Athletes Quotes · Page 6

The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians.

— Avery Brundage

Athletes love challenges, and golf is something you can never master.

— Robert Horry

Accept challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory.

— Anonymous

All athletes have flaws how they over come them is what makes them champions

— Lola Intag

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

— Linford Christie

Athletes who happen to be transgender deserve the same opportunities.

— Miguel Cardona

Most athletes act all unhuman and you can't relate to them. I'm the exact opposite.

— Brittney Griner

I think the sport needs the help to continue to motivate athletes.

— Usain Bolt

What athletes do may not be that healthy, the way we push our bodies completely over the edge to the degrees that…

— Lance Armstrong

I'm studying psychology at Loughborough and there are so many sportspeople here - you actually see top athletes walking around - but…

— Ellie Simmonds

We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the…

— Tim Pawlenty

Surely, sport is not fundamentally about the safety of athletes. If it were, we'd probably have to ban professional football, right after…

— Alice Dreger

I think it would be tough for a lot of the athletes that I play with to think that while that I'm…

— Cris Carter

In cross-country skiing, athletes propel themselves over distances of ten and twenty miles - a physical challenge that places intense demands on…

— Malcolm Gladwell

I see other athletes as inspiration, like Rafa Nadal, Pau Gasol, Fernando Alonso. I think they are great inspiration for youngsters and…

— Lucas Vazquez

The American people don't believe politicians. They don't believe business leaders or Hollywood celebrities or athletes or other supposed role models. And…

— John Yarmuth

Most athletes are media shy. They keep to themselves and to their training. I'm not saying it is absolutely necessary for them…

— Vijender Singh

It's not just professional athletes and soldiers who are at risk from traumatic brain injury. More than 1.7 million people a year…

— Anne Wojcicki

“It's just that some of the people I've met through her, the athletes, the influencers and writers? They all have this same…

— Angela Flournoy

I grew up being close friends with several amazing female athletes. I know that despite having the exact same amount of passion…

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

Someone who doesn't make the (Olympic) team might weep and collapse. In my day no one fell on the track and cried…

— Louis Zamperini

I'm not privy to the English set-up, but at the academies in Ireland, there is a huge focus on the weights room…

— Brian O'Driscoll

As inherently franchise-altering as drafts are, as monumental as they can be in the sport's history, you still can't get past the…

— Will Leitch

We've got teams and other countries have teams. Right now, we are going to their countries; we're finding the best athletes; we're…

— Anonymous

There are not a lot of athletes that are going to get their own shoe.

— Keyshawn Johnson

I'm one of those athletes, I compete better for coaches that I have a lot of love and respect for.

— Rashad Evans

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience.

— Mary Lou Retton

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

— Phil Knight

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

— Hope Solo

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

— Bill Toomey

I'm hyped up by true competitors, I'm hyped up by real athletes and sportsmen.

— Greg Hardy

Athletes don't have much use for poking around in their childhoods, because, introspection doesn't get you anywhere in a race.

— Anonymous

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

— Tom Peters

What I've learned about athletes is they're very into other athletes.

— Jessica Pegula

Many dedicated endurance athletes don’t need to be told what to do – they need to be told what not to do.

— Scott Tinley

The young athletes are supposed to mature, to improve their personality.

— Rafael Nadal

Without a doubt, professional boxers are the most exploited athletes in our Nation.

— Charles W Pickering

When things are tough, French athletes tend to pull out great performances.

— Didier Deschamps

This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud.

— Peter Ueberroth

I'll do whatever I need to do to bring more athletes to the sport.

— Elana Meyers