Those who say that I will lose and am finished will have to run over my body to beat me. — Said Aouita Copy Share Image
There is something in the Olympics, indefinable, springing from the soul, that must be preserved. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Color harmony was thrown out years ago, as restrictive chains were broken forming my free style. — Frank Bruno Copy Share Image
I like to think I defied the odds my entire life, definitely my entire athletic career. — Aljamain Sterling Copy Share Image
If you want to be a top athlete you have to be a little bit wild, not be an accountant. — Renato Canova Copy Share Image
Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination. — Michael Phelps Copy Share Image
To keep from decaying, to be a winner, the athlete must accept pain - not only accept it, but look for it,… — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
I didn't want to be a dancer... I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an… — Gene Kelly Copy Share Image
My high school, like most high schools, had a pretty rigid stratification system. Kids were clustered into groups - the studious ones,… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and… — David Rudisha Copy Share Image
A decade after an average athlete graduates, everyone will have forgotten when and where he played. But every time he speaks, everyone… — Theodore Hesburgh Copy Share Image
I like using one QB. If we have two that are relatively equal, then we can't afford to have one on the… — Alan Chadwick Copy Share Image
I came up in a small town ghetto and I never did think I'd be a celebrity or famous athlete, I was… — Moses Malone Copy Share Image
Strength is an excellent example of a physical characteristic that drives improvement in other athletic parameters. More strength means more power, more… — Mark Rippetoe Copy Share Image
I've just been enjoying the training a bit more. I've put too much pressure on myself in the past. Just relax and… — Sophie Edington Copy Share Image
I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that… — Oscar Robertson Copy Share Image
As a football player, as an athlete, as a competitor - that dream of being able to play in the Super Bowl,… — Chris Hogan Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a professional athlete and really did not necessarily care which sport. — Mardy Fish Copy Share Image
I'm excited to work with SCARPA because it's opened up a whole new playground to me as an athlete. — Lynsey Dyer Copy Share Image
As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could… — Magic Johnson Copy Share Image
Curling is not a sport. I called my grandmother and told her she could win a gold medal because they have dusting… — Charles Barkley Copy Share Image
Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged… — Daley Thompson Copy Share Image
I enjoy sports, and love being involved in any outdoor sport from volleyball to softball. I'm not being immodest when I say… — Ginger Rogers Copy Share Image
If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and… — Ivan Lendl Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete, whether it's traveling or being in a hotel room, you gotta let your time go somewhere. — Nick Young Copy Share Image
I don't care what anybody says: a pro athlete is going to be a role model. I tried to use that as… — Clyde Drexler Copy Share Image
The Rock is the Rock, you know? He's the ultimate athlete, the professional man with precision. And you want precision from a… — Jason Statham Copy Share Image
If you look at all the sports in China, the government is extremely involved and they are extremely proud of their athlete. — Patrick Chan Copy Share Image
I know that I won't be an athlete forever. I have to have a vision of what I want to be afterward. — Harrison Barnes Copy Share Image
Obviously, that's the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths. — Robert Whittaker Copy Share Image
Unlike the traditional athlete, I've got to do more than just engage in my sport to put food on the table. When… — Dean Karnazes Copy Share Image
I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep. — Caster Semenya Copy Share Image
Either because I was an athlete or because I was black - probably both - there seemed to be a clear assumption… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
Seems like everybody wants to know if an athlete is on drugs, so you got to stay clear of wild people. — Moses Malone Copy Share Image
I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't… — Bill Cartwright Copy Share Image
An athlete must have a certain cockiness to succeed and win, but an athlete must also care about the game he or… — Arnold Palmer Copy Share Image
That's the thing with me being a former athlete: in the way I attack characters and attack poetry is from the base… — Omari Hardwick Copy Share Image
Cameron was able to get an inside look at professional football from the standpoint of athletes and agents and general managers that… — Leigh Steinberg Copy Share Image
