-you-want/)

[Albert Pujols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-pujols/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/albert-pujols-10954_accomplished_there-s-three-things-that-as-a-professio_308773.jpg)

> [As an athlete you want to be able to choose something that you haven't already achieved. Is it different distances, or do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mo-farah/as-an-athlete-you-want-to-be-able-to-choose-something-that-you-haven/)

[Mo Farah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mo-farah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/mo-farah-6708_back_as-an-athlete-you-want-to-be-able-to-cho_2177706.jpg)

> [When I was younger if I was in someone else's shoes, if you saw a professional athlete you'd want to go up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deandre-yedlin/when-i-was-younger-if-i-was-in-someone-else-s-shoes-if-you-saw-a/)

[DeAndre Yedlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deandre-yedlin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/deandre-yedlin-6481_athlete_when-i-was-younger-if-i-was-in-someone-e_2873968.jpg)

> [It's just like any athlete, we all want a new contract. But I'm not going to stress over it. It's not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vernon-davis/it-s-just-like-any-athlete-we-all-want-a-new-contract-but-i-m-not/)

[Vernon Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vernon-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbe/vernon-davis-13867_contract_it-s-just-like-any-athlete-we-all-want-a_322122.png)

> [People want athletes to cater to their image of what an athlete should be, but they also want them to fail so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bode-miller/people-want-athletes-to-cater-to-their-image-of-what-an-athlete/)

[Bode Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bode-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/bode-miller-10302_athlete_people-want-athletes-to-cater-to-their-i_1465508.jpg)

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