Young athletes Quotes

The principle is competing against yourself.

— Steve Young

I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.

— Taufik Hidayat

The young athletes are supposed to mature, to improve their personality.

— Rafael Nadal

The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness in winning.

— Pele

As a young athlete, it was first about having fun; then it was about winning.

— Dan O'Brien

These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes.

— Jim Sensenbrenner

We lose a lot of young athletes because tennis is such a difficult sport. It's not like kicking a soccer ball.

— Jim Courier

I'm sorry that the young athletes in basketball will not get the chance to play (in the Olympics) anymore, and live that…

— Oscar Robertson

It's an awesome thing to see the Jr. NBA providing a platform to reward and empower young athletes who have displayed exceptional…

— Jaren Jackson, Jr

An Olympic medal in athletics is still a dream for India. Milkha Singh is the torchbearer for young athletes to achieve that…

— P. T. Usha

I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'

— Haile Gebrselassie

I like to tell young athletes to make sure you're taking care of business in all aspects of life.

— Davante Adams

I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth.…

— Bela Karolyi

No one will burn out doing aerobic running. It is too much anaerobic running, which the American scholastic athletic system tends to…

— Arthur Lydiard

Who is to blame for this most recent of sports disgraces in America? The culture that flings young athletes like Tyson up…

— Joyce Carol Oates

The most important thing that a young athlete must do it pick the right sport. Not one that they like just a…

— Babe Ruth

On behalf of all Americans, I would like to congratulate Michelle Smith on her dedication and determination which have made her a…

— Jean Kennedy Smith

One of the most important qualities for any young athlete is the ability to believe in oneself. If you have confidence in…

— Chuck Knox

It is great to see our young athletes get an opportunity to run on excellent tracks at the Medical College Stadium. And…

— P. T. Usha

My oldest son played for the NFL, until he got hurt and opened a gym here in Mississippi. He trains young athletes…

— Mike Espy

My mom actually, she does this for a living. She has her own company called Carter and Tracy Incorporated, and she helps…

— Michael Carter-Williams

[Some young athletes] get home, look at social media, and they have thousands of people ripping it out of them, telling them…

— David Haye

I've tried, at every step in life, to find a lesson. And accepting criticism with the same grace that you do the…

— Dan Marino

I have a Ph.D. in philosophy and sports science. At 14, I went through this really tough Soviet training system. A lot…

— Wladimir Klitschko

If you're tweeting - and this is what I tell the young athletes who come to me about these situations, because I've…

— Andrew Hawkins

After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and…

— Cobi Jones

It is essential that we put an end to steroid abuse and set a better example for aspiring young athletes to follow,…

— Jim Sensenbrenner

Our children, our grandchildren, our students, our young athletes. We need to be pouring leadership principles into them constantly, and teaching, and…

— Pat Williams