Athletics Quotes

176 quotes by 97 authors

Athletics is a luxury. — Roger Bannister
Manners is the key thing. Say, for instance, when you're growing up, you're walking down the street, you've got to tell everybody good morning. Everybody.… — Usain Bolt
For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on… — Usain Bolt
A lot of legends, a lot of people, have come before me. But this is my time. — Usain Bolt
For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art. — Avery Brundage
Because I just like sports, I like athletics and I like competition. — Trishelle Cannatella
In athletics there's always been a willingness to cheat if it looks like you're not cheating. I think that's just a quirk of human nature. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
In terms of soccer, it wasn't really a thing that girls did. In England it more kind of Net Ball and Hockey and stuff like… — Parminder Nagra
We must respect the rights and properties of our fellowman. And then learn to play the game of life, as well as the game of… — Jesse Owens
The discipline required for athletics carried through to writing. You call it obsession. I call it discipline. By the way, I see nothing wrong with… — Jeffrey Archer
Whether you're trying to excel in athletics or in any other field, always practice. Look, listen, learn - and practice, practice, practice. There is no… — Frank Robinson
The biggest concern with female athletes is they don't naturally compete. And so I think a part of what we do here exceptionally well that… — Anson Dorrance
The mastery of the true self, and the refusal to permit others to dominate us, is the ultimate in living and self-expression in athletics. — Percy Cerutty
We want to promote the great quality of athletics - and maintain it's integrity - all over the world. — Alberto Juantorena
I think when you are the parents of a gifted athlete, the best thing in the world you can do is to encourage them, in… — Bob Lilly
I'm not interested in athletics, I'm only interested in achievement. Fix your goal and work for it. — Percy Cerutty
It was an accident, although I've been involved in some kind of theatrical function or other since I was a child - in school, music,… — James Dean
Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition. — Arthur Lydiard
We do believe in setting goals. We live by goals. In athletics we always have a goal. When we go to school, we have the… — Spencer W. Kimball
Myself, Marion Jones and Michael Johnson all got married on the same day because it was the only point on the athletics' schedule we could… — Ato Boldon

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