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176 Athletics quotes by 95 unique authors

Most people who do a lot of exercise, particularly in the form of competitive athletics, have unneurotic, extraverted, optimistic personalities to begin with. (Marathon runners… — Robert M. Sapolsky
The glory of sport comes from dedication, determination and desire. Achieving success and personal glory in athletics has less to do with wins and losses… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
When I talk to youngsters today, especially those involved in athletics, I tell them to get their education first. — Ken Norton
Athletics provided a life preserver for me, and that maybe kept me out of trouble. I never partied in high school. I mostly just dated. — Bill Fagerbakke
I grew up knowing I would be good at athletics, and dreams of a Super Bowl were always within reach as long as I progressed. — Matt Willig
The institutions of college athletics exist primarily as unreality fueled by deceit. The unreality is that universities should be in the business of providing large… — Charlie Pierce
My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I swam… — Teddy Sears
I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was once young. — Dominique Dawes
In a budget, how important is art versus music versus athletics versus computer programming? At the end of the day, some of those trade-offs will… — Bill Gates
Athletics at the highest level is a sport within a sport. — Lindsey Vonn
I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of… — Teddy Sears
Playing athletics, playing a lot of different sports, going to drama school... I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, so I… — Matt Bomer
I had a very ordinary background in Sheffield; I went to a secondary modern, but I saw something on TV in 1968 that inspired me… — Sebastian Coe
I can remember the day I decided I would retire from competitive athletics as vividly as if it were yesterday. — Sebastian Coe
The public schools I attended were dominated by athletics and rarely inspiring intellectually, but I enjoyed a small circle of interesting friends despite my ineptitude… — Harold E. Varmus
Athletics and physical activity are important parts of youth development, in my experience and view. — Chris Gabrieli
The three major administrative problems on a campus are sex for the students, athletics for the alumni, and parking for the faculty. — Robert M. Hutchins
I could produce spurts of speed and after taking up athletics I found myself running quite quickly over 400m. — Michael East
We want to promote the great qualities of athletics - and maintain its integrity - all over the world. — Alberto Juantorena
We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over. — Alberto Juantorena
We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our… — Alberto Juantorena
If the IAAF feel that is the right way to go for TV rights and everything, the rule will stay. As much as I want… — Kim Collins
The Olympic Games are highly commercialised. They purport to follow the traditions of an ancient athletics competition, but today it is the commercial aspect that… — Ai Weiwei
The brawny mix of extraordinary sights-weather, politics, races, imagination, corruption and athletics. They clash and mingle here where the broad prairies that are the world's… — Andrew H Malcolm
If you like athletics and outdoor sports, you probably don't want to date a woman who'd rather stay home and read a good book. And,… — Superman

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