Athlete Quotes · Page 41

So it is that good warriors take their stance on ground where they cannot lose, and do not overlook conditions that make…

— Sun Tzu

You don't have to be a professional athlete to be heard - the most powerful tool you have is your voice.

— Matt Barnes

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

— Robert C. Solomon

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve…

— Frank Shorter

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

It provides a different type of element and mental strain athletes love. That's what makes the game of golf so special.

— Tiger Woods

As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and…

— LeBron James

It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate.

— Sarah Hughes

Canada needs individuals to whom educators can point, and of whom we can be proud, whether athletes or astronauts or anything else.…

— Roberta Bondar

I always wanted to be an athlete. Then when I realized that I can't run very fast, jump very high, or catch…

— Geoff Stults

The athlete of the century, he scored more than 1,000 goals, and won the World Cup three times. He was complete. I…

— Cafu

Skating everywhere is unpredictable, no amount of money or facilities is going to create a skating star. You have to have a…

— Robin Cousins

I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with…

— Major Taylor

I think any athlete will tell you that season-ending losses stay with you for a long time. If you are one of…

— Chipper Jones

The Olympic Games are always in the head of every sports athlete. We work for that. The Olympics are the most important…

— Tina Maze

A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking…

— Richard D. Zanuck

I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit…

— Sandy Koufax

Every athlete has doubts. Elite runners in particular are insecure people. You need someone to affirm that what you are doing is…

— Lynn Jennings

You are worth so much more than points on a scoreboard or wins vs. losses. The best athletes I know are also…

— Jimmy Moody

The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sidelines. I'm not sure but…

— Avery Brundage

My motto has always been that you can't say, 'Oh, it won't happen to me.' You have to say, 'That can happen…

— Venus Williams

Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have…

— Oscar Pistorius

I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.

— Joakim Noah

I believe I deserve to be respected as an athlete because I'm a pioneer in this sport.

— Cris Cyborg

I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.

— Victor Cruz

As an athlete you're taught to be selfish. When I'm training, it's usually all about me.

— Ronda Rousey

I know I've made huge gains in my confidence, and knowing more about my racing and myself as a person. That has…

— Libby Trickett

While most students were trying to draw one beautiful finished piece, I would be in the background drawing dozens of studies at…

— Anonymous

I personally believe that professional athletes should give back to their communities in any way possible. We are in a position to…

— Carson Palmer

I've been an athlete that's sort of in advance; always thinking. After basketball I'd love to have my own radio show, my…

— Shaquille O'Neal

Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.

— George Steinbrenner

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just…

— Lynn Davies

A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist.

— Norman Ralph Augustine

We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball.

— Jim Courier

It's just that right now the athlete's on the floor. But we - this is a super athlete.

— Warren Buffett

As an athlete, as a competitor, any person would tell you they're the best. I truly believe that in myself.

— Marcus Mariota

These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.

— Jim Sensenbrenner

Nutrition is also a valuable component that can help athletes both protect themselves and improve performance.

— Bill Toomey

Like every other athlete, I always dreamt of playing at the Olympics, and it feels really good to see that dream materialize.

— Mary Kom

The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch,…

— Lou Boudreau