Athletes Quotes · Page 12

Many dedicated endurance athletes don’t need to be told what to do – they need to be told what not to do.

— Scott Tinley

Without a doubt, professional boxers are the most exploited athletes in our Nation.

— Charles W Pickering

This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud.

— Peter Ueberroth

When things are tough, French athletes tend to pull out great performances.

— Didier Deschamps

The young athletes are supposed to mature, to improve their personality.

— Rafael Nadal

Olympic athletes have to find a job right after they're done competing.

— Apolo Ohno

I applaud the professional athletes using their platform to voice their opinions.

— Stan Van Gundy

I'll do whatever I need to do to bring more athletes to the sport.

— Elana Meyers

I felt black. I was as far as I was concerned. And I wanted to be black for lots of reasons. They…

— Jerry Leiber

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

For athletes, it is unhealthy to be one-sport focused, especially at a young age. I believe in exposing kids to lots of…

— Tessa Virtue

Eric has pro athletes on both sides of his family - plus, I used to play sports - so I'm sure our…

— Jessie James Decker

I believe that athletes have one of the biggest platforms to influence and if their followers don't like what they believe in,…

— Weston McKennie

I have so much respect for athletes like LeBron James. I get motivation from them because I know how many hours they…

— Ciara

I like Barack Obama as a person. He's articulate, he knows sports, his brother-in-law's a coach. He always has the athletes to…

— Pete Rose

I think athletes in general, your days are numbered. Any time you can kind of learn and grow from an entrepreneurship standpoint…

— Mark Ingram II

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.

— Larry Bird

My kids are good athletes and runners. They run in a bunch of sports.

— Scott Bakula

A ton of athletes, even if they know your name, pretend they don't.

— Jeff Pearlman

If you own an event, it's your job to make sure the athletes are satisfied when they fight.

— Wanderlei Silva

The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians.

— Avery Brundage

You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.

— Curt Schilling

All athletes have flaws how they over come them is what makes them champions

— Lola Intag

Accept challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

— Anonymous

Athletes love challenges, and golf is something you can never master.

— Robert Horry

As athletes, when you find something that gets to someone you have to press their buttons.

— Linford Christie

Athletes who happen to be transgender deserve the same opportunities.

— Miguel Cardona

There are not a lot of athletes that are going to get their own shoe.

— Keyshawn Johnson

I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.

— Usain Bolt

Most athletes act all unhuman and you can't relate to them. I'm the exact opposite.

— Brittney Griner

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience.

— Mary Lou Retton

I'm one of those athletes, I compete better for coaches that I have a lot of love and respect for.

— Rashad Evans

Meeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day.

— Phil Knight

Some sports, you see some athletes just walking around the gym not really doing anything, eating food. They're first to the lunchroom,…

— Mikaela Shiffrin

That's the neat thing about the Olympics - so many of these athletes, they don't make a ton of money, they train…

— Julie Foudy

You've got to respect your body and know the time to transition to what's next. A lot of athletes cannot transition. They…

— Vitor Belfort

I'll say there's a lot of good athletes out there, but the key thing that I see missing is being able to…

— Ricky Steamboat

No matter what your background or where you are from, the one thing we can all respect is when great athletes and…

— Samoa Joe

Athletes, like everyone else, at times take supplements but just have to consult your doctors and work on that. It's a process,…

— Venus Williams

Not everyone has a whole country that follows them, that doesn't happen all of the time. Even some of the greatest athletes…

— Teddy Atlas