Athletes Quotes

475 Athletes quotes by 371 unique authors

Extraordinary people are the Green Berets and the Navy Seals and the Olympic athletes - these are the ones who can face these extraordinary physical… — Jonathan Demme
I am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances. — Nancy Greene
My daughter's mother and I are no longer dating, and the people I'm most likely to date are those around me, who are athletes. — Tyson Gay
I would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people… — Bill James
Mike Tyson was one of the most terrific athletes I've ever met. — Don King
A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are, no… — Richard D. Zanuck
As a little kid, not only is my dad Jo-Jo White, but M. L. Carr is involved in the family, Red Auerbach is my godfather,… — Brian J. White
It's not my place to tell you whom to vote for, to take any political stand, to tell you what religion to believe in. I'm… — Pete Sampras
Little did I know that there's nothing more competitive in the world than a professional ballroom dancer. They are as competitive as Olympic athletes. — Bruce Forsyth
I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth. That has always… — Bela Karolyi
You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes. — Curt Schilling
The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again. — Daley Thompson
We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a… — Bobby Orr
If the Palestinian Olympic Committee or Palestinian Federation provide good facilities to the athletes then maybe I can become better than these Bahraini or Qatari… — Nader al-Masri
It was so much fun being in the Olympic Village and meeting all the athletes. — Jordyn Wieber
The Olympics were produced absolutely the same way from 1960 through 1988. It was always the Western World against the Eastern Bloc. You didn't even… — Dick Ebersol
Food fighters in Japan think of themselves as athletes. They have a higher recognition of the game and are constantly thinking about records. I probably… — Takeru Kobayashi
In sport, mental imagery is used primarily to help you get the best out of yourself in training and competition. The developing athletes who make… — Terry Orlick
The sport has changed so much since 2004, it's incredible. If you look even at me, the way I'm fencing now compared to 2004, it's… — Mariel Zagunis
What's not realized about good novelists is that they're as competitive as good athletes. They study each other - where the other person is good… — Norman Mailer
We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the state. — Tim Pawlenty
I am honored to be selected as Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Over the past 16 days… — Cindy Klassen
Persecution has come upon us, right honorable brethren, and persecution in the severest form. Shepherds are persecuted that their flocks may be scattered. And the… — Saint Basil
I've come to the conclusion that athletes, when they say they miss the crowd, are not missing the sound of the crowd. What they're missing… — William Shatner
In boxing, where most of the guys are from lower-class backgrounds and have darker skin than most of the fans, one might fear that the… — Jonathan Gottschall

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