It isn't something I expected to be good at, but I am an amazing skier. — Miquita Oliver Copy Share Image
The greatest athletes in the world play in the NHL there is no question about that. — Joe Bowen Copy Share Image
Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure. — Babe Didrikson Zaharias Copy Share Image
Growing up, you'd see Michael Jordan on everything from Gatorade to shoes - everything. Obviously, that's something pretty cool for an athlete… — J. J. Watt Copy Share Image
I like to think I'm one of the least athletic people in real life. I don't do a whole lot when I'm… — Tessa Thompson Copy Share Image
I think I might not be the best vertical athlete, but I think I'm quicker than people give me credit for. That… — Klay Thompson Copy Share Image
It's good they're holding the Olympics in the East End of London. Means the athletes will have to use extra skill to… — Frankie Boyle Copy Share Image
Everything in Formula 1 has been sterilised now, the whole thing is controlled too much. — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Some people thought I was bringing the sport down. I don't think so. I was the best and only jumper my country… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
When you grow up in life and you're poor, and because you're an athlete or you got rich overnight in music, unless… — Steve Stoute Copy Share Image
So much of becoming a good athlete involves bringing other things to the table, other than physical skills. It involves intelligence, it… — Julius Erving Copy Share Image
I don't want to just be an athlete. I kind of obsess on that sometimes. I don't want my son to be… — Carmelo Anthony Copy Share Image
As a kid I always idolized the winning athletes. It is one thing to idolize heroes. It is quite another to visualize… — Arnold Schwarzenegger Copy Share Image
When an athlete has relegated the persistent rumors of cheating to the back room of the mind, he hasn't really forgotten them.… — Don Kardong Copy Share Image
Guess what, the cheerleaders in college are the best athletes in college. You think, I'm joking, they're almost all gymnasts, the stuff… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
It's been a long blessed career. I've been riddled with injuries the past two and a half years and haven't been able… — Terrence Trammell Copy Share Image
If you're looking to be a professional athlete on the top tier of any sport, my best advice is to put everything… — Dominick Cruz Copy Share Image
And what can we do to silence these Christian athletes who thank Jesus whenever they win, never mention his name when they… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
There's a better way to speak out against President Putin and call out his bigotry for exactly what it is: speaking up… — Greg Louganis Copy Share Image
As the longest-running women's professional sports league in the country, the WNBA is a great product comprising 132 of the best female… — Laurel J. Richie Copy Share Image
In 2008 I didn't take it all in enough. I was so wrapped up in just the competition that I missed what… — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
David Epstein, the author of the best book on athletics in recent memory - "The Sports Gene" - wrote to me to… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
A sexual athlete is not likely to find sufficient energy for work of another athletic kind, and the acting of great parts… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
The common belief that coaches must be abusive to be successful is a myth. Research shows that if you find a task… — Ralph Nader Copy Share Image
If you're tweeting - and this is what I tell the young athletes who come to me about these situations, because I've… — Andrew Hawkins Copy Share Image
