Athletes Quotes

475 Athletes quotes by 371 unique authors

It's good they're holding the Olympics in the East End of London. Means the athletes will have to use extra skill to work out which… — Frankie Boyle
I'm not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he shouldn't… — Bobby Knight
There are all these athletes out there cheating. I am clean and pure. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
I don't fold under pressure, great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me. — Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
We feel very honored to have been offered the responsibility to host this great event, Berlin is a wonderful city that is developing at a… — Otto Schily
I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to… — Alberto Juantorena
In wheelchair sports, people thought athletes with disabilities were courageous and inspirational. They never give them credit for simply being competitive. — Jean Driscoll
And be silent for the most part, or else make only the most necessary remarks, and express these in few words. But rarely, and when… — Epictetus
I think when young kids can see Jason Collins, myself and Michael Sam, and Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe and different athletes come out, it… — Robbie Rogers
I say the last 10 percent of the way to perfection takes so much of your life that it isn't worth the effort. This overzealous… — Yvon Chouinard
I want to take you to a place of pure magic... It's the place athletes call the "zone". Buddhists call "satori" and ravers call "trance".… — Gabrielle Roth
One of the things I want ... all the kids here to remember, is that these [Major League Soccer] stars were not born superstar athletes… — Michelle Obama
To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps… — Jerry West
As athletes, we think we're heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are. — Tom Brady
Coaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over. — Rick Pitino
I never competed against athletes. I competed against perfection. — Carl Lewis
Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions. — Steve Backley
I became immersed in the cult of improvisation. I was like one of those athletes trying to get into the Olympics. It was all about… — Tina Fey
One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my time. Brooks Robinson… — Josh Charles
There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s. — Dolph Lundgren
So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the… — Ralph Boston
You've got to have great athletes to win, I don't care who the coach is. You can't win without good athletes but you can lose… — Lou Holtz
As Israel prepares to enter, my position is well known. It is one that I have taken at previous Olympics. It is wrong that the… — Brian Williams
Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids. — Jim Sensenbrenner
Good athletes do not know what tiredness is. They do not know what discouragement is. Good athletes only know what victory is. — Fidel Castro

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