Ball player Quote by Mike Dodd

Leaving golf aside for the moment, I'd choose Roger Federer as a sporting role model, Muhammad Ali for a sporting and non-sporting role model…

— Rory McIlroy

All athletes, without fail, are potentially great and good. A great athlete is a little man tirelessly inspired.

— Sri Chinmoy

I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model... I…

— Dani Alves

Behind every great athlete is a masterful coach that inspires the athlete to evolve into the strongest performer they can become.

— Cathy Engelbert

“The vast majority of sportsmen are left with little choice as regards how to play, serfs to their talent, but the very best are…

— Daniel Harris

The ultimate sports figure. The ultimate competitor. Great person. I consider him my friend. I wouldn't be that good if I was Michael Jordan.

— Toni Kukoc

There are three sportsmen: Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and Lionel Messi. They perform with excellence, like most of us could never dream of.

— Carlos Tevez

The person most qualified to tell the tale of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the man himself, as gifted an intellect as he is an athlete.

— Rumaan Alam

Sports not only build better athletes but also better people.

— Julie Foudy

Athletes who are able to stay completely focused in pursuit of their dreams are the ones that are most likely to become champions.

— Steve Backley

I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes

— Richard Krajicek

What the great players in history of sport have in common is they can take the understanding of the entertainment side and fit it…

— Rick Carlisle