Best Athletics Lines
176 Athletics quotes by 95 unique authors
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If it is a clichй to say athletics build character as well as muscle, then I subscribe to the clich.
— Gerald R. Ford
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Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits. An association of…
— Michael E. DeBakey
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Athletics is in my blood.
— Haile Gebrselassie
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We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are…
— Martha Graham
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There are a lot of things that can be learned from the darker corners of athletics. You have doctors who view bodybuilders as cavalier amateurs…
— Tim Ferriss
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Few would deny that blacks have become very dominant in athletics: football, basketball, track, now dominant in tennis and dominant in golf.
— Jesse Jackson
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Athletics keeps us healthy, gets us up and running around. It also gives you an opportunity to meet a lot of different people, which is…
— Derek Jeter
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I find that the three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni and parking for the faculty.
— Clark Kerr
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Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way…
— Carl Lewis
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Don't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an…
— Ray Lewis
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I grew up in athletics, where people keep score.
— Phil McGraw
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'
— Aimee Mullins
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I can't compare family to athletics.
— Joe Namath
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I was focused on athletics, outdoors, sports.
— Joe Namath
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College athletics are so entrenched and enjoyed by so many people that they will never be discontinued or substantially changed. I know that. I just…
— Susan Orlean
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I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of 'student-athletes.' I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring…
— Susan Orlean
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One of the great lessons I've learned in athletics is that you've got to discipline your life. No matter how good you may be, you've…
— Bob Richards
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It's clear that women athletics are pretty far behind in every way. In terms of facilities, how much we make, everything.
— Hope Solo
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Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short…
— Roger Staubach
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In my heart of hearts my motivation would always have been to be the best, and I think that athletics is probably what I was…
— Daley Thompson
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I always said I wanted to be a great athlete, ever since I was an overweight little kid. I just love competing in any kind…
— Herschel Walker
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Football, that's just athletics. But in the business world - doing everything - people are competing. So you need good work ethics, and I think…
— Herschel Walker
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Swimming and athletics are the big gigs at the Olympic games. Cycling and rowing are pretty big for Britain, but globally, the two big things…
— Clare Balding
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Bear in mind, people with eating disorders tend to be both competitive and intelligent. We are incredibly perfectionistic. We often excel in school,athletics,artistic pursuits. We…
— Marya Hornbacher
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Our politics, religion, news, athletics, education and commerce have been transformed into congenial adjuncts of show business, largely without protest or even much popular notice.…
— Neil Postman
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