Athlete Quotes

1476 Athlete quotes by 824 unique authors

To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can't get myself to… — Shawn Johnson
I hate to say anything that may hurt UCLA, but I can't be quiet when I see what the NCAA is doing to Jerry Tarkanian… — Bill Walton
First and foremost I am an American athlete and I am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance, — Brian Boitano
As an athlete, I hope we can remain focused on the Olympic spirit which celebrates achievement in sport by peoples of all nations. — Brian Boitano
When I was a kid, I was always an athlete. I played a lot of sports. I played football, basketball, baseball and soccer. — Scott Caan
We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten… — Pat Conroy
I have to play baseball to make me happy. I have to be an athlete. But when it's all said and done, I'll be a… — Rickey Henderson
The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don't make as much money… — Dick Butkus
I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least… — Angela Merkel
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes… — Anita Desai
It is always in my mind still that I can crush anybody. That's not an issue. But I think that is the same for most… — Roger Federer
I'm not angry. As an athlete ... you should be open to criticism, and you're allowed to be criticized, because not everybody has the same… — Roger Federer
Thats the hard part about sport: as men we havent started to be in our prime, but as athletes we are old people. I needed… — Boris Becker
Gay people are born into, and belong to, every society in the world. They are all ages, all races, all faiths. They are doctors and… — Hillary Clinton
Reading for writers is like training for athletes. — Linda Sue Park
I'm not advocating the strenuous life for everyone or trying to say it's the choice form of life. Anyone who's had the luck or misfortune… — Ernest Hemingway
I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself. — Steve Carlton
The letter from Dan Gilbert, the booing of the Cleveland fans, the jerseys being burned -- seeing all that was hard for them. My emotions… — LeBron James
I just want you guys to see it also. To see what type of words that are said toward me, and towards us as professional… — LeBron James
An athlete needs to read situations before they happen. — Dwyane Wade
The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who perform great feats before friendly crowds. Greatness in major league sports is the ability to win… — George Allen
When Babe Didrickson Zaharias, often called the 'athletic phenomenon of all time,' won the British woman's gold tournament, people said of her what they had… — James Keller
You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good athlete, it doesn't… — Martina Navratilova
When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is the time when… — Gordon Pirie
Fear is the strongest driving-force in competition. Not fear of one's opponent, but of the skill and high standard which he represents; fear, too, of… — Franz Stampfl

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