Athletes Quotes · Page 6

As aspiring athletes, you should never give up on your dreams. Just believe in yourself, and everything will be possible.

— Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

The peacocking nature of baseball players and athletes in general - you're all kinda competing for who's got the most swagger.

— Glen Powell

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

— Eric Heiden

I'm an athletic junkie - I play in all the celebrity all-star games, and I've become buddies with a bunch of athletes.

— Jesse Williams

On today's athletes: I wish I could turn back the clock a little bit so I'd have a chance to cut it…

— Eric Heiden

I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation.

— Bob Costas

Truly sports is a great unifier as our athletes come from villages and cities, north to south, from east to west.

— Anurag Thakur

Especially as pro athletes, at the highest level, what we put into our bodies plays a huge part in our performance.

— Andre Iguodala

Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of…

— Mirai Nagasu

For me, it's all about who you are. Some athletes may feel a responsibility. Some may not. One thing I've talked with…

— Chris Paul

I always believed I was an ugly duckling in a family of swans, you know? I was such a black sheep, and…

— Lindsay Pearce

They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting…

— Andrew Hawkins

I think when young kids can see Jason Collins, myself and Michael Sam, and Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe and different athletes…

— Robbie Rogers

Athletes like Milkha Singh, Sriram Singh, T.C. Yohannan and I set our records at international meets under stringent conditions, against the stiffest…

— P. T. Usha

I don't dig ditches for a living and consider it pretty special that I'm able to watch games for a living, cover…

— Jemele Hill

Some athletes take what we have for granted. They kind of feel, 'I'm here, and I earned this, so people who are…

— Myles Garrett

College athletes are workers, period. They are skilled and disciplined young people who deserve so much more than to be treated, in…

— Jamaal Bowman

I think that we ill-prepare athletes from the very beginning. From the moment they pick up a ball or kick or whatever…

— John Amaechi

There are days when I still wake up angry, and no one handles it perfectly all the time, but honestly, I feel…

— Charlie Kimball

When I see athletes here in the United States, I think they have something different to European athletes and the difference is…

— Blaise Matuidi

“You tend to forget the good things when caught in an emotional raincloud of defeat anyway. That's why all athletes need a…

— Jeff Kinley

On television, I have watched countless athletes from different countries, sports and Olympics stand proudly at the top of the podium and…

— Hannah Kearney

When a lot of athletes get done playing, they end up in some really tough positions. They have a hard time transitioning…

— Aaron Kampman

It's important that athletes can compete on a level playing field. And youngsters coming into the sport can know that if they…

— Paula Radcliffe

I think the athletes respond well to me because I have been successful.

— Linford Christie

I had pain in both knees my whole career. Not many athletes play pain-free. Mine was just more than normal.

— Willie McCovey

The Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event.

— Anonymous

U.S. and Russia - both coach their athletes from the grassroots level on and provide scientific training.

— P. T. Usha

I try to help my athletes visualize their full potential, and then get out of the way as they achieve it.

— Pat Roberts

Some athletes can master two sports, but most are only good at one.

— Roy Nelson

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible.

— Deion Sanders

As athletes, we're always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don't think about it.

— Simone Biles

The most famous athletes throughout the history of time are fighters.

— Dana White

Newsflash: competitive athletes fight sometimes. They also are egomaniacs.

— Jemele Hill

The two most important things to athletes, playing time and money.

— John Paxson

Ads sway kids' preferences. Star athletes spokespeople sway kids' preference.

— Chuck Norris

“Great athletes can at once play the game and observe it as a whole.”

— Ronald A. Heifetz

The AAU doesn't care about the athletes; why should I care about them?

— Steve Prefontaine

I know that Ronda Rousey is one of the greatest athletes in this sport.

— Joanna Jedrzejczyk

I think a lot of athletes when they get in their mid and late 30s, they focus more on kids, on family.

— Justin Gatlin