--- title: "3 Athletic Quotes By Geena Davis" description: "3 Athletic quotes by Geena Davis. Plus more from Geena Davis and more Athletic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/geena-davis-2583_athletic_i-was-so-tall-in-high-school-that-i-was_179229.jpg" --- > [I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-was-so-tall-in-high-school-that-i-was-convinced-that-i-was/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/geena-davis-2583_athletic_i-was-so-tall-in-high-school-that-i-was_179229.jpg) > [I wanted to take up a sport the real way and see if I actually had athletic ability. And then I happened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-wanted-to-take-up-a-sport-the-real-way-and-see-if-i-actually-had/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4f/geena-davis-2583_ability_i-wanted-to-take-up-a-sport-the-real-way_1222138.jpg) > [I got cast playing the best baseball player anybody's ever seen. I don't know how to play any sport, including baseball, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-got-cast-playing-the-best-baseball-player-anybody-s-ever-seen-i-don/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/geena-davis-2583_ability_i-got-cast-playing-the-best-baseball-pla_2262072.jpg) ## Other authors on Athletic ## More by Geena Davis > [In advertisements for your favorite products, are women denigrated or objectified in some way? All of that is important. I would rewrite my kids'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/in-advertisements-for-your-favorite-products-are-women-denigrated-or/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [Women are in many ways second-class citizens in the United States in 2016, because of the way that we're portrayed in popular culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/women-are-in-many-ways-second-class-citizens-in-the-united-states-in/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/rosie-knows-how-to-play-ball-she-s-an-athlete-for-sure/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [I'm very competitive, I think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-m-very-competitive-i-think/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [Film roles really did start to dry up when I got into my 40s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/film-roles-really-did-start-to-dry-up-when-i-got-into-my-40s/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [You can't snap your fingers, and suddenly half of Congress is women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/you-can-t-snap-your-fingers-and-suddenly-half-of-congress-is-women/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [On film, you can't do it over again. And you do have to stop shooting at a certain point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/on-film-you-can-t-do-it-over-again-and-you-do-have-to-stop-shooting/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [I remember when 'A League of Their Own' was coming out in '92, when I was doing interviews, it seemed like every interviewer at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-remember-when-a-league-of-their-own-was-coming-out-in-92-when-i-was/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [Behind the cameras, there's a different problem, which I think is not unconscious gender bias. It's probably categorized more as conscious gender bias. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/behind-the-cameras-there-s-a-different-problem-which-i-think-is-not/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. I was terrified to play any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-was-so-tall-in-high-school-that-i-was-convinced-that-i-was/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/we-all-know-the-huge-problem-there-is-with-entertainment-in-general/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [ That's the really frustrating thing, but also the fixable thing. My theory why no one notices is that that's the \[women's roles\] ratio thing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/that-s-the-really-frustrating-thing-but-also-the-fixable-thing-my/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-watch-very-little-television-actually-there-s-so-many-shows-i-want/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [I never intended to become a data head. I could never have predicted it would play such an important role in my life. Yet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/i-never-intended-to-become-a-data-head-i-could-never-have-predicted/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) > [They called and said, "I know we're not supposed to even tell you, but you've been offered to play the President." And I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geena-davis/they-called-and-said-i-know-we-re-not-supposed-to-even-tell-you-but/) [Geena Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geena-davis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletic/geena-davis/#itemlist", "name": "3 Athletic Quotes By Geena Davis", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was so tall in high school that I was convinced that I was uncoordinated and not athletic. 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