Athlete Quotes

1476 Athlete quotes by 824 unique authors

You spend a good deal of your life gripping a baseball, and it turns out it was the other way around all the time. — Jim Bouton
To be a successful coach you should be and look prepared. You must be a man of integrity. Never break your word. Don't have two… — Red Auerbach
Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves… — Nancy Lopez
The values learned on the playing field-how to set goals, endure, take criticism and risks, become team players, use our beliefs, stay healthy and deal… — Donna de Varona
When the playing is over, one can sense that one's youth has been spent playing a game, and now both the game and youth are… — Bill Bradley
The glory of sport is witnessing a well-coached team perform as a single unit, striving for a common goal and ultimately bringing distinction to the… — Dick Vitale
Training is what you are doing while your opponent is sleeping in. — Unknown Author
Every team requires unity. A team has to move as one unit, one force, with each person understanding and assisting the roles of his teammates.… — Jack Kemp
I always wanted to be somebody...If I've made it, it's half because I was game to take a wicked amount of punishment along the way,… — Althea Gibson
Never underestimate the heart of a champion. — Rudy Tomjanovich
The best thing about sports is the sense of community and shared emotion it can create. — Bob Costas
The glory of sport comes from dedication, determination and desire. Achieving success and personal glory in athletics has less to do with wins and losses… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The difference is almost all mental. The top players just hate to lose. I think that's the difference. A champion hates to lose even more… — Chris Evert
Every time you compete, try harder to improve on your last performance. Give nothing short of your very best effort. — Elgin Baylor
It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're still a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand,… — Billie Jean King
Sport is quite a simple thing. It is play, and in play, people of all ages find the chance to engage their most profound emotions-love,… — Timothy Shriver
Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned, whether I knew… — Mia Hamm
An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being...that is… — Aimee Mullins
All of us get knocked down, but it's resiliency that really matters. All of us do well when things are going well, but the thing… — Roger Staubach
Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss… — Bobby Hull
In grade school, I was a complete geek. You know, there's always the kid who's too short, the kid who wears glasses, the kid who's… — Julianne Moore
There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is. — Bill Bradley
Sports ideally teach discipline and commitment. They challenge you and build character for everything you do in life. — Howie Long
Every day the word 'gift' is used to define talent, ability, and performance. Being gifted has an even deeper meaning, a meaning that isn't always… — Alan Cohen
Doing your best is more important than being the best. — Shannon Miller

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