Athletes Quotes · Page 11

I think athletes are, in general, tired of so much of their persona being controlled by the media.

— Jemele Hill

There are all these athletes out there cheating. I am clean and pure.

— Anonymous

We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over.

— Alberto Juantorena

The thing about great athletes is that they all believe they can win the very next time.

— Michael Wilbon

Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support.

— Mary Lou Retton

Theres that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously.

— Lisa Guerrero

The performance that we put out there as athletes is our heart, our heart.

— Justin Gatlin

Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals.

— Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz

Everyone has their own opinion, but I'm always for the athletes to be able to make some money off of their name,…

— Todd Gurley

Sometimes women get devastated by failing. Athletes don't; they just know that means they've got to practise harder, and they've got to…

— Beth Brooke

I don't think we know who a lot of these athletes are. We think we do, but they're never allowed to be…

— Joe Buck

As professional athletes, we live such a privileged life. We make tons of money, everything goes our way and we play a…

— Jason Sehorn

I love to experiment with my looks and dresses on and off the court because I love to turn out very well.…

— P. V. Sindhu

People don't really understand how important our voices are. I think there's a lot of athletes that don't use their power that…

— Kyle Kuzma

We need to educate our elite coaches more and have a better approach to teaching the athletes about how to be healthy…

— Dominique Moceanu

Your best athletes might give basketball a try just when they think, geez, this might be something that pays off for me…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

That's a part that's always a challenge for athletes: trying to keep the passion alive while knowing it's still your job. There's…

— Landon Donovan

There are not many athletes who are out. And I think it's something that's important. It felt important to me. I guess…

— Megan Rapinoe

Growing up where I grew up, we looked to athletes. They were our first heroes. They came from the same places we…

— Jay-Z

“Strictly by accident, Scott stumbled upon the most advanced weapon in the ultrarunner's arsenal: instead of cringing from fatigue, you embrace it.…

— Christopher McDougall

I moved to Los Angeles, and 'The Office' became successful, and the charity/cocktail party circuit is really not my scene. But I…

— Brian Baumgartner

Later in life, when I'm retired and have a family of my own and will be able to send my kids to…

— Victor Ortiz

What I'm interested in is the fascinating image of young leaders... you know, young people leading in different fields. You see athletes…

— Salman Khurshid

It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and…

— Chris Cleave

I don't believe my athletes care what I know, until they know that I care.

— Teri McKeever

We should be able to live the lives of other professional athletes in hockey, baseball, NFL and NBA.

— Curtis Blaydes

These guys, just because we're NBA athletes, we're not superhumans.

— Karl-Anthony Towns

As a coach, I've learned that the greatest thing I can do for my athletes is to share my passion for the…

— Cael Sanderson

As athletes, you always know that mistakes happen, and not everyone is perfect, and you can't be perfect.

— Katelyn Ohashi

All American males are failed athletes, and it was big time even if it was Little League. It meant a lot to…

— Nick Nolte

Athletes are statistically, given their age and health, at virtually zero risk from COVID.

— Clay Travis

Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.

— Ato Boldon

In Africa, kids don't look at black athletes and say, 'They're different from us.' They look at them and say, 'That can…

— Luol Deng

The only one who can tell you 'you can't ' is you. And you don't have to listen.

— Nike

Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out.

— Hope Solo

Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it.

— Bill Toomey

Athletes don't have much use for poking around in their childhoods, because, introspection doesn't get you anywhere in a race.

— Anonymous

I'm hyped up by true competitors, I'm hyped up by real athletes and sportsmen.

— Greg Hardy

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

— Tom Peters

What I've learned about athletes is they're very into other athletes.

— Jessica Pegula