Athlete Quote by John Wooden

All athletes need three things: commitment, discipline and hard work. Without that it's hard to keep running.

— Haile Gebrselassie

Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.

— Kristi Yamaguchi

The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.

— Alberto Juantorena

The most important thing for any athlete is to know his ability. If you know your ability and have even a little bit of…

— Virender Sehwag

So much of becoming a good athlete involves bringing other things to the table, other than physical skills. It involves intelligence, it involves many…

— Julius Erving

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

Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to breaking point but never cave in. If…

— Toni Nadal

If you're going to play a champion athlete, people expect you to look a certain way, and you also have to have the stamina…

— Holt McCallany

Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary…

— Lord Chesterfield

For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress.…

— John Wooden

I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.

— Shannon Miller

“The finest of athletes have, along with skill, a few more essential qualities: to conduct their life with dignity, with integrity, with courage and…

— Donald Bradman