Since my sophomore year in high school, I knew I didn't want to do anything but be a professional athlete. I knew… — J. J. Watt Copy Share Image
It is to create the best Games the world has ever seen by unlocking the UK's unrivalled passion for sport, by delivering… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of… — Damon Hill Copy Share Image
I later discovered that in order to be a good athlete one must care intensely what is happening with a ball, even… — Haven Kimmel Copy Share Image
Shaquille O'Neal was probably my favorite athlete growing up. I loved how dominant and unstoppable he was, but also his charisma off… — Jahlil Okafor 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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'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
Across the board you can run up against 10 athletes where we're the same physically. They've done the same kind of training;… — Benita Johnson Copy Share Image
Many of the greatest black athletes of all time played baseball for no money and no recognition. I'm just sorry many major… — Monte Irvin Copy Share Image
I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore.… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
I try to be a smart quarterback. I'm not the fastest or the best athlete, but if I can know what the… — Eli Manning Copy Share Image
I don't really take into account what the media says. People have their own opinions about what goes on, but they don't… — Sophie Pascoe Copy Share Image
The coverage [of crimes] is different. It's less angry when white [athletes] are involved, less accusatory, less judgemental. I see that in… — Michael Wilbon 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
Champions are not the ones who always win races - champions are the ones who get out there and try. And try… — Simon Sinek Copy Share Image
![“The coverage [of crimes] is different. It's less angry when white [athletes] are involved, less accusatory, less judgemental. I see that in the pieces that are written and reported. At times it bothers me to the point that I just stop reading...just stop.” quote by Michael Wilbon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/michael-wilbon-21629_angry_the-coverage-of-crimes-is-different-it-s_1379418.jpg)
