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title: "6 Athlete Young Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [There is an entire culture out there built around siphoning money from an athlete, and the young men and women who come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-allen/there-is-an-entire-culture-out-there-built-around-siphoning-money/)

[Ray Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-allen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ce/ray-allen-11387_athlete_there-is-an-entire-culture-out-there-bui_1019793.jpg)

> [I was an athlete when I was young and devoted a lot of time to sports.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mimi-chakraborty/i-was-an-athlete-when-i-was-young-and-devoted-a-lot-of-time-to-sports/)

[Mimi Chakraborty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mimi-chakraborty/)

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> [A medal in Tokyo Olympics is my target, it's the ultimate for an athlete. I am still young and my best is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neeraj-chopra/a-medal-in-tokyo-olympics-is-my-target-it-s-the-ultimate-for-an/)

[Neeraj Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neeraj-chopra/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/neeraj-chopra-27949_best_a-medal-in-tokyo-olympics-is-my-target-i_1608508.jpg)

> [I wanted to be a professional athlete. Young men and women from Montana don't make it to the professional level that often.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-leaf/i-wanted-to-be-a-professional-athlete-young-men-and-women-from/)

[Ryan Leaf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-leaf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ed/ryan-leaf-6956_ball-player_i-wanted-to-be-a-professional-athlete-yo_1707085.jpg)

> [I would say facing the obstacles surrounding the day-to-day pressures of an elite athlete at a very young age was not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-lipinski/i-would-say-facing-the-obstacles-surrounding-the-day-to-day-pressures/)

[Tara Lipinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-lipinski/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/tara-lipinski-15359_achieve_i-would-say-facing-the-obstacles-surroun_1817378.jpg)

> [I used to be a pretty decent athlete when I was young. I would like to really focus on getting back into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-dejoy/i-used-to-be-a-pretty-decent-athlete-when-i-was-young-i-would-like-to/)

[Louis DeJoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-dejoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72c/louis-dejoy-39316_athlete_i-used-to-be-a-pretty-decent-athlete-whe_2592183.jpg)

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