Ability Quote by Lance Armstrong

What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potenial embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. I was discovering that if it…

— Lance Armstrong

Extraordinary performances come out of a process of continuous, regular physical and mental practice. The mindset of an extraordinary athlete is relaxed but focused…

— Chungliang Al Huang

“Mindless performance may be especially helpful in endurance sports because of the supreme importance of the capacity to suffer. The more science and technical…

— Matt Fitzgerald

“The best source of knowledge concerning the most effective methods of coping with the challenges of endurance sports is the example set by elite…

— Matt Fitzgerald

An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being...that…

— Aimee Mullins

When the meal was over we all had a quiet rest in our rooms and I meditated on the race. This is the time…

— Gordon Pirie

Pushing through when times get difficult, perseverance. It's an important trait to have as an athlete, and as a human being in general.

— Cooper Kupp

Being a great athlete is something that requires a lot of training and dedication, it does not come as easily as some people may…

— Haile Gebrselassie

What separates great athletes from mediocre ones isn't only talent and training - it's also how well they can handle discomfort.

— Laird Hamilton

It's just in your nature when you're an athlete to be competitive in everything.

— Tecia Torres

People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them.

— Daley Thompson

Our behaviour as an athlete is often determined by our previous experiences and how we dealt with those experiences. It is these experiences from…

— David Horne