Athlete Quote by Paavo Nurmi Download Open image “The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty.” — Paavo Nurmi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete Devotion Inspirational Religion Specialty Sports
“The finest of athletes have, along with skill, a few more essential qualities: to conduct their life with dignity, with integrity, with courage and… — Donald Bradman Copy Share Image
So I think an athlete in general, no matter what sport he does, has to bring this work ethic with him. He must be… — Florian Munteanu Copy Share Image
The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on. — Emil Zatopek Copy Share Image
When we understand the privilege of what it means to be an athlete, we are in touch with, and rejoice in, our physical, mental,… — Gloria Averbuch Copy Share Image
For every athlete, it is very important to be able to engage in their favorite thing, give all the best in training, performing in… — Fedor Emelianenko Copy Share Image
An athlete must have a sound and trained body, and only after, indulge in sport he prefers. — Albert Azaryan Copy Share Image
“you are not an athlete because of what you can do, but because of who you are: a team player, someone who never quits,… — Rosemary Rawlins Copy Share Image
I'm not sure that an athlete is prepared to be a role model. He has a lot of attention paid to him that he… — Bobby Knight Copy Share Image
“He has the body of a professional athlete, chiseled to perfection in all the right places.” — Collette West Copy Share Image
When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I believe to… — Donald Bradman Copy Share Image
As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but… — Katarina Witt Copy Share Image
If you want to tell something to an athlete, say it quickly and give no alternatives. This is a game of winning and losing.… — Paavo Nurmi Copy Share Image
Mind is everything. Muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind. — Paavo Nurmi 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
