Always Quote by Chantal Sutherland

A lot of people think that you have to specialize in one sport from an early age in order to turn pro. Most of…

— Pat LaFontaine

Growing up with brothers, I've always been a very competitive person and also very involved in sports. So when I was younger, whatever sport…

— Gretchen Bleiler

Growing up in Quebec, we were always playing sports. Your first athletic competition was against the kids living on your block.

— Martin Brodeur

I always wanted to play professional hockey. Every hockey player's dream, no matter at what level or what age, is to play professionally. At…

— Ed Belfour

As a kid growing up in Montreal, I wanted to become either a hockey player or a wrestler. Since my family didn't have a…

— Sami Zayn

I've always wanted to be an athlete, I loved sport and PE in school and always watched the Olympic Games on TV.

— Denise Lewis

I was heavily into sport from 10 to 15, I was in all the teams, and it was everything to me. But I was…

— Ben Barnes

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a professional hockey player.

— Mario Lemieux

As a young girl, I just wanted to have fun and compete. There were no goals of becoming an Olympic athlete. I wanted to…

— Lolo Jones

I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I love my life.

— Billy Horschel

I'm an athlete; my dad had made sure I played all the same sports as boys growing up, so I was always super competitive.

— Nia Jax

I always wanted to be a pro athlete. When I was younger I wanted to be the first person to be a pro at…

— Taylor Fritz