I'm not a yeller. My theory is that no one goes out there trying to screw up. — Amy Ruley Copy Share Image
I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe… — Eric Heiden Copy Share Image
I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing. — Lisi Harrison Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing for all athletes is recovery - being able to bounce back from week to week, practice to… — Larry Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
If it is a clichй to say athletics build character as well as muscle, then I subscribe to the clich. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Sports ideally teach discipline and commitment. They challenge you and build character for everything you do in life. — Howie Long Copy Share Image
Everything in Formula 1 has been sterilised now, the whole thing is controlled too much. — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Breath is critical to everything, to our relaxation, to our flexibility, to our mobility, to our strength and to our power. Knowing… — Brett Jones Copy Share Image
It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That's not an issue. But I think that is the… — Roger Federer Copy Share Image
How difficult it is to exist, that we are athlete and artist. We have injuries. People don't see the hard side of… — Misty Copeland Copy Share Image
I love it. I love the challenge of it, working with kids every day, setting goals for myself and the program. I… — Jennifer Rizzotti Copy Share Image
For most Olympic athletes, their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians, training and… — Giles Duley Copy Share Image
After I came home from the 1936 Olympics with my four medals, it became increasingly apparent that everyone was going to slap… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
When I write, I fall into the zone many writers, painters, musicians, athletes, and craftsmen of all sorts seem to share: In… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Barry Sanders, by far. Not only one of my favorite Lions, but one of my favorite NFL athletes. It's all about highlights… — Nate Burleson Copy Share Image
The concussion crisis has changed the face of sports as we know it and it has brought to surface the incredible importance… — Ben Utecht Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
You can fight based on a strong mind, based on developing your muscles and reflexes, training your motor functions and going back… — Bruce Frantzis Copy Share Image
I kind of just lost track of laps. I couldn't hear a split. It was just so loud in here everyone was… — Will Leer Copy Share Image
I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing… — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
Experiencing this pain in my muscles and aching and going on and on is my challenge. The last three or four reps… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
When we get to the point where a gay pro athlete is no longer forced to live in fear that he'll be… — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they're an athlete or not. — Mirai Nagasu Copy Share Image
A male athlete's peak, I believe, should be somewhere between 26 and 30. — Ben Askren Copy Share Image
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