Athletes Quotes · Page 12

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

— Tom Peters

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

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

— Bill Toomey

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

— Hope Solo

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

Most athletes won't push a sport forward unless they have the incentive to do so - let alone when the structures of…

— Tara Lipinski

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

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

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

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

I know firsthand the way that Fox supports their athletes because they've been there for me since the beginning. I know that…

— Mike Schultz

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

Athletes who happen to be transgender deserve the same opportunities.

— Miguel Cardona

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

— Linford Christie

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

— Phil Knight

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

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

— Wanderlei Silva

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

— Larry Bird

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

— Jeff Pearlman

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

— Scott Bakula

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

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

The person closest to actually achieving this look is Kim Kardashian, who, as we know, was made by Russian scientists to sabotage…

— Tina Fey

Coming from the south side of Atlanta, Georgia, everyone has a chip on their shoulder. That's how competitive it is. It makes…

— Christian Coleman

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

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

— Jessie James Decker

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

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

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