--- title: "1 Like Athletic Quotes By Dave East" description: "1 Like Athletic quotes by Dave East. Plus more from Dave East and more Like Athletic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/dave-east-10133_always_i-m-still-an-athlete-at-heart-so-i-alway_2342846.jpg" --- > [I'm still an athlete at heart, so I always want that comfort and something that feels like an athletic shoe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-m-still-an-athlete-at-heart-so-i-always-want-that-comfort-and/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/dave-east-10133_always_i-m-still-an-athlete-at-heart-so-i-alway_2342846.jpg) ## More by Dave East > [Honestly, I want to make more music for the women. I rather have a show full of girls, but I still gotta talk about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/honestly-i-want-to-make-more-music-for-the-women-i-rather-have-a-show/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [A big part of what kept me focused on the music was already failing with basketball. I played basketball all of my life. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/a-big-part-of-what-kept-me-focused-on-the-music-was-already-failing/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [I've been able to provide for my family, move out of Harlem and travel the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-ve-been-able-to-provide-for-my-family-move-out-of-harlem-and-travel/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [You're born a certain way, but you don't gotta die like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/you-re-born-a-certain-way-but-you-don-t-gotta-die-like-that/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [I'm never gonna sell my soul or violate myself for no amount of dollars or fame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-m-never-gonna-sell-my-soul-or-violate-myself-for-no-amount-of/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [I always had a gift with writing. I can really write. I always felt like I can write movies or somehow get into that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-always-had-a-gift-with-writing-i-can-really-write-i-always-felt/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [Wu-Tang was going through it. They didn't come from great homes or families. They really came from hard beginnings so it just made me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/wu-tang-was-going-through-it-they-didn-t-come-from-great-homes-or/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [Nobody uses skits at all anymore, so it seems like I use a lot. That's how I grew up on tapes. Biggie tapes, Biggie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/nobody-uses-skits-at-all-anymore-so-it-seems-like-i-use-a-lot-that-s/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [If you're a fan of anything I do, I'm always telling a story. I'm into that - I like it when you don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/if-you-re-a-fan-of-anything-i-do-i-m-always-telling-a-story-i-m-into/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [I wouldn't tell nobody to sign no slave deal or sign your life away or nothing like that, but if the deal is right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-wouldn-t-tell-nobody-to-sign-no-slave-deal-or-sign-your-life-away/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [I never felt like 'I'm an underground dude' or 'I can only be hot in New York.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-never-felt-like-i-m-an-underground-dude-or-i-can-only-be-hot-in-new/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [Islam really brought a discipline to my life that I didn't really have before. My old mindset was if they ain't helping me, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/islam-really-brought-a-discipline-to-my-life-that-i-didn-t-really/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [Deep down in my heart and what I've seen and what I've been around, there is nothing better than Islam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/deep-down-in-my-heart-and-what-i-ve-seen-and-what-i-ve-been-around/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [Since the '80s, Harlem has the place to go. Before the '80s, just as far as hip-hop go, Harlem has always been a strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/since-the-80s-harlem-has-the-place-to-go-before-the-80s-just-as-far/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) > [I always tell people, I never get writer's block because it's coming straight from my brain, like, real-life experiences. I'm like the news. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-always-tell-people-i-never-get-writer-s-block-because-it-s-coming/) [Dave East](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-east/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-athletic/dave-east/#itemlist", "name": "1 Like Athletic Quotes By Dave East", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm still an athlete at heart, so I always want that comfort and something that feels like an athletic shoe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dave East" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-east/i-m-still-an-athlete-at-heart-so-i-always-want-that-comfort-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/dave-east-10133_always_i-m-still-an-athlete-at-heart-so-i-alway_2342846.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/dave-east-10133_always_i-m-still-an-athlete-at-heart-so-i-alway_2342846.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/dave-east-10133_always_i-m-still-an-athlete-at-heart-so-i-alway_2342846.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm still an athlete at heart, so I always want that comfort and something that feels like an athletic shoe.” — Dave East", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-athletic/dave-east/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-athletic/dave-east/", "name": "Like Athletic Quotes by Dave East", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-athletic/dave-east/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ae/dave-east-10133_always_i-m-still-an-athlete-at-heart-so-i-alway_2342846.jpg" }, "description": "1 Like Athletic quotes by Dave East. 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