Athletes Quote by Mary Lou Retton Download Open image “Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support.” — Mary Lou Retton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athletes Atlanta Competing Corporate Here Many Support Were
All sports should get support from the government and corporate bodies. — Saina Nehwal Copy Share Image
I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money, give it up. It's a business. I have trouble… — Reggie Jackson Copy Share Image
I think when you have big-time businesses around that want to be part of the sports community and the athletic community it's a huge… — Travis Kelce Copy Share Image
The bottom line is that these athletes tend to be safer investments because they really value their marketing opportunities. They don't make as much… — Dick Butkus Copy Share Image
Even if you do all the right things, it may not ensure that the sponsors line up to support your sport. — Abhinav Bindra Copy Share Image
We do not have big corporations or shareholders behind us. That forces us to be imaginative, innovative, brave and be a step ahead in… — Joan Laporta Copy Share Image
If any athlete is doing well, then it's the responsibility of the government to support the athlete. — Dutee Chand Copy Share Image
Philosophically, I don't believe in public funding for private sports. — Betsy Hodges Copy Share Image
I personally believe that professional athletes should give back to their communities in any way possible. We are in a position to make a… — Carson Palmer Copy Share Image
There's very few of us who are able to be successful, which is why so many guys out of college can't continue the sport.… — Jonathan Horton Copy Share Image
Newsflash: Americans don't want to watch athletes who hate America representing America. — Miranda Devine 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
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
Whether it's basketball, football, baseball, you like meeting other athletes to see how their jobs work, and everything like that. — Johnny Gaudreau Copy Share Image
I'd just like to see athletes awake. And aware. There's so much going on and so much to know... We stay in our little… — Hannah Teter Copy Share Image
It's important for closet gay athletes everywhere, not just at the professional level, but more importantly athletes at the younger level in high school… — Scott Fujita Copy Share Image
Theres that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously. — Lisa Guerrero Copy Share Image
I think athletes in general, your days are numbered. Any time you can kind of learn and grow from an entrepreneurship standpoint and ownership… — Mark Ingram II Copy Share Image
Athletes can not look the same and be great in their individual sport. The example I like to use is Gabby Douglas. She could… — Michelle Carter Copy Share Image
“Athletes, we were supposed to just be there, and in class I made it a point that I was prepared for every exam, that… — Lenny Wilkens Copy Share Image
My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled. — Bill Rodgers Copy Share Image
I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.' — Haile Gebrselassie Copy Share Image
The most important thing to me is to inspire all these athletes in the next generation. — Tobin Heath Copy Share Image