Athlete Quotes · Page 37

But she was already in. Gareth couldn't help but stand back in admiration. Hyacinth Bridgerton was clearly a natural born athlete. Either…

— Julia Quinn

My three keys to success: One, work hard. Two, be your own person. And three, have a passion for what you're doing.

— Juli Inkster

Being a musician - it's easier for me to date an athlete. There's too much competition [with a musician]. There's too much…

— Jessica Simpson

I feel that my advances in the business world will shatter a lot of white myths about black athletes-and give some pride…

— O. J. Simpson

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

— Tom Peters

Many dedicated endurance athletes don’t need to be told what to do – they need to be told what not to do.

— Scott Tinley

I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.

— Jordan Burroughs

It is about what you do when nobody is watching. Can you always stay on your grind, or are you only a…

— Ian Warner

It's always been a dream of mine, and a childhood fantasy, to play a great champion. I would much rather haven been…

— Mark Wahlberg

Every morning, just like in Alabama, I got up with the sun, ate my breakfast even before my mother and sisters and…

— Jesse Owens

But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place,…

— Piper Perabo

When you're a 20-something-year-old athlete and you're getting a six-figure check every week, you're not thinking about next week. You're not thinking,…

— Michael Strahan

I definitely look to people like Usain Bolt and Sanya Richards and especially Allyson Felix, being an American athlete who went pro…

— Mary Cain

Celebrity stalkers also are not necessarily fixated on one person as the public thinks. Rather, they tend to switch targets, going from,…

— Park Dietz

Back in high school, about two years ago, I was in this silly punk band called Ballet for Athletes. We were all…

— Mister Lies

Twenty years from now, I can look at this medal and say, 'I was the best quarter-miler in the world on that…

— Vincent Matthews

I am an athlete for Christ. That's why I play for Him, to give Him glory, to thank Him for giving me…

— Edinson Cavani

I was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I'm an athlete, so I'm very interested in making the sport as safe as possible - just for my own career longevity.

— Ted Ligety

These athletes can be considered the gods in certain ways and the fans can be considered parishioners.

— Michael Strahan

I wasn't really built for athleticism or speed, I always had to rely on my mind and my instincts.

— Jared Dudley

In wheelchair sports, people thought athletes with disabilities were courageous and inspirational. They never give them credit for simply being competitive.

— Jean Driscoll

I love watching a good horse do what he's bred to do - I guess that's what I like the most about…

— Wilford Brimley

Children and even adults, when they like certain athletes, they can tell you about their batting average, about where they came from.

— Jamie Farr

As an athlete, the body can fail you. I know. The mind and your education will be there to keep carrying you.

— Penny Hardaway

Colin Kaepernick is the latest professional athlete to spark a national debate about the meaning behind the American flag and the national…

— Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

— Pete Rose

When I won Roland-Garros I was 19, and that's a period of life when you learn a lot about yourself even when…

— Iga Swiatek

First and foremost I am an American athlete and I am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and…

— Brian Boitano

My mom called me up and said you almost had that one, moms are the greatest, you can't do wrong by your…

— Joel Dreessen

I have done 'Sports Illustrated,' but I don't regret it because it portrayed me in a positive way - as an athlete.

— Alex Morgan

If you can miss getting up in the morning and running into a wall, I miss playing football. I'll never be a…

— Brian Bosworth

As an athlete, I hope we can remain focused on the Olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport by peoples of all…

— Brian Boitano

My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without…

— Wilma Rudolph

(About events he will take part in) I vaulted today, and I'll throw the discus tomorrow around one o' clock. Then I'll…

— Trey Hardee

I'm calm and focused and I can't wait for the biggest sport event in the World to begin.

— Benjamin Boukpeti

I don't rate myself as a fantastic, talented athlete. I just have perseverance. I'm a cart horse. I work hard.

— Colleen De Reuck

Great people and great athletes realize early in their lives their destiny, and accept it. Even if they do not consciously realize…

— Anonymous

Thy money, thy office, thy reputation are nothing; put away these phantom clothings, and stand like an athlete stripped for the battle.

— John Lancaster Spalding

I'm an athlete, I'm a competitor, so whenever you have a loss, you feel it in your heart.

— Victoria Arlen