Common decency demands that [NCAA athletes] should be paid, but the only way it will happen is the same way workers got… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
There's not an athlete in the world who doesn't deal with the same issues you and I have: frustrations with our family,… — Doris Burke Copy Share Image
Laurence Olivier said if you have ambition to be a serious classical actor, you must be as fit as an athlete. For… — Patrick Stewart Copy Share Image
I used to go to some Harvard parties with my athlete friends, and they would introduce me as 'Winona, the Indian activist.'… — Winona LaDuke Copy Share Image
The NBA is all about winning, but at this level (college basketball) winning doesn't make you happy. You can win, and play… — Geno Auriemma Copy Share Image
Ask any great athlete or the concert pianist or the successful actor if they have arrived at the place where they need… — Eric Butterworth Copy Share Image
As athletes, we're defined by what we've accomplished. Those are what most people remember and what you get paid for. But I… — Dan O'Brien Copy Share Image
Don't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and… — Ray Lewis Copy Share Image
I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to… — Alberto Juantorena Copy Share Image
In many ways, I think the WNBA is changing the way America views women and is having a positive impact on the… — Laurel J. Richie Copy Share Image
There are some good teachers out there, but the only one who is a genius at diagnosing my swing is my mom.… — Boo Weekley Copy Share Image
There's just so much negative media surrounding professional athletes or sports in general, whether it's kids that are pressured too much or… — Kristopher Belman Copy Share Image
I'm a shy guy... I don't enjoy being bothered but I never say no to a fan. I say yes to everybody...… — Georges St-Pierre Copy Share Image
I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care… — Sidney Crosby Copy Share Image
Part of being an athlete is constantly striving for more. We're looking for perfection in a world where that doesn't exist. No… — Tessa Virtue Copy Share Image
The London Games will be designed for the athletes and we will provide them with the very best venues and the very… — Sebastian Coe Copy Share Image
To achieve in sports you first have to have a dream, and then you must act on that dream. The best athletes… — Dianne Holum Copy Share Image
But they've [my children] made me better. They hold me more accountable for who I am and who I aspire to be,… — Kerri Walsh Copy Share Image
I'm at the point where you look back on your life and reflect. I've always been an unbelievable critic of me. If… — Jerry West Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete, it is a unique opportunity to impact people around you and I think a big part of that… — Ben Shelton Copy Share Image
In the last year I have gained a lot of experience because I have been playing against top players and realized what… — Maria Sharapova Copy Share Image
Every day the word 'gift' is used to define talent, ability, and performance. Being gifted has an even deeper meaning, a meaning… — Alan Cohen Copy Share Image
I love coaching. I would probably be coaching. I would work in athletes and work with the youth. I would maybe do… — Donovin Darius Copy Share Image
Just as an athlete with natural gifts may fail to develop the fundamental skills necessary to play their sport after their talent… — Stanley Hauerwas Copy Share Image
Athletes have studied how to leap and how to survive the leap some of the time and return to the ground. They… — Harold Brodkey Copy Share Image
I have a real passion for children. I always wanted to teach and only became an athlete because my parents told my… — Gail Devers Copy Share Image
My favorite thing about being linked to Oakley is getting to hang with the cool people, the cool athletes - like the… — Bubba Watson Copy Share Image
I don't want to say names, but there are certain companies I won't work with because of previous people they've worked with.… — Alex Morgan Copy Share Image
I remember thinking that I'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to like have them go to work… — Shaun White Copy Share Image
I think I want to show fans what it is actually like to be an athlete. Tennis is a part of it,… — Gael Monfils Copy Share Image
If a guy is a good athlete, he'll end up being a pretty decent golfer if he just takes it up. But… — Jack Nicklaus Copy Share Image
I find it funny how people from Boston and New York hate each other because of pro teams. But, like, everyone on… — Julian Casablancas Copy Share Image
You're a person a lot longer before and after you're a professional athlete. People always say to me, 'Your image is this,… — Derek Jeter Copy Share Image
Giving something back is a huge deal. You'll notice every successful athlete uses that at some point in his career during an… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
There's nothing worse than the feeling of wishing you had another chance at a play because you weren't ready. Every athlete has… — Karch Kiraly Copy Share Image
Understand that I'm at my best when it comes to proving a point, not only to show that I'm a better fighter… — Bernard Hopkins Copy Share Image
Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters… — Major Taylor Copy Share Image
Tony [Walters] was one of the first international world-class athlete I had ever dealt with and I was lucky enough to have… — Chris Algieri Copy Share Image
Sure, there are times when the guys talk about playing football in school and I can't relate to that, but I can… — Megan Alexander Copy Share Image
In life, we choose whether or not we want to be a winner or a loser. To be a winner, we must… — John Patrick Boles Copy Share Image
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