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title: "19 Greatest Athletes Quotes by 18 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Greatest Athletes quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Greatest Athletes sayings and thoughts."
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> [I want to be one of the greatest athletes ever to live, not only in track and field, but in all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/usain-bolt/i-want-to-be-one-of-the-greatest-athletes-ever-to-live-not-only-in/)

[Usain Bolt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/usain-bolt/)

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> [Mick Jagger is one of the greatest athletes who ever lived, just for how much he puts into it onstage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/axl-rose/mick-jagger-is-one-of-the-greatest-athletes-who-ever-lived-just-for/)

[Axl Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/axl-rose/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ce/axl-rose-11044_athletes_mick-jagger-is-one-of-the-greatest-athle_927630.jpg)

> [I loved Jordan. He was one of the greatest athletes of our time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mariah-carey/i-loved-jordan-he-was-one-of-the-greatest-athletes-of-our-time/)

[Mariah Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mariah-carey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/555/mariah-carey-1687_athlete_i-loved-jordan-he-was-one-of-the-greates_642189.jpg)

> [I know that Ronda Rousey is one of the greatest athletes in this sport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanna-jedrzejczyk/i-know-that-ronda-rousey-is-one-of-the-greatest-athletes-in-this-sport/)

[Joanna Jedrzejczyk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanna-jedrzejczyk/)

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> [I had the opportunity to run up and down the court with the greatest athletes in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-donaghy/i-had-the-opportunity-to-run-up-and-down-the-court-with-the-greatest/)

[Tim Donaghy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-donaghy/)

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> [The greatest athletes in the world play in the NHL there is no question about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-bowen/the-greatest-athletes-in-the-world-play-in-the-nhl-there-is-no/)

[Joe Bowen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-bowen/)

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> [I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-bird/i-mean-the-greatest-athletes-in-the-world-are-african-american/)

[Larry Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-bird/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d6/larry-bird-8994_african-american_i-mean-the-greatest-athletes-in-the-worl_606980.jpg)

> [We're the greatest athletes in the world without a doubt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hulk-hogan/we-re-the-greatest-athletes-in-the-world-without-a-doubt/)

[Hulk Hogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hulk-hogan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/hulk-hogan-8306_athlete_we-re-the-greatest-athletes-in-the-world_1704738.jpg)

> [The three-peat has never been attempted, ever, and for me, I think it will add to my legendary status. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/usain-bolt/the-three-peat-has-never-been-attempted-ever-and-for-me-i-think-it/)

[Usain Bolt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/usain-bolt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ed/usain-bolt-2441_greatest_the-three-peat-has-never-been-attempted_641402.jpg)

> [Not everyone has a whole country that follows them, that doesn't happen all of the time. Even some of the greatest athletes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-atlas/not-everyone-has-a-whole-country-that-follows-them-that-doesn-t/)

[Teddy Atlas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-atlas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/173/teddy-atlas-5046_country_not-everyone-has-a-whole-country-that-fo_2162336.jpg)

> [Some of the greatest athletes in the world play this game. Sometimes, you make plays, sometimes, they make plays. That's what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darrelle-revis/some-of-the-greatest-athletes-in-the-world-play-this-game-sometimes/)

[Darrelle Revis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darrelle-revis/)

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> [Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/major-taylor/clean-living-is-the-cardinal-principle-in-the-lives-of-the-world-s/)

[Major Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/major-taylor/)

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> [All you've ever seen in the UFC was the greatest athletes in the world. Never, ever did we do a freakshow and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-white/all-you-ve-ever-seen-in-the-ufc-was-the-greatest-athletes-in-the/)

[Dana White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-white/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/dana-white-4249_greatest_all-you-ve-ever-seen-in-the-ufc-was-the_607384.png)

> [Africa has proven to produce some of the greatest athletes in the world, and it's a joy to be able to help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masai-ujiri/africa-has-proven-to-produce-some-of-the-greatest-athletes-in-the/)

[Masai Ujiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masai-ujiri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/masai-ujiri-4599_africa_africa-has-proven-to-produce-some-of-the_649798.jpg)

> [It ranks right up there with winning a championship, being selected as one of the 50 greatest athletes in the NBA. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-parish/it-ranks-right-up-there-with-winning-a-championship-being-selected-as/)

[Robert Parish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-parish/)

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> [People put football players up there for being tough, but if you look at the schedule and the actual minutes played, NBA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/montel-vontavious-porter/people-put-football-players-up-there-for-being-tough-but-if-you-look/)

[Montel Vontavious Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/montel-vontavious-porter/)

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> [We have seen some of the greatest athletes fall because they have tried to take shortcuts. I'm not going to call any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-rice/we-have-seen-some-of-the-greatest-athletes-fall-because-they-have/)

[Jerry Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-rice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55b/jerry-rice-11220_athlete_we-have-seen-some-of-the-greatest-athlet_1703772.png)

> [It's been a privilege to get to watch one of sports greatest athletes prepare and get to play with him; honestly... it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-edelman/it-s-been-a-privilege-to-get-to-watch-one-of-sports-greatest-athletes/)

[Julian Edelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-edelman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/julian-edelman-4947_athletes_it-s-been-a-privilege-to-get-to-watch-on_622830.jpg)

> [For centuries, New York has served as the gateway for millions of people from all over the world in search of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/for-centuries-new-york-has-served-as-the-gateway-for-millions-of/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

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