Athlete Quotes

1476 Athlete quotes by 824 unique authors

I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it. — Gale Sayers
If you don't invest very much, then defeat doesn't hurt very much and winning is not very exciting. — Dick Vermeil
The majority of people pull for the underdog. Heck, even your friends don't like you to be too successful. We've lost enough over the years… — Darrell Royal
Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the… — Babe Didrikson Zaharias
When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I believe to be… — Donald Bradman
An athlete gains so much knowledge by just participating in a sport. Focus, discipline, hard work, goal setting and, of course, the thrill of finally… — Kristi Yamaguchi
The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows… — Adrian Rogers
One dumb-bell, Watson! Consider an athlete with one dumb-bell. Picture to yourself the unilateral development - the imminent danger of a spinal curvature. Shocking, Watson,… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life. — Major Taylor
Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete. — Bill Shoemaker
Some people like to live without too much risk. They're satisfied leading a safe existence. This attitude of caution infiltrates into their goals. Every successful… — Tom Platz
The golfer has more enemies than any other athlete. He has fourteen clubs in his bag, all of them different; 18 holoes to play, all… — Dan Jenkins
If we had to play Augusta National in one hour, the best athlete would win the Masters. But as it is, they give us time… — Unknown Author
The unique thing about bodybuilding is that when I compete it is just me on a stage alone. There is no field, no bat, no… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
As a kid I always idolized the winning athletes. It is one thing to idolize heroes. It is quite another to visualize yourself in their… — Arnold Schwarzenegger
The problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly. — Michael Waltrip
All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once. — Unknown Author
Athletes that can't listen, can condition. — Chuck Daly
One day or another every athlete feels like taking it easy. He stops trying to exceed his limits, and thinks he can keep winning because… — Jesse Owens
People in the States used to think that if girls were good at sports their sexuality would be affected. Being feminine meant being a cheerleader,… — Martina Navratilova
When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL.… — Wayne Gretzky
Stop saying athletes do it for the love of the game. They do it for the love of their 32-room mansion with the live shark… — Bill Maher
I don't rate myself as a fantastic, talented athlete. I just have perseverance. I'm a cart horse. I work hard. — Unknown Author
There is no greatness without passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a… — Tony Robbins
By continually increasing the difficulty of the sport, we are discouraging younger athletes from starting and continuing in the sport. But most importantly, we are… — Svetlana Boginskaya

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