It is very discouraging to be in a team with white athletes. On the track you are Tommie Smith, the fastest man… — Tommie Smith Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing for all athletes is recovery - being able to bounce back from week to week, practice to… — Larry Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Professional athletes have an enormous opportunity to be a source of inspiration for the younger generation, lead by example, and prove to… — Enes Kanter Copy Share Image
The Odisha government is supporting the sports circuit very well. Athletes are getting jobs in the government sector and they are providing… — Dutee Chand Copy Share Image
I see a lot of athletes that don't really use social media, or they're saying the same stuff. I kind of wanted… — Joel Embiid Copy Share Image
Whenever there is money, power, and titles involved, players are going to be corrupt. That might be a political statement, but that's… — Donovan Bailey Copy Share Image
MMA fighters are said to be some of the best athletes in the world. My plan at the age of 47 is… — Herschel Walker Copy Share Image
My dream is to see athletes also getting the same recognition, fame, success and money as cricketers, footballers and hockey players get… — Dutee Chand Copy Share Image
If there's any indirect way I can motivate or inspire Olympic athletes... that is one of the greatest honors. Even Natalie Coughlin… — Summer Sanders Copy Share Image
I think women athletes who have been successful need to help other sports, those sports that are just emerging. That's what I've… — Venus Williams Copy Share Image
As women professional athletes, you have to have respect for every player and individual. Beyond that, it doesn't matter what your interests… — Hope Solo Copy Share Image
People need to know that they can make a living. We are losing a lot of the best athletes to other sports… — Tim Henman Copy Share Image
Nowadays, of course, flesh peddlers and scouting services identify the best athletes when they are still in junior high. Prospects are not… — Frank Deford Copy Share Image
As a candidate, Obama disdained the game of politics, a self-conscious contrast to all the tireless political athletes named Clinton. — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until… — Arthur Lydiard Copy Share Image
For most Olympic athletes, their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians, training and… — Giles Duley Copy Share Image
I think that's one of the best things about us being professional athletes, just being a role model for others, really embracing… — Nikola Vucevic Copy Share Image
We do the majority of what most athletes do. For example, as a badminton player, you have to be able to run… — Howard Bach Copy Share Image
I want to express my deepest apology to the athletes, the people of Salt Lake City in Utah and the millions of… — Juan Antonio Samaranch Copy Share Image
We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics,… — Alberto Juantorena Copy Share Image
I think athletes in general are actors. We perform in front of big crowds. People pay to come see you play. So,… — Wade Boggs Copy Share Image
I feel like we bring in a lot of money to the universities. We put in a lot of work. Some guys… — Kyler Murray Copy Share Image
I feel like athletes lean into this indestructible character. But unless you're doing something really shady, no one nails every day of… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
Let's start with the athlete, Nike's original and most important collaborator. To us, everything starts with the insight. That's why we work… — Mark Parker Copy Share Image
The career span for athletes is very short-lived. So you aren't being, perhaps, the smartest person if you don't take care of… — Benson Henderson Copy Share Image
Truth is, none of us professional athletes are ever 100 percent healthy. We just decide what we're going to tape up and… — Iman Shumpert Copy Share Image
We can make a huge impact. We can be that difference maker just because of our status and because of what we… — Davone Bess Copy Share Image
The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in… — Dante Hall Copy Share Image
Sometimes athletes are expected to lose weight over the course of the season. But usually they work with a professional nutritionist. There's… — Mary Cain Copy Share Image
Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models. — Bill Bradley Copy Share Image
Making it financially does not protect you, though. Genetic gifts and a gigantic professional contract do not shield athletes from the effect… — Jason Whitlock Copy Share Image
Sports are basically our way of feeling sorry for ourselves. Most men can't become athletes. We're watching guys who actually made it.… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
Where are the exhortations for children to reject the self-defeating stereotypes that reduce black people to violent, oversexed 'gangstas,' minstrel show comedians… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably… — Tyra Banks Copy Share Image
I am so grateful to everybody that supports the Sheckler Foundation, and gives us the ability to continue to help kids and… — Ryan Sheckler Copy Share Image
I don't really agree with the role model thing. People are always saying that athletes shouldn't do X or Y because they… — Claudia Rankine Copy Share Image
Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the… — Rebecca Lobo Copy Share Image
Athletes are going to tease each other. Football players want to be baseball players. Baseball players want to be football players. Basketball… — Ken Griffey Jr Copy Share Image
Pro athletes, most of their life, they have been told how good they are, and celebrated at every turn, and people think… — Darren Waller Copy Share Image
I think everybody gets bullied in their own way. Even athletes probably get it from their parents. To a degree everybody gets… — Shane Koyczan Copy Share Image
