--- title: "3 Athletics Quotes By Steve Ovett" description: "3 Athletics quotes by Steve Ovett. Plus more from Steve Ovett and more Athletics sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/steve-ovett-58740_about-yourself_you-find-out-a-lot-about-yourself-throug_1733341.jpg" --- > [You find out a lot about yourself through athletics. If you're cut out to be a winner or a failure or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ovett/you-find-out-a-lot-about-yourself-through-athletics-if-you-re-cut-out/) [Steve Ovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ovett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b5/steve-ovett-58740_about-yourself_you-find-out-a-lot-about-yourself-throug_1733341.jpg) > [There is no path I follow. I feel as if I'm just drifting along, because although I can progress physically, through my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ovett/there-is-no-path-i-follow-i-feel-as-if-i-m-just-drifting-along/) [Steve Ovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ovett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/steve-ovett-58740_athletics_there-is-no-path-i-follow-i-feel-as-if-i_1953925.jpg) > [The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events and the 1500 metres.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ovett/the-decathlon-is-nine-mickey-mouse-events-and-the-1500-metres/) [Steve Ovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ovett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40b/steve-ovett-58740_athletics_the-decathlon-is-nine-mickey-mouse-event_2396613.jpg) ## Other authors on Athletics - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletics/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-coleman-27333.jpg) David Coleman 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletics/david-coleman/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-irene-thomas-44543.jpg) Ron Pickering 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletics/ron-pickering/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sebastian-coe-83877.jpg) Sebastian Coe 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletics/sebastian-coe/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alberto-juantorena-10590.jpg) Alberto Juantorena 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletics/alberto-juantorena/) ## More by Steve Ovett > [My father was a great fan of the horses. His only regret was that I never ran in the Grand National.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ovett/my-father-was-a-great-fan-of-the-horses-his-only-regret-was-that-i/) [Steve Ovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ovett/) > [Sometimes I run and I don't even feel the effort of running. I don't even feel the ground. I'm just drifting. Incredible feeling. All…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ovett/sometimes-i-run-and-i-don-t-even-feel-the-effort-of-running-i-don-t/) [Steve Ovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ovett/) > [You find out a lot about yourself through athletics. If you're cut out to be a winner or a failure or a quitter, athletics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ovett/you-find-out-a-lot-about-yourself-through-athletics-if-you-re-cut-out/) [Steve Ovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ovett/) > [There is no path I follow. I feel as if I'm just drifting along, because although I can progress physically, through my training, mentally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ovett/there-is-no-path-i-follow-i-feel-as-if-i-m-just-drifting-along/) [Steve Ovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ovett/) > [The decathlon is nine Mickey Mouse events and the 1500 metres.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-ovett/the-decathlon-is-nine-mickey-mouse-events-and-the-1500-metres/) [Steve Ovett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-ovett/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletics/steve-ovett/#itemlist", "name": "3 Athletics Quotes By Steve Ovett", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You find out a lot about yourself through athletics. If you're cut out to be a winner or a failure or a quitter, athletics will bring it out of you. 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