Athlete Quote by Eddie the Eagle Download Open image “People still think I'm a bit of a buffoon - not really an athlete.” — Eddie the Eagle ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete People Really Sports Still Think
you'd definitely think of me more as a good sport than as an athlete. — Gabrielle Burton Copy Share Image
A lot of people think I'm really outgoing and confident, but I'm not. I'd much rather sit in a corner and read my book… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
Most people should be given a chance to compete in the Olympic Games. — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
I want my life to move on. On the other hand, I can't say no to offers, not when I'm getting £50,000 a year… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
On the street, I'll hear, 'You made the Olympics for me,' or 'I love what you represented.' Only occasionally is it, 'You were a… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
It was while I was in the mental hospital that I got my letter from the British Olympic Association saying, 'Congratulations. You've been picked… — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
I'm a positive person who likes to have fun and get the best out of every day. — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
You've got to think life can give you some bad knocks; no matter how hard you're knocked, you've got to get up. — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
Life is good, and I'm happy, and I don't know that it would be as good if I'd been the winner in Calgary. — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
I've hated poetry ever since I was at school. I include Shakespeare in that. I don't understand the obsession with him! — Eddie the Eagle Copy Share Image
As a professional athlete and someone who has spent almost his entire life in boxing, not a day goes by when I don't think… — Oscar De La Hoya Copy Share Image
I'd noticed him watching me for a year or so, especially when we'd play games where there was running or jumping. — Jesse Owens Copy Share Image
I have no physical genius about me. I can't dribble a ball and run at the same time, I can't do lay-ups - I'm… — Rich Mullins Copy Share Image
I think cricket is there in Usain Bolt's blood. Since I got to watch from close quarters, it was amazing to see him run… — Harbhajan Singh Copy Share Image
I think what bothers us about fighting sports isn't the damage to the athlete but the fact that you win by doing more harm… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
Athletes at all ages are bigger and stronger than ever before. And they are being encouraged - sometimes even incentivized, as we recently learned… — Naveen Jain Copy Share Image
I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed… — Nigel Mansell Copy Share Image
I'd never been much of an athlete, due to a physical condition I'd had since birth (unathleticism). Perhaps if there were a sport centered… — Colson Whitehead Copy Share Image
I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
There are only two options regarding commitment; you’re either in or you’re out. — Pat Riley Copy Share Image
