Athletes Quotes
475 Athletes quotes by 371 unique authors
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Gender equality cannot be achieved by cutting programs that allow girls to get the same chance to compete, learn, and play. The United States has…
— Linda Sanchez
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Mick Jagger is one of the greatest athletes who ever lived, just for how much he puts into it onstage.
— Axl Rose
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Not many countries establish a prize for peace. The Seoul Peace Prize has its roots in the 1988 Summer Olympics when this country opened its…
— Ban Ki-moon
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Quite simply, my diet has and will always be everything in moderation. People look at Olympic athletes and think they must cut out all those…
— Summer Sanders
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There are days when I still wake up angry, and no one handles it perfectly all the time, but honestly, I feel lucky to have…
— Charlie Kimball
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As athletes, most of the time we deal with fans cussing at us, saying how much we suck.
— Landon Donovan
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I hope young athletes can imitate my good side only, not the bad side.
— Taufik Hidayat
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We do the majority of what most athletes do. For example, as a badminton player, you have to be able to run a long distance…
— Howard Bach
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Doing nothing would stress me out. So I am still pretty much active practicing judo with my friends, who are former judo athletes, to maintain…
— Joe Taslim
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Becoming a coach has to be in your blood. There are hundreds and thousands of former athletes out there, but there are maybe only 10…
— Joe Taslim
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In cross-country skiing, athletes propel themselves over distances of ten and twenty miles - a physical challenge that places intense demands on the ability of…
— Malcolm Gladwell
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As a candidate, Obama disdained the game of politics, a self-conscious contrast to all the tireless political athletes named Clinton.
— Nancy Gibbs
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On television, I have watched countless athletes from different countries, sports and Olympics stand proudly at the top of the podium and shed tears. They…
— Hannah Kearney
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Most of my family are good athletes.
— Dustin Johnson
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My kids are good athletes and runners. They run in a bunch of sports.
— Scott Bakula
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All American males are failed athletes, and it was big time even if it was Little League. It meant a lot to you.
— Nick Nolte
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When I was growing up, there were very few women athletes. I remember watching Olga Corbett, but Peggy Fleming and Janet Lynn were my role…
— Dorothy Hamill
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My overwhelming concern will always be the well-being of the athletes. In Olympic sport, it is rare for competitors not to devote half their young…
— Sebastian Coe
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It is surprising how many professional athletes, along with their families and friends, are gaga over movie and music stars, and the reverse is true…
— Cheech Marin
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Only a handful of professional football athletes have had a signature shoe, unlike in basketball where there have been a number of guys.
— Keyshawn Johnson
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There are not a lot of athletes that are going to get their own shoe.
— Keyshawn Johnson
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Just go out there and do what you have to do.
— Martina Navratilova
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My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a…
— Edwin Moses
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Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other.
— Walter Elliot
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Everything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals.
— Elizabeth Robinson Schwartz
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