--- title: "15 Elite Athlete Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 15 Elite Athlete quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Elite Athlete sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/alexander-gustafsson-4483_athlete_for-an-elite-athlete-the-fans-are-everyt_2222554.jpg" --- > [For an elite athlete the fans are everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-gustafsson/for-an-elite-athlete-the-fans-are-everything/) [Alexander Gustafsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-gustafsson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/alexander-gustafsson-4483_athlete_for-an-elite-athlete-the-fans-are-everyt_2222554.jpg) > [To be an elite athlete is really hard when you're depressed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-cambage/to-be-an-elite-athlete-is-really-hard-when-you-re-depressed/) [Liz Cambage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-cambage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/liz-cambage-5789_athlete_to-be-an-elite-athlete-is-really-hard-wh_2959778.jpg) > [As an elite athlete, I trained to win. Training was at times brutal - it has to be when you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-hoy/as-an-elite-athlete-i-trained-to-win-training-was-at-times-brutal-it/) [Chris Hoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-hoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/chris-hoy-4690_best_as-an-elite-athlete-i-trained-to-win-tra_3051836.jpg) > [It's easy to forget when you're an elite athlete that everyone else gets nervous as well. Even the best people in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leisel-jones/it-s-easy-to-forget-when-you-re-an-elite-athlete-that-everyone-else/) [Leisel Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leisel-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/leisel-jones-48075_athlete_it-s-easy-to-forget-when-you-re-an-elite_2252687.png) > [Whether you're working on becoming a more patient parent or you're striving to become an elite athlete, building mental strength will help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-morin/whether-you-re-working-on-becoming-a-more-patient-parent-or-you-re/) [Amy Morin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-morin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/amy-morin-4409_building_whether-you-re-working-on-becoming-a-mor_1925006.jpg) > [The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-leigh/the-concentration-of-the-elite-athlete-is-akin-perhaps-to-the/) [Julia Leigh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-leigh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b51/julia-leigh-21931_athlete_the-concentration-of-the-elite-athlete-i_1431076.png) > [There is one thing on which most athletes and experts seem to agree. If you want to be an elite athlete, good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-norris/there-is-one-thing-on-which-most-athletes-and-experts-seem-to-agree/) [Chuck Norris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-norris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/chuck-norris-2292_age_there-is-one-thing-on-which-most-athlete_614530.jpg) > [When you're an elite athlete, it's a very special moment in time and you don't want it to end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-young/when-you-re-an-elite-athlete-it-s-a-very-special-moment-in-time-and/) [Steve Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-young/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/steve-young-2710_athlete_when-you-re-an-elite-athlete-it-s-a-very_2566145.png) > [Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to breaking point but never cave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-nadal/endure-put-up-with-whatever-comes-your-way-learn-to-overcome-weakness/) [Toni Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-nadal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/toni-nadal-63343_athlete_endure-put-up-with-whatever-comes-your-w_97540.jpg) > [I would say facing the obstacles surrounding the day-to-day pressures of an elite athlete at a very young age was not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tara-lipinski/i-would-say-facing-the-obstacles-surrounding-the-day-to-day-pressures/) [Tara Lipinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tara-lipinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/tara-lipinski-15359_achieve_i-would-say-facing-the-obstacles-surroun_1817378.jpg) > [I'm never satisfied, I always want to do better. That's how it is to be an elite athlete, you're never happy. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-gustafsson/i-m-never-satisfied-i-always-want-to-do-better-that-s-how-it-is-to-be/) [Alexander Gustafsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-gustafsson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e8/alexander-gustafsson-4483_athlete_i-m-never-satisfied-i-always-want-to-do_2654434.jpg) > [By being an elite athlete a lot of people think that you can go away or go places and get away with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-johnson/by-being-an-elite-athlete-a-lot-of-people-think-that-you-can-go-away/) [Andre Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-johnson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c3/andre-johnson-71737_athlete_by-being-an-elite-athlete-a-lot-of-peopl_3196150.jpg) > [The Alexander Technique will benefit anyone whether they are an elite athlete or whether they just wish to live life without the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-chappell/the-alexander-technique-will-benefit-anyone-whether-they-are-an-elite/) [Greg Chappell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-chappell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/greg-chappell-38683_accepting_the-alexander-technique-will-benefit-any_1583702.jpg) > [“If he hadn’t made me play without water that day, if he hadn’t singled me out for especially harsh treatment when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-nadal/if-he-hadn-t-made-me-play-without-water-that-day-if-he-hadn-t-singled/) [Rafael Nadal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-nadal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/rafael-nadal-1804_breaking-point_if-he-hadn-t-made-me-play-without-water_2002089.png) > [If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hope-powell/if-you-want-to-make-it-as-a-sportsperson-become-knowledgeable-in-the/) [Hope Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hope-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/hope-powell-39671_ambition_if-you-want-to-make-it-as-a-sportsperson_1305164.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/elite-athlete/#itemlist", "name": "Elite Athlete Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For an elite athlete the fans are everything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alexander Gustafsson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-gustafsson/for-an-elite-athlete-the-fans-are-everything/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/alexander-gustafsson-4483_athlete_for-an-elite-athlete-the-fans-are-everyt_2222554.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/alexander-gustafsson-4483_athlete_for-an-elite-athlete-the-fans-are-everyt_2222554.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/alexander-gustafsson-4483_athlete_for-an-elite-athlete-the-fans-are-everyt_2222554.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For an elite athlete the fans are everything.” — Alexander Gustafsson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To be an elite athlete is really hard when you're depressed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Liz Cambage" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-cambage/to-be-an-elite-athlete-is-really-hard-when-you-re-depressed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/liz-cambage-5789_athlete_to-be-an-elite-athlete-is-really-hard-wh_2959778.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/liz-cambage-5789_athlete_to-be-an-elite-athlete-is-really-hard-wh_2959778.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/liz-cambage-5789_athlete_to-be-an-elite-athlete-is-really-hard-wh_2959778.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To be an elite athlete is really hard when you're depressed.” — Liz Cambage", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As an elite athlete, I trained to win. 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It is a pity that these techniques are not shown to us all at an early age for I have no doubt that this would alleviate many of the causes of ill health in our communities.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Greg Chappell" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-chappell/the-alexander-technique-will-benefit-anyone-whether-they-are-an-elite/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/greg-chappell-38683_accepting_the-alexander-technique-will-benefit-any_1583702.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/greg-chappell-38683_accepting_the-alexander-technique-will-benefit-any_1583702.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/greg-chappell-38683_accepting_the-alexander-technique-will-benefit-any_1583702.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Alexander Technique will benefit anyone whether they are an elite athlete or whether they just wish to…” — Greg Chappell", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If he hadn’t made me play without water that day, if he hadn’t singled me out for especially harsh treatment when I was in that group of little kids learning the game, if I hadn’t cried as I did at the injustice and abuse he heaped on me, maybe I would not be the player I am today. 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