Athletes Quotes · Page 12

Those athletes are not going to wear my headphones because I asked them.

— Jimmy Iovine

We don't need any help - the athletes and the coach don't want any help to win.

— Tite

Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it.

— Maurice Greene

I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power…

— Angela Ruggiero

I am not going to tolerate players turning up unfit. They are professional athletes representing a country.

— Mickey Arthur

As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability.

— Mirai Nagasu

I loved Jordan. He was one of the greatest athletes of our time.

— Mariah Carey

“The least successful athletes, those who have never won any victories, suddenly call themselves trainers.”

— J.C. McKeown

I am so grateful to everybody that supports the Sheckler Foundation, and gives us the ability to continue to help kids and…

— Ryan Sheckler

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

Making it financially does not protect you, though. Genetic gifts and a gigantic professional contract do not shield athletes from the effect…

— Jason Whitlock

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

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

Pro athletes, most of their life, they have been told how good they are, and celebrated at every turn, and people think…

— Darren Waller

Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the…

— Rebecca Lobo

I think everybody gets bullied in their own way. Even athletes probably get it from their parents. To a degree everybody gets…

— Shane Koyczan

The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.

— D. B. Sweeney

The best of the best are in the Olympics, all of the athletes work hard to get there.

— Hidilyn Diaz

I don't have a problem with athletes speaking up, but I want to make sure before they speak up, they read up.

— Shannon Sharpe

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

— John Paxson

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

— Chuck Norris

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

— Dana White

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

— Jemele Hill

“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

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.

— Mary Lou Retton

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

I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth.…

— Bela Karolyi

I've had over a dozen models come in and pose fro me live for these new Cirque pieces. Cirque is a world-wide…

— Richard MacDonald

The number of really good athletes is decreasing. People don't want to work as hard anymore and they complain. In the future,…

— Marquise Goodwin

What separates great athletes from mediocre ones isn't only talent and training - it's also how well they can handle discomfort.

— Laird Hamilton

There's an entire generation of male strength and endurance athletes, even recreational lifters, who have never gotten off the ephedrine-caffeine-aspirin stack. The…

— Anonymous

Only a handful of professional football athletes have had a signature shoe, unlike in basketball where there have been a number of…

— Keyshawn Johnson

Pro athletes, how they go through the world is so elevated. The bubble they're in is one of entitlement. And that starts…

— Richard Linklater