Athlete Quote by Mary Lou Retton Download Open image “Having a home away from the media glare is important to world-class athletes.” — Mary Lou Retton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete Class Glare Home Important Media World World class
Too much of our media, and not just sports media, but media, in general, is one where the people with the voices live in… — Will Cain Copy Share Image
Live television is the hottest medium. My passion for sports debate runs hot enough without a camera transporting it into your living room with… — Skip Bayless Copy Share Image
It's difficult to get away from the media, from social media. It's a big thing in society and in football, in particular. — Jack Butland Copy Share Image
Sports, as a media property, is increasingly valuable because it's something you have to have live. As a result, we're a better touch point… — Gary Bettman Copy Share Image
The one thing that has gotten worse for sports media is access. We hardly get to see, talk to and most of all get… — J. A. Adande Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
For a generation that gets most of its information off a computer screen (be it Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter or what have you), an… — Leigh Steinberg Copy Share Image
The reality for most athletes is that they have to deal with the wrath of the media only after they have performed, not in… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
The purpose of the media is to make us all spectators, to watch. So that's why we have millions of fat children watching the… — Malachy McCourt Copy Share Image
“No sport, watching horror movie with friends in bright room. Try that alone at night without light with mirror above screen!” — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
Most athletes are media shy. They keep to themselves and to their training. I'm not saying it is absolutely necessary for them to come… — Vijender Singh Copy Share Image
I think I want to show fans what it is actually like to be an athlete. Tennis is a part of it, but there… — Gael Monfils Copy Share Image
I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Former Olympians also get paid to make appearances. Many of them won their medals in an era when Olympic success didn't go hand-in-hand with… — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
I love her attitude, but as much as I'd like to bring my medals to a speech or appearance, I never do. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
As much time as you put into it, that's what your achievements are going to be when you come out of it. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Working hard becomes a habit, a serious kind of fun. You get self-satisfaction from pushing your self to the limit, knowing that all the… — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it's awful... I say it was a good… — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Many medal winners dream of competing in a sport other than the one they're famous for. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
More than 10,000 athletes came to Atlanta seeking Olympic medals. Only a few of them will be lucky and skilled enough to claim one. — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can: by making the best choices, by making the… — Mary Lou Retton Copy Share Image
Rather then focusing on the obstacle in your path, focus on the bridge over the obstacle. — Mary Lou Retton 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 didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. — Jason Collins 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
I don't want to say names, but there are certain companies I won't work with because of previous people they've worked with. I don't… — Alex Morgan Copy Share Image
