Attention Quote by Joe Buck

The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.

— Emil Zatopek

I think in general, people look at all Olympic athletes, look at all superstar athletes, and they say, "Okay, this guy doesn't have any…

— Apolo Ohno

I'm not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he…

— Bobby Knight

I don't really take into account what the media says. People have their own opinions about what goes on, but they don't see what…

— Sophie Pascoe

A lot of athletes are stuck on themselves and don't want to socialize and that kind of thing. When I see that, I hate…

— Mark Henry

Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through lots of…

— Dennis Quaid

I think athletes are, in general, tired of so much of their persona being controlled by the media.

— Jemele Hill

The sports space is so full of opinion that you aren't hearing from the athletes just speaking for themselves. We are such a Twitter-oriented…

— Hannah Storm

There are so many world-class athletes who are great at their sport, but they're so boring. They don't talk, and they can't be interviewed…

— Eddie the Eagle

I think athletes need to be better at portraying themselves and promoting themselves. You can't just sit and wait for the media to come…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I was set…

— Fran Tarkenton

The problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly.

— Michael Waltrip