By continually increasing the difficulty of the sport, we are discouraging younger athletes from starting and continuing in the sport. But most… — Svetlana Boginskaya Copy Share Image
It's always a dream to be on the cover, it's one of the things an athlete always aspires to do, to be… — Dwyane Wade Copy Share Image
When I first started out, I was considered a crackpot. The doctors used to say, "Don't go to that Jack LaLanne, you'll… — Jack LaLanne Copy Share Image
My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
I admit, I don't look like the athlete of the day's supposed to look. My belly's just a little big, my heinie's… — Dusty Rhodes Copy Share Image
In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of… — Michael Jordan Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don't make… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
I am a National Football League player of American Samoan heritage. Because of my status as a professional athlete, I have been… — Troy Polamalu Copy Share Image
All of us get knocked down, but it's resiliency that really matters. All of us do well when things are going well,… — Roger Staubach Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I can't dribble a ball and run at the same time, I can't do lay-ups… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
If you're an athlete, you might work your entire life, and you win the Super Bowl once, if you're lucky. And I… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
I've always been a proponent of "if you're going to do something, do it right." I applied that across all aspects of… — Jimmy Chin Copy Share Image
Fitness will be a major factor in the first race and I think that will play into the hands of drivers who… — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
I have been blessed with a long and healthy career as a professional athlete and as I move forward into the next… — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
Colleges seem to want candidates that are so well-rounded they'd have to be two different people use together with mutually exclusive characteristics!… — Rebecca Goldstein Copy Share Image
I was an athlete growing up and I miss that. I miss hanging out with dudes and making raunchy jokes and telling… — Chris Pratt Copy Share Image
If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as… — William Petersen Copy Share Image
Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl… — Mia Hamm Copy Share Image
Growing up in Huntington Beach, you were either a traditional sports athlete, a skateboarder, or a surfer. I got my first skateboard… — Jason Lee Copy Share Image
It's unbelievable I'm swimming so fast. I went in with no expectations. I just went out hoping to get a personal best.… — Jade Edmistone Copy Share Image
I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of this… — Damon Hill Copy Share Image
An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the… — Kristi Yamaguchi Copy Share Image
The most important thing that a young athlete must do it pick the right sport. Not one that they like just a… — Babe Ruth Copy Share Image
I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics,… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
For an athlete myself, it is especially meaningful for our country to host an Olympics. Every athlete hopes to participate in an… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Being at school, being who I am, being an athlete, it was hard to find people like me. There's not many athletes… — Sally Pearson Copy Share Image
I'm not the athlete I was when I was training for the Olympics in '92 or when I was working out every… — Summer Sanders Copy Share Image
It's of very little importance to me that I was born gay. It doesn't make me a better athlete, it doesn't make… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
I was an athlete growing up. I did a lot of sports: soccer, basketball, so I was always so used to hardcore… — Jacquelyn Jablonski Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I cant dribble a ball and run at the same time, I cant do lay-ups… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country.… — Allyson Felix Copy Share Image
The answers to these questions will determine your success or failure. 1) Can people trust me to do what's right? 2) Am… — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image
I say the last 10 percent of the way to perfection takes so much of your life that it isn't worth the… — Yvon Chouinard Copy Share Image
Your spikes, which were really quite long then, would catch the material of the track and your shoe would get heavier. I… — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
Bill Russell is one of the great names in basketball, an all-American... and the only athlete to ever win an NCAA Championship,… — John Eliot Copy Share Image
When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn't… — Wayne Gretzky Copy Share Image
I think it's huge to set a good example. Whether you like it or not, as a professional athlete you are always… — Aljamain Sterling Copy Share Image
Success isn't winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can't control all of them. Success… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
To be the best in your field is a great ambition, and requires discipline and a huge amount of effort. The athletes… — Giorgio Armani Copy Share Image
I was always known as that stocky, muscular, powerful, short, athlete. People always wondered if I was on steroids, and it was… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
