Athlete Quotes

1476 Athlete quotes by 824 unique authors

I just wanted to be an athlete. — Merlin Olsen
Treat yourself like a fat person with aches and pains and a suitcase full of excuses, and good luck-you'll stay exactly where you are. Train… — Chalene Johnson
I think there is a special bond between Carolina athletes. A lot of people seem to wear our gear because it is fashionable. They love… — Lorrie Fair
I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great boxer. I just… — Emanuel Steward
As a former NFL athlete, my quality of play on the field was in direct correlation to how I took care of my body. Bulletproof… — Devon McDonald
All great human deeds both consume and transform their doers. Consider an athlete, a scientist, an artist, or an entrepreneur. In service of their goals,… — Lois McMaster Bujold
The actor becomes an emotional athlete. — Al Pacino
The actor is an athlete of the heart. — Antonin Artaud
Writers are opposite of athletes, they get better with age — Aaron Sorkin
I've met and sketched most of the great athletes from the past five decades and their movement, grace and energy have kept me captivated over… — LeRoy Neiman
With a vegan diet you always have energy, so much that sometimes I have trouble sleeping at night. You feel light. You don't feel bulky… — Timothy Bradley
I was also surprised by the alacrity and dedication we devote to the damaging exercise of remembering, which after all brings nothing good and serves… — Juan Gabriel
An athlete may run ten thousand miles in order to prepare for one hundred yards. Quantity gives experience. — Ray Bradbury
No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow. — St. Jerome
....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where heroes… — Joey Reiman
I'm sick of the media making female sports athletes into supermodels, when they're clearly sixes at best. — Daniel Tosh
It's good they're holding the Olympics in the East End of London. Means the athletes will have to use extra skill to work out which… — Frankie Boyle
The Greek in me wanted to know what it felt like to pull an oar. The intellectual wondered about how to get eight individuals to… — Barry S. Strauss
[He] would drive his sculling boat through mile after mile, in a silent brutal programe of conditioning - he would work all alone, at first… — Daniel Topolski
Unlike boxers-or any professional athlete for that matter-rowers have little motivation to do it longer than necessary. With a modest amount of self-realization, you'll know… — Brad Alan Lewis
I'm not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn't… — Bobby Knight
The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good.… — Laozi
There are all these athletes out there cheating. I am clean and pure. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I don't fold under pressure, great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with the inspiration received… — Major Taylor

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