Athlete Quotes · Page 40

What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint.

— Lance Armstrong

The downside isn't really injury, fear of injury or the process of fighting back from injury. The downside, the very worst thing…

— Greg Rusedski

I would love to do a sports biopic. I love sports and I think it would be amazing to be a part…

— Neha Dhupia

I'm sick of the media making female sports athletes into supermodels, when they're clearly sixes at best.

— Daniel Tosh

You can't worry about what people say, but... People always harp on athletes being selfish individualists.

— Chris Bosh

Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

— Sacha Baron Cohen

I definitely don't want to be one of those athletes who turns into a cheesy actress.

— Gina Carano

Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and…

— Nancy Lopez

I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained…

— Roger Bannister

Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to…

— Eric Heiden

I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great…

— Emanuel Steward

When you talk about an injury and the kind of depression you go through, it's not just because you're out of shape…

— Jamila Wideman

So while you're an athlete, and you have that platform, what you want to be able to do is make it work…

— Stedman Graham

There are a lot of young great athletes out there; they're much better athletes than what we were. They're bigger, faster, stronger,…

— George Steele

This sport isn't about million-dollar contracts or over-priced shoes, it's about dedication and determination. My mind is sharp and my body is…

— Anonymous

As Israel prepares to enter, my position is well known. It is one that I have taken at previous Olympics. It is…

— Brian Williams

The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings…

— Billie Joe Armstrong

I'm a working mom, not a professional athlete, but I am a runner and that's a special club.

— Alison Sweeney

It's like having a pet dog for a long time. You get attached to it, and when it dies you miss it.

— Jesse Owens

I might be the most injured athlete in the history of sports. I've had 31 operations. An endless string of stress fractures.

— Bill Walton

I'm an athlete, but I'm not a runner. I'm 5-foot-8 and stocky - not exactly a runner's type.

— Andrew Lawrence

I want to be one of the greatest athletes ever to live, not only in track and field, but in all of…

— Usain Bolt

The universities will ask for money back so they can put their name on the side of a building without fully educating…

— Eddie George

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I…

— Dominique Dawes

I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with…

— Maria Sharapova

As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys.

— Michael Chang

I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at…

— Damon Hill

People were actually approaching me on the street and thinking that I was an athlete. They couldn't quite place it, but a…

— Kristanna Loken

I'm not a wushu champion. I was an athlete when I was a kid. I was a swimmer and a runner, but…

— Maggie Q

Usually when an athlete gets a reputation it sticks with him, even when he's an old man.

— Frank Deford

Anybody who wants to compare Pele to any other athlete... do you know what I do? I hear but I don't listen.

— Tite

We used to have a lot of fun. We never had any problems. We always ate. The fact that we didn't have…

— Jesse Owens

Obviously he was an amazing athlete and I got those genes from him, but I am just excited to be known as…

— Trinity Rodman

The team with the best athletes doesn't usually win. It's the team with the athletes who play best together.

— Lisa Fernandez

Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a…

— Lou Holtz

The Olympic Games is holy. Athletes from around the world, including myself, of course, dream to participate.

— Yao Ming

Stubbornness usually is considered a negative; but I think that trait has been a positive for me.

— Cal Ripken, Jr

For every athlete, Olympics is the target, but mine is a little different. I am focusing on improving my timing; that's what…

— Hima Das

Too many times women try to be competitive with each other. We should help support each other, rather than try to be…

— Katarina Witt

The reason I became such a successful athlete was my mind was saying that no matter who you put up against me,…

— Michael Jordan