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title: "22 Think Athletes Quotes by 22 authors"
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> [I think the athletes respond well to me because I have been successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linford-christie/i-think-the-athletes-respond-well-to-me-because-i-have-been-successful/)

[Linford Christie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linford-christie/)

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> [They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/they-want-everything-to-be-better-for-their-children-i-think-athletes/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

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> [I think sometimes fans or people kind of get confused. They think these athletes or superstars aren't human, but they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lesean-mccoy/i-think-sometimes-fans-or-people-kind-of-get-confused-they-think/)

[LeSean McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lesean-mccoy/)

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> [Some fighters think they're athletes and it's a sport. I know I'm athletic, but I'm a fighter first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cody-garbrandt/some-fighters-think-they-re-athletes-and-it-s-a-sport-i-know-i-m/)

[Cody Garbrandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cody-garbrandt/)

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> [When I think about athletes, probably my favorite guest of all time among baseball players was Ted Williams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-rose/when-i-think-about-athletes-probably-my-favorite-guest-of-all-time/)

[Charlie Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-rose/)

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> [I think athletes are, in general, tired of so much of their persona being controlled by the media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jemele-hill/i-think-athletes-are-in-general-tired-of-so-much-of-their-persona/)

[Jemele Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jemele-hill/)

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> [Sports are evolving and always evolving, and people have that determination to keep going and coming back. I think I'm one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mirai-nagasu/sports-are-evolving-and-always-evolving-and-people-have-that/)

[Mirai Nagasu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mirai-nagasu/)

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> [I do not think athletes should get a free pass. I don't think we should train our children and future athletes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/armstrong-williams/i-do-not-think-athletes-should-get-a-free-pass-i-don-t-think-we/)

[Armstrong Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/armstrong-williams/)

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> [If men are paid/praised more than women for the same work than it always pays to allow the man to have more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianna-baggott/if-men-are-paid-praised-more-than-women-for-the-same-work-than-it/)

[Julianna Baggott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianna-baggott/)

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> [I think most athletes want to be told when they make a mistake. They don't want to be coddled. They can deal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-herman/i-think-most-athletes-want-to-be-told-when-they-make-a-mistake-they/)

[Tom Herman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-herman/)

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> [Food fighters in Japan think of themselves as athletes. They have a higher recognition of the game and are constantly thinking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/takeru-kobayashi/food-fighters-in-japan-think-of-themselves-as-athletes-they-have-a/)

[Takeru Kobayashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/takeru-kobayashi/)

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> [I think athletes in general, your days are numbered. Any time you can kind of learn and grow from an entrepreneurship standpoint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ingram-ii/i-think-athletes-in-general-your-days-are-numbered-any-time-you-can/)

[Mark Ingram II](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ingram-ii/)

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> [The boys think they can all be athletes, and the girls think they can all be singers. That's the way to fame…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-hunter/the-boys-think-they-can-all-be-athletes-and-the-girls-think-they-can/)

[Kristin Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-hunter/)

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> [I think athletes in general are actors. We perform in front of big crowds. People pay to come see you play. So,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wade-boggs/i-think-athletes-in-general-are-actors-we-perform-in-front-of-big/)

[Wade Boggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wade-boggs/)

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> [People think that athletes have it great, and we do in a lot of regard, but universities make a hell of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-borland/people-think-that-athletes-have-it-great-and-we-do-in-a-lot-of-regard/)

[Chris Borland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-borland/)

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> [Ideally we're going to stay at an American hotel. We just want to take every precaution. Because if you get sick out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kerri-walsh/ideally-we-re-going-to-stay-at-an-american-hotel-we-just-want-to-take/)

[Kerri Walsh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kerri-walsh/)

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> [I think that, as athletes, sometimes we have the opportunities to make an impact. When it's authentic, I think there's room to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-rodgers/i-think-that-as-athletes-sometimes-we-have-the-opportunities-to-make/)

[Aaron Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-rodgers/)

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> [It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That's not an issue. But I think that is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-federer/it-is-always-in-my-mind-still-that-i-can-crush-anybody-that-s-not-an/)

[Roger Federer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-federer/)

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> [Baseball people think they can find athletes with good bodies and teach them to play baseball. What's wrong with giving someone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-giles/baseball-people-think-they-can-find-athletes-with-good-bodies-and/)

[Marcus Giles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-giles/)

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> [I've got to go out there and do a job and focus on swimming and do my own thing, and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ellie-simmonds/i-ve-got-to-go-out-there-and-do-a-job-and-focus-on-swimming-and-do-my/)

[Ellie Simmonds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ellie-simmonds/)

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> [I think athletes need to be better at portraying themselves and promoting themselves. You can't just sit and wait for the media…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tanni-grey-thompson/i-think-athletes-need-to-be-better-at-portraying-themselves-and/)

[Tanni Grey-Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tanni-grey-thompson/)

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> [I don't think some athletes understand how big it is to be an athlete, what they can do with just a simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-kemp/i-don-t-think-some-athletes-understand-how-big-it-is-to-be-an-athlete/)

[Matt Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-kemp/)

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