Athlete Quote by Eric Shanteau Download Open image “I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.” — Eric Shanteau ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete Credit Giving People Sports Thinking
People in athletics thrive on competition. That's what makes you better. — Baron Corbin Copy Share Image
One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible. — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
Everyone is an athlete. The only difference is that some of us are in training, and some are not. — George A. Sheehan Copy Share Image
As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the world what… — Ricky Williams Copy Share Image
I think that's one of the best things about us being professional athletes, just being a role model for others, really embracing that and… — Nikola Vucevic Copy Share Image
It's just in your nature when you're an athlete to be competitive in everything. — Tecia Torres Copy Share Image
Part of being an athlete is constantly striving for more. We're looking for perfection in a world where that doesn't exist. No matter what… — Tessa Virtue Copy Share Image
When we understand the privilege of what it means to be an athlete, we are in touch with, and rejoice in, our physical, mental,… — Gloria Averbuch Copy Share Image
I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented. — Shannon Miller Copy Share Image
When you get to an event like the Olympic Games, you can put too much pressure on yourself. — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
After my cancer diagnosis, I really took my swimming to a new level. — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
I don't let myself get upset about the little nitpicky things anymore. — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
Most people take long breaks after Olympics. I needed some normalcy back in my life, so I came back to the pool. — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
If I have one message to young swimmers about taking care of their bodies, it's definitely take care of your shoulders. — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
I attacked my cancer diagnosis the same way I attack training and competing, and that's pretty fearless. — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
I don't know what cancer did to me but I put on probably 10 pounds of muscle and got a lot stronger in the… — Eric Shanteau Copy Share Image
Olympic medals are the one medal that I don't have; I've won just about every other competition that I've been at. — Eric Shanteau 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
