Athlete Quote by Albert Azaryan

The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty.

— Paavo Nurmi

So I think an athlete in general, no matter what sport he does, has to bring this work ethic with him. He must be…

— Florian Munteanu

“Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a person courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and…

— Pope Pius XII

The individual, by means of the discipline imposed on him by sport, not only plays and finds relaxation from the various compulsions to which…

— Jacques Ellul

An athlete must have a certain cockiness to succeed and win, but an athlete must also care about the game he or she plays.

— Arnold Palmer

Sport, properly directed, develops character, makes a man courageous, a generous loser, and a gracious victor; it refines the senses, gives intellectual penetration, and…

— Pope Pius XII

Sports allow men to build up situations of emergency. What he then demands of himself is unnecessary achievement - and unnecessary sacrifice. He artificially…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“The finest of athletes have, along with skill, a few more essential qualities: to conduct their life with dignity, with integrity, with courage and…

— Donald Bradman

But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.

— Oscar Robertson

Training is principally an act of faith. The athlete must believe in its efficacy; he must believe that through training he will become fitter…

— Franz Stampfl

For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress.…

— John Wooden

The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are fixed on a higher…

— Avery Brundage