Ability Quote by Malcolm Gladwell

I was a professional skier and it has always been in my blood to be active.

— Victoria Silvstedt

The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself too far,…

— Malcolm Gladwell

“The skiing cosmos is difficult to explain to anyone not immersed in it. The act of skiing differs from traditional sports in that unlike…

— Porter Fox

Slalom skiers train their whole lives for like a minute and a half. We're not soccer or tennis players that can play the whole…

— Resi Stiegler

From the bodybuilding days on, I learned that everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become;…

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

You'd think skiing wouldn't be strenuous - all you have to do, after all, is start at the top and let gravity pull you…

— W. Bruce Cameron

Competitiveness drives my blood. I'm an athlete at heart and I just love the competition. I can't live without it. It's just a rush.

— Sean Garrett

The general public does not really understand what athletes do away from competition time. They know there will be some exertion involved, of course,…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

For most Olympic athletes, their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians, training and competition is…

— Giles Duley

One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible.

— Lance Armstrong

Athletes are moved - human beings are moved - by challenges.

— Marc Gasol

“CrossFit Games athletes are renowned for their ability to suffer, but this event tested everyone’s limits of endurance, stamina, fortitude, and pain tolerance.”

— Ben Bergeron