Athlete Quote by Jackie Joyner-Kersee Download Open image “I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.” — Jackie Joyner-Kersee ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete Athlete Unfeminine Grace Inspirational Kind Sports Think Athlete Thinking Unfeminine Unfeminine Think
Female athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals. — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack. — Jeff Galloway Copy Share Image
One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible. — Lance Armstrong Copy Share Image
I love who I am. But being a woman competing in a male-dominated sport and always trying to push the envelope as a female… — Elana Meyers Copy Share Image
There's nothing masculine about being competitive. There's nothing masculine about trying to be the best at everything you do, nor is there anything wrong… — Rebecca Lobo Copy Share Image
“The most successful endurance athletes over the age of 40 are so similar in personality it’s almost uncanny. What we see in all of… — Fitzgerald Matt Copy Share Image
I feel like every woman, and actually any guy who hasn't played that many sports, you secretly wonder, like, 'Would I be a pro… — Emily Ratajkowski Copy Share Image
“you are not an athlete because of what you can do, but because of who you are: a team player, someone who never quits,… — Rosemary Rawlins Copy Share Image
If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Once I leave this earth, I know I've done something that will continue to help others. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Getting started as a volunteer anywhere can be a challenge to a lot of people. The biggest hurdle is that people think they have… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
There is something about seeing myself improve that motivates and excites me. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Teaching kids about health and fitness is important to me. It's about being fit for life. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Your environment doesn't define you. I don't have a lot of money, but I can help train people and I can talk to people.… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
All I ever wanted really, and continue to want out of life, is to give 100 percent to whatever I'm doing and to be… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee Copy Share Image
Girls playing sports is not about winning gold medals. It's about self-esteem, learning to compete and learning how hard you have to work in… — Jackie Joyner-Kersee 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 didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. — Jason Collins 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
I don't want to say names, but there are certain companies I won't work with because of previous people they've worked with. I don't… — Alex Morgan Copy Share Image
