Athlete Quotes · Page 34

A trophy carries dust. Memories last forever.

— Mary Lou Retton

I don't think you're human if you don't get nervous.

— Sidney Crosby

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

— Anonymous

Any guy who can maintain a positive attitude without much playing time certainly earns my respect.

— Magic Johnson

I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it.

— Willie Stargell

On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it…

— Eric Heiden

A bird can fly as high as it wants but it eventually has to come down to earth and get some water...…

— Kimbo Slice

I want to be an athlete. I'm not just a running back. I play the running back position.

— Saquon Barkley

Let's not call physical comedy falling down and pratfalls. All humor is physical, no matter how you dish it out. It's timing,…

— Chevy Chase

I was shocked after hearing the news of Milkha Singh's death. He was a great athlete... an inspiring personality.

— P. T. Usha

I'm a Mormon. I don't do a lot of the off-the-field activities that athletes are known to do. And I guess I've…

— Jeff Kent

I struggled to stay on the pace there in the back half. But, at the end of the day I wanted to…

— Kim Conley

It's like an athlete. He has a string of hot years, and then he fades into nothingness. The actor doesn't necessarily fade…

— Ed Asner

Games have been called the lab for the development of moral attributes, but they will not, of themselves, accomplish this purpose. They…

— James Naismith

I'm a firm believer in quiet confidence. By that I mean knowing inwardly that you are good, and not exhibiting a boastful…

— Dick Van Arsdale

Everybody used to say that baseball players can't dress and athletes can't dress. You know, a lot of athletes now are trying…

— Matt Kemp

If we had to play Augusta National in one hour, the best athlete would win the Masters. But as it is, they…

— Joe Inman

When I'd get tired and want to stop, I'd wonder what my next opponent was doing. I'd wonder if he was still…

— Dan Gable

Advise for anybody - enjoy what you are doing, enjoy the process of learning and don't be impatient.

— Robin Cousins

People no longer know how to apologize, which is particularly noticeable among athletes, politicians, and entertainment figures.

— Stanton Peele

I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in…

— Lori Foster

I'm a huge wrestling fan. Wrestlers have so many great qualities that athletes need to have.

— Bob Stoops

I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other…

— Damon Hill

There shouldn't be budget problems. There is so much money that goes untapped. If every athlete gave 5% of what they earned,…

— George Foreman

I long for the days when athletes were revered. I want to see the romance return to sports, to see people enjoy…

— Mike Piazza

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

— Eric Heiden

I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up…

— Victor Cruz

Support the athlete, encourage the team, help the coach. That's what good track parents do.

— Don Kardong

Every GP Masters race will stand out because we will be available for fans, media and sponsors.

— Nigel Mansell

It's not just enough to swing at the ball. You've got to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it.

— Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Maybe you can't play over your head at all. Maybe it's just potential you never knew you had.

— Fran Tarkenton

Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet.

— Edwin Moses

I am the sort of athlete who participates in a lot of winter sports - basketball, for example, is an activity that…

— W. Bruce Cameron

I don't think anybody could understand what its like to be an athlete at Harvard University.

— Cris Collinsworth

I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.

— George J. Mitchell

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

— Steve Carlton

With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.

— Clara Hughes

It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what…

— Lance Armstrong

I've been through every surgery that any athlete has ever been through, and I've prevailed through it.

— Tito Ortiz

Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

— Mia Hamm