Athletes Quotes · Page 6

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

— Andre Iguodala

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

— Anonymous

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

— Willie McCovey

With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.

— Clara Hughes

As athletes, it is our responsibility to be role models. But we are not superheroes.

— Marcelo

The WNBA is constantly called the best league in the world, yet we don't get treated like the best athletes in the…

— Liz Cambage

The most important thing to me is to inspire all these athletes in the next generation.

— Tobin Heath

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

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

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

Many times, we athletes have a camera in front of us and in many cases a lot of people with that same…

— Manu Ginobili

When you become famous, you start getting invites to parties where there are famous athletes and famous rock stars, politicians, people who…

— Billy Baldwin

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

— Lindsay Pearce

There are athletes out there trying to get every advantage they can, including things like muscle and low-fat percentages. I feel if…

— Roy Nelson

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

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

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

— Charlie Kimball

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

“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

Seeing the intensity and power she brings to the game, it's hard to imagine her being anything but single-minded in pursuing tennis.…

— Don Yaeger

Becoming a coach has to be in your blood. There are hundreds and thousands of former athletes out there, but there are…

— Joe Taslim

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

— Jamaal Bowman

People think that athletes have it great, and we do in a lot of regard, but universities make a hell of a…

— Chris Borland

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

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

— Ronald A. Heifetz

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

— Jemele Hill

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

— Dana White

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

— Chuck Norris

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

— John Paxson

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

— Joanna Jedrzejczyk

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

— Mary Lou Retton

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

— Steve Prefontaine

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

— Deion Sanders

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

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

— P. T. Usha