--- title: "11 Athletes Need Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Athletes Need quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Athletes Need sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/milkha-singh-5327_athletes_a-lot-is-expected-from-athletes-but-we-n_71253.jpg" --- > [A lot is expected from athletes but we need good coaches as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milkha-singh/a-lot-is-expected-from-athletes-but-we-need-good-coaches-as-well/) [Milkha Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/milkha-singh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/milkha-singh-5327_athletes_a-lot-is-expected-from-athletes-but-we-n_71253.jpg) > [All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haile-gebrselassie/all-athletes-need-three-things-commitment-discipline-and-hard-work/) [Haile Gebrselassie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haile-gebrselassie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43e/haile-gebrselassie-9166_athlete_all-athletes-need-three-things-commitmen_1372670.png) > [It's not enough to just test athletes. The athletes themselves need to fight for their right to compete against clean athletes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-tygart/it-s-not-enough-to-just-test-athletes-the-athletes-themselves-need-to/) [Travis Tygart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-tygart/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/travis-tygart-44281_athlete_it-s-not-enough-to-just-test-athletes-th_2520456.jpg) > [A businessman needs a laptop. Athletes need massages and the right diet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lolo-jones/a-businessman-needs-a-laptop-athletes-need-massages-and-the-right-diet/) [Lolo Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lolo-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/lolo-jones-24853_athlete_a-businessman-needs-a-laptop-athletes-ne_2290075.jpg) > [I think people admire us for dedicating our lives to be professional athletes. But we need more people to come and watch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steph-houghton/i-think-people-admire-us-for-dedicating-our-lives-to-be-professional/) [Steph Houghton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steph-houghton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/steph-houghton-5573_admire_i-think-people-admire-us-for-dedicating_2275830.jpg) > [Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-lydiard/athletes-need-to-enjoy-their-training-they-don-t-enjoy-going-down-to/) [Arthur Lydiard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-lydiard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86d/arthur-lydiard-29344_athlete_athletes-need-to-enjoy-their-training-th_1511162.png) > [Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-merton/souls-are-like-athletes-that-need-opponents-worthy-of-them-if-they/) [Thomas Merton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-merton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/632/thomas-merton-231_athlete_souls-are-like-athletes-that-need-oppone_1461857.jpg) > [I think athletes need to be better at portraying themselves and promoting themselves. You can't just sit and wait for the media…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanni-grey-thompson/i-think-athletes-need-to-be-better-at-portraying-themselves-and/) [Tanni Grey-Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanni-grey-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dd/tanni-grey-thompson-5713_better_i-think-athletes-need-to-be-better-at-po_1384496.jpg) > [I think the American sports culture has the idea that professional athletes need so much, like flying private planes, which obviously we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christen-press/i-think-the-american-sports-culture-has-the-idea-that-professional/) [Christen Press](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christen-press/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/christen-press-5547_american_i-think-the-american-sports-culture-has_1084024.jpg) > [I talk to student-athletes. I try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. You need to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-campbell/i-talk-to-student-athletes-i-try-to-get-them-to-remember-that-they-re/) [Earl Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f2/earl-campbell-22219_athlete_i-talk-to-student-athletes-i-try-to-get_325819.jpg) > [“You tend to forget the good things when caught in an emotional raincloud of defeat anyway. That's why all athletes need a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinley/you-tend-to-forget-the-good-things-when-caught-in-an-emotional/) [Jeff Kinley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dd/jeff-kinley-65009_athletes_you-tend-to-forget-the-good-things-when_1133671.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletes-need/#itemlist", "name": "Athletes Need Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot is expected from athletes but we need good coaches as well.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Milkha Singh" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/milkha-singh/a-lot-is-expected-from-athletes-but-we-need-good-coaches-as-well/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/milkha-singh-5327_athletes_a-lot-is-expected-from-athletes-but-we-n_71253.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/milkha-singh-5327_athletes_a-lot-is-expected-from-athletes-but-we-n_71253.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/788/milkha-singh-5327_athletes_a-lot-is-expected-from-athletes-but-we-n_71253.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A lot is expected from athletes but we need good coaches as well.” — Milkha Singh", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. 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