Athlete Quotes
1476 Athlete quotes by 824 unique authors
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As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.
— Ben Hogan
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If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.
— Ben Hogan
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Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you?
— Ben Hogan
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How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a…
— Lou Holtz
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I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can…
— Lou Holtz
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I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on.
— Lou Holtz
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The main thing about Bruce Lee is that, he was a little guy. And you know, his quickness, his aggressiveness, his explosive power, you have…
— Evander Holyfield
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People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait…
— Rogers Hornsby
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You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one…
— Gordie Howe
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Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there.
— Bo Jackson
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Today, people idolize athletes and celebrities - and yes, highly successful and visionary business people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but not the innovators…
— Naveen Jain
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Athletes at all ages are bigger and stronger than ever before. And they are being encouraged - sometimes even incentivized, as we recently learned was…
— Naveen Jain
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What separates sports from entrepreneurism, however, is that in business we constantly have to overcome undefined and unpredictable challenges. Athletes train for specific events and…
— Naveen Jain
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As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve…
— LeBron James
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Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going…
— Ron Jaworski
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I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a…
— Bruce Jenner
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The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.
— Douglas William Jerrold
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I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete.
— Shawn Johnson
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In 2008 I didn't take it all in enough. I was so wrapped up in just the competition that I missed what was going on…
— Shawn Johnson
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I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot…
— Michael Jordan
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If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you…
— Michael Jordan
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If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.
— Michael Jordan
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As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.
— Michael Jordan
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You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
— Michael Jordan
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In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel…
— Michael Jordan
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