All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from… — Michael Johnson Copy Share Image
There's mornings when my body aches or my mind is just not with it. But that's part of being an athlete and… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
My stats don't even need to be said, but I'll say them anyway. I'm a 14-time champion. I'm a two-time Slammy award… — The Miz Copy Share Image
Nike told me, 'We can't give you royalties because you're not a professional athlete.' I told them 'I'll go to the Garden… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
When your body is your instrument, it needs maintenance and it needs to be held in a certain way. That's a universal… — Josh Peck Copy Share Image
Ask the proficient athlete, artist, businessperson, or homemaker what creates excellence and they'll all agree: a commitment to long-term goals - and… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
I started playing in '98, but I got hooked by playing celebrity golf tournaments. Tiger had a lot to do with it… — Stuart Scott Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a professional athlete. Young men and women from Montana don't make it to the professional level that often.… — Ryan Leaf Copy Share Image
The secret is, first, get a thoroughbred horse because they are the most nervous animals on earth. Then get the biggest gun… — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
When you're young, you develop ways to win, and you think they will always work, but then you get to the top,… — Lindsey Vonn Copy Share Image
All the athletes are individuals. This isn't a team sport. We all have our own styles, our own clothing preferences and our… — Nick Goepper Copy Share Image
The Olympics are every four years and I think every athlete who competes in the Olympics wants the gold medal, and I… — George Gregan Copy Share Image
This year I spent two months in Australia, and I did all the training camps in London. It was a really hard… — Peter Kauzer Copy Share Image
You look at a Pete Rose to be the terrific athlete he is and then he falls on hard times, but when… — Walter Payton Copy Share Image
So I think an athlete in general, no matter what sport he does, has to bring this work ethic with him. He… — Florian Munteanu Copy Share Image
If you're an athlete and you completely focus on the body, you're missing other components. Similarly, if you're trying to broaden your… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
It takes stamina to get up like an athlete every single night, seven to eight performances a week, 20 weeks in a… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
(On returning to Austin to run at his collegiate stadium) It is almost like coming home with the crowd, the people, and… — Leonel Manzano Copy Share Image
“Hence, the policing of the female athlete, who faces the daunting task of maintaining a body strong enough to excel at her… — Anne Helen Petersen Copy Share Image
The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware.… — Landon Donovan Copy Share Image
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the… — Anita Desai Copy Share Image
It's an incredible feeling, 110,000 people energy at that level. What I realized from watching the first day of competition was that… — Gabe Jennings Copy Share Image
I want to compete in the next Olympics. If I go to Rio, it will be my third time, which is a… — Vijender Singh Copy Share Image
The hardest skill to acquire in this sport is the one where you compete all out, give it all you have, and… — Eddie Reese Copy Share Image
I just felt like reflecting on my junior year, when I didn't know what I was doing, I left a lot of… — Marcus Allen Copy Share Image
Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's… — Jackson Katz Copy Share Image
I'm slightly influenced by sport in that I like the idea of trying, like an athlete, to keep absolutely ready. That's an… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
I wasn't disciplined at all. As good of an athlete as I was, I was not disciplined. Had I had the drive… — Bernie Mac Copy Share Image
An athlete who tells you the training is always easy and always fun simply hasn't been there. Goals can be elusive which… — Alberto Salazar Copy Share Image
If the Palestinian Olympic Committee or Palestinian Federation provide good facilities to the athletes then maybe I can become better than these… — Nader al-Masri Copy Share Image
I have struggled to be taken seriously as a female athlete. I have struggled to find my worth outside of winning. I… — Lynsey Dyer Copy Share Image
Ronaldo is the best of the best, I mean not only as a football player but also as a human being. You… — Edgar Davids Copy Share Image
Everyone is going to be afraid sometimes. Then you ask yourself, "What am I really afraid of?" Then you can address it,… — Matt Cullen Copy Share Image
In Lake Placid we have Bible studies and it's awesome to be able to share your struggles as an athlete and as… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
“It’s amazing how two thin pieces of clothing can hold such deep memories. Laughter, pain, victory, defeat, friendship, fatigue, elation… they’re all… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
The left's obsession with the high incomes of corporate executives never seems to extend to equally high - or higher - incomes… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The CrossFit program is broad, general and inclusive, and most of all, the movements can be scaled down to any level of… — Bob Harper Copy Share Image
It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It… — Frank Shorter Copy Share Image
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword. As a mortal, I was never a… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The unique thing about bodybuilding is that when I compete it is just me on a stage alone. There is no field,… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
