Athlete Quotes · Page 20

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square.

— Pete Rose

As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball to come to you.

— Adam Thielen

In high school and college, I was an athlete.

— David Duchovny

I see myself as an athlete and just try to market myself as a feminine athlete.

— Natalie Gulbis

Meeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day.

— Phil Knight

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

— Kobe Bryant

No marriage can stand up under the strain of incessant.

— Johnny Weissmuller

God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own.

— Ted Williams

We have to fight the entire time, we can't start at the end when it's getting down to crunch time. We can't…

— Kerri Walsh

I don't celebrate because I'm only doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?

— Mario Balotelli

Being a professional athlete, people respect the fact that I respect eSports professional gamers.

— Gordon Hayward

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me…

— Cathy Rigby

After a loss like this we just have to go back and work harder. We got outplayed and that's all there is…

— Peyton Manning

I became a process-oriented athlete; one who believed in giving it his best shot and not bothering about the outcome.

— Abhinav Bindra

You want me to own a team and deal with these rich, spoiled stubborn athletes, and try to get them to perform?…

— Kobe Bryant

Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking;…

— Werner Herzog

You don't have to look like an Under Armour mannequin to be an athlete. A lot of people probably think I'm not…

— Prince Fielder

I think the colleges should be free to give athletes less than a full scholarship, no scholarship and more than a scholarship.…

— Taylor Branch

I remember making the all-star team in Little League when I was around 11 years old. I was not a great athlete,…

— Ralph Macchio

How can a guy climb trees, say 'Me, Tarzan, you, Jane,' and make a million? The public forgives my acting because they…

— Johnny Weissmuller

I disagree that an athlete can't be intelligent. Some people think that, in basketball, we have a bunch of masculine adults who…

— Jaylen Brown

All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove…

— Garth Stein

You will be competing against athletes from many nations. But, most important, you are competing against yourself. All we expect is for…

— Ronald Reagan

Some people are guilty when they win. Some people, "Ah, you know, it's so unfortunate, some people had to lose." I mean,…

— Rush Limbaugh

People are always shocked to hear I'm an athlete by profession and even more shocked when they hear I'm a fencer from…

— Ibtihaj Muhammad

We're not meant to do it on our own. We're meant to do life with God and with each other. I've been…

— Kelly Clark

I never had a preconceived plan. When you go to a movie and watch someone in the role of his or her…

— Ralph Lauren

Now every girl is expected to have Caucasian blue eyes, full Spanish lips, a classic button nose, hairless Asian skin with a…

— Tina Fey

Highly competitive athletes like Ginny Gilder have a gift for tolerating pain and ignoring adversity. They accept these things as the price…

— Tori Murden

If you watch Rafael Nadal play tennis, you can only respond with amazement and great admiration. He is an incredible athlete with…

— Steffi Graf

Sometimes we want to have growth without challenges and to develop strength without any struggle. But growth cannot come by taking the…

— Paul V. Johnson

Heartbreak is our indication of sincerity: in a love relationship, in a work, in trying to learn a musical instrument, in the…

— David Whyte

I don't eat as much as an athlete should. I just don't like it.

— Johnny Weir

I never gave up, even when people told me I'd never make it.

— Bob Wickman

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

— Venus Williams

Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.

— Jerry Rice

“The smell of the sweat is not sweet, but the fruit of the sweat is very sweet.”

— Amit Kalantri

I don't think of myself as an explorer but as an athlete.

— Ben Saunders

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

— Ron Atkinson

The only way to prove that you're a good sport is to lose.

— Ernie Banks