Athlete Quotes · Page 48

I'm an athlete. I'm a performer. Why the hell did I never think of combining the two?

— Sonya Deville

I think the physicality of being an athlete or working out, it grounds you. It centers you.

— Juliana Harkavy

It's a great feeling as a coach to see your athlete run well, hearing the oohs and aahs as she picks people…

— Bob Kersee

I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in…

— Major Taylor

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

My job is to teach them to believe they could perform better than they realize. Great coaches teach athletes to go beyond…

— John Roderick

“No Student can stand the Gruel of Sports Training unless she has a Passion for Fame.”

— Vineet Raj Kapoor

Talent is never enough. With few exceptions the best players are the hardest workers.

— Magic Johnson

Action sports is just in a new era: thinking outside the box, being creative, and inventing new things. I just think people…

— Hannah Teter

The Marathon distance is very difficult to cover and without the support of all of the fans and people cheering us on…

— Tilahun Regassa

I'm an athlete, my job is not negotiating, it's not my field of expertise. I'm an emotional guy - it's normal, a…

— Georges St-Pierre

I never dreamed of being a flagbearer. Every athlete has a wish to get to the Olympic Games. I had that wish,…

— Shani Davis

An athlete gets paid a lot of money. And someone who is after that, a thief, a mugger or someone who steals…

— Luke Scott

I think in my case winning fans came as a result of winning tournaments. Certainly, I didn't have too many supporters when…

— Jack Nicklaus

I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and…

— Wayne Gretzky

Can it be entirely accidental that the most famous fictional spy of them all, James Bond, Number 007, deadly marksman, intriguer, the…

— Linda Colley

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.

— Lance Armstrong

As a professional athlete I can tell you I feel every single emotion and not one of them ever helped me in…

— Chael Sonnen

I don't think anybody in any sport ever sucks. You're an athlete. You're a professional.

— Marquise Goodwin

What drove me to become the world's greatest bodybuilder is no different from what drives other athletes to become great tennis players…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because…

— Lindsey Vonn

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by…

— Mary Lou Retton

I was always more of a film guy than an athlete guy. I had an art scholarship at Western.

— Terry Crews

Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not.

— George A. Sheehan

In the old days, athletes got worked up about the strict rules - today they get worked up about these rules being…

— Travis Tygart

My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.

— Billie Joe Armstrong

The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world.

— Sasha Cohen

I was always an athlete; my grandfather and my dad are basketball players, and I played sports my whole life.

— Juliana Harkavy

I was very athletic when I was younger and I am a very competitive person, so I never give up.

— Izabella Scorupco

All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once.

— Raul Lopez

Do not wonder why you are blessed with so much, just understand you have so much so you can help other people…

— Ian Warner

All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.

— Walter Payton

One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom.

— Meryl Davis

Conor McGregor seems like a good athlete, he seems like a decent counter-puncher. But, he also seems like a scumbag.

— Dustin Poirier

I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up…

— Kevin James

Cycling is a sport of amazing athletes. Its been a privilege and a honor for me to be in this sport and…

— Robin Farina

I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes…

— Angela Ruggiero

…What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics…

— Joey Reiman

Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with the male potential.

— Twyla Tharp

Gina Carano is a great athlete, and I'd be happy if she returns to MMA - doesn't matter if it's against Ronda.

— Cris Cyborg