Athlete Quote by Cathy Rigby

Singing is a kind of sport and a singer a kind of athlete and following this model becoming "vocally fit" - building vocal muscles…

— Gary Catona

I try to frighten my very young colleagues into studying and understanding their voices before they attempt things that are beyond them. It's wise…

— Jessye Norman

When you're singing, you're using extra muscles, and it requires a lot of exercise and breathing. You can't do that if you're a sissy.…

— Willie Nelson

It's like being an athlete; you get into a certain shape where you really have the right wind, because it's all to do with…

— Liza Minnelli

I don't remember ever not singing. It's just as natural as breathing for me.

— Keith Whitley

It's like a runner or a swimmer training all the time. I sing every day.

— Burton Cummings

Singing has an impact on the human body.

— Alison Sudol

Singing really oxygenates your blood. You stretch your lungs and take in much more air into them than before. It's really good for your…

— Marisa Tomei

You've got to find ways to breathe while you're dancing so that when it comes time for you to stop and sing again, you…

— Kristin Chenoweth

Truly to sing, that is a different breath.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

If you don't ever stop singing, your voice stays in shape. It's like the marathon runner. You've got to run, run, run to stay…

— Sammy Hagar

Someone told me that you could learn to sing, and that there are muscles that if you build, you will sing.

— Margot Robbie