Athlete Quote by Linford Christie Download Open image “I know what it takes to get to the top.” — Linford Christie ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete
It takes time to get to the top, and that's good - because by the time you get there, you'll have learned what you… — Maria Shriver Copy Share Image
Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought. — Anne Wilson Schaef Copy Share Image
It's nice to be at the top, but the most difficult thing is to stay at the top. — Olivier Giroud Copy Share Image
One must work really hard to reach the top, especially the one who is at the bottom. — Vikrant Parsai Copy Share Image
When you get to the top you have to remember the people at the bottom that helped you up there — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Stroke Association has produced leaflets that set out clearly the health risks associated with stroke that African-Caribbean people face. — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
When I was competing, I trained between three and six hours a day, seven days a week. — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
When you see athletes like me win gold medals, you only see the finished product, you dont see the real effort that the likes… — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
I coach a few guys and they work very, very hard, but in our day we did it because we just loved it. — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
I used to say to my opponents: 'If you let me beat you, I'm going to tell your kids you were beaten by an… — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
There was no money in the sport but we'd be out there day in, day out, rain or shine, doing it. — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life… — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those… — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
What motivated me as much as anything was to show the racists that a black man could bring pride and honour to Britain. — Linford Christie Copy Share Image
I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the… — Linford Christie 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
