Athlete Quotes

1476 Athlete quotes by 824 unique authors

As an athlete you have to be coachable. And being coachable is a humbling thing. — Rashad Evans
I like to think of the world's greatest athlete coming up to bat against me - Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, I don't care who it… — David Cone
I think there's going to be pressure on all the British athletes. It's a home Olympics at the end of the day. I like adrenaline,… — Jessica Ennis
My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I… — David Rudisha
I'm in the perfect position. It's a sports position and a political position where I can help better the lives of athletes around the world. — Angela Ruggiero
I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play. — Angela Ruggiero
It is said that courage isn’t the absence of fear but the fortitude to confront fear. And as long as homophobia continues to be an… — LZ Granderson
The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians. — Avery Brundage
The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sidelines. I'm not sure but that they were… — Avery Brundage
No one should ever be afraid of failing; it’s being afraid to give it your all in trying that I urge against. If there is… — Chrissie Wellington
I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City. — Victor Cruz
I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal. — Victor Cruz
No young kid growing up dreams of someday becoming a businessman. He wants to be a fireman, a sponsored athlete or a forest ranger The… — Yvon Chouinard
An athlete gets paid a lot of money. And someone who is after that, a thief, a mugger or someone who steals from people, they… — Luke Scott
I can look back at it now as definitely like an initiation into adulthood. Almost overnight in the NFL, I was put on a pedestal… — Ricky Williams
But I think there is a widespread opinion that the support system for athletes should be more firmly established. — Shinzo Abe
The powers that be don’t want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are. — Bernard Hopkins
When you look at athletes, they have fundamentals. — Raphael Saadiq
I have never doped … I have competed as an endurance athlete for 25 years with no spike in performance, passed more than 500 drug… — Lance Armstrong
Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible. — Deion Sanders
Many, many times, the kids with the less talent become the better athletes because they're more dedicated to achieving their full potential. — Red Auerbach
I don't believe athletes should be role models. . . . We're a one-shot deal, one in a million, so we should be the least… — Charles Barkley
And what can we do to silence these Christian athletes who thank Jesus whenever they win, never mention his name when they lose? Not a… — George Carlin
We are like highly trained athletes, who never run a race. — Paul Samuelson
For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If… — John Wooden

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