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title: "7 Star Athlete Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [I would say, look, any fighter that's out there or any star athlete - not star athlete in the sense of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-coker/i-would-say-look-any-fighter-that-s-out-there-or-any-star-athlete-not/)

[Scott Coker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-coker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69a/scott-coker-10397_ball-player_i-would-say-look-any-fighter-that-s-out_625905.jpg)

> [I know what being a star athlete means.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-urlacher/i-know-what-being-a-star-athlete-means/)

[Brian Urlacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-urlacher/)

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> [I was a two-star athlete. I got looked over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-reed/i-was-a-two-star-athlete-i-got-looked-over/)

[Ed Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-reed/)

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> [In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-s-coleman/in-every-school-more-boys-wanted-to-be-remembered-as-a-star-athlete/)

[James S. Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-s-coleman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fa/james-s-coleman-28889_athlete_in-every-school-more-boys-wanted-to-be-r_1316010.jpg)

> [I had been sort of a rising star - an athlete, a scholar, a leader. My dream was to become a high-level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paula-broadwell/i-had-been-sort-of-a-rising-star-an-athlete-a-scholar-a-leader-my/)

[Paula Broadwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paula-broadwell/)

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> [“Anna was a star athlete at school, while Dawn was one of the last picks for any sporting teams. Dawn”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-may/anna-was-a-star-athlete-at-school-while-dawn-was-one-of-the-last/)

[Susan May](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-may/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/susan-may-25661_quote_anna-was-a-star-athlete-at-school-while_1928423.jpg)

> [Sport is cultural. What the star athlete does helps to define the culture. What the star athlete does on a Canadian team,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-elliott-clarke/sport-is-cultural-what-the-star-athlete-does-helps-to-define-the/)

[George Elliott Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-elliott-clarke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/caa/george-elliott-clarke-27314_athlete_sport-is-cultural-what-the-star-athlete_2873780.png)

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