Athlete Quotes

1476 Athlete quotes by 824 unique authors

I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's definitely something I… — Mary Decker
I can't tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could… — Alberto Salazar
I think in running, to be honest, that even though athletes are very dedicated and are willing to train and do whatever they need to… — Alberto Salazar
I've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training. — Alberto Salazar
It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete. — Jim Courier
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down. — Hale Irwin
You look at a Pete Rose to be the terrific athlete he is and then he falls on hard times, but when he played the… — Walter Payton
The contracts are structured different than athletes in America, but for me, it was good to move on and go back to playing in the… — Claudio Reyna
As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that. — Jonathan Ames
I think the colleges should be free to give athletes less than a full scholarship, no scholarship and more than a scholarship. And the athletes… — Taylor Branch
The Madden NFL franchise holds a special place in popular culture and the cover is a coveted position for players all over the league. I'm… — Drew Brees
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of… — Chris Cleave
I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's always one… — Chris Cleave
It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've spoken with… — Chris Cleave
Madonna is an athlete; she has to be treated like a professional athlete. She doesn't work out for six hours a day, though, like some… — Tracy Anderson
You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks… — John Cho
Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater. — Bobby Cannavale
Do you need to train two hours a day? Probably not. The reason why my celebrity clients have to train two hours a day is… — Tracy Anderson
Also, I'd like to play an athlete again, while I'm still physically fit, or a musician, like Nat King Cole, because I play the trumpet… — Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Much in the way Olympic athletes optimize their game by paying an enormous - borderline maniacal - amount of attention to things like diet, exercise,… — David Agus
As we all know, when you're an athlete things are a little bit easier for you. It didn't mean that what was going on inside… — Stephen Chbosky
I was a professional athlete, the best baseball player in the world at one point. — Jose Canseco
My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe. — Randy Castillo
But now - look, I have to take care of myself. I work out every day. I'm a dancer. I've always been an athlete, and… — Vanessa Carlton
I worry when athletes are simply used by their universities to produce revenue, to make money for them, nothing to show at the back end.… — Arne Duncan

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