Athletes Quote by Richard Linklater

Pro athletes, most of their life, they have been told how good they are, and celebrated at every turn, and people think they're the…

— Darren Waller

I think a lot of athletes when they get in their mid and late 30s, they focus more on kids, on family.

— Justin Gatlin

Far too many athletes have been unable to let go of their troubled roots or just have failed to fully understand their new lives…

— Jemele Hill

You look at all the athletes who come out of high school and college into professional sports. And they hit it big, they make…

— Ted DiBiase Sr

For many young people growing up in minority communities, there is a sense that their lives are disposable. As athletes, we have a platform…

— Jason Collins

There are things about some professional athletes that I cannot stand-the pretense, the egos, the pomposity, the greed.

— Ted Simmons

College athletes are workers, period. They are skilled and disciplined young people who deserve so much more than to be treated, in many cases,…

— Jamaal Bowman

The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I was set…

— Fran Tarkenton

Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life…

— Linford Christie

It's common knowledge that professional athletes earn extraordinary incomes. What is less known or understood is how the advent of these riches has seeped…

— Douglas Brunt

Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through lots of…

— Dennis Quaid

My overwhelming concern will always be the well-being of the athletes. In Olympic sport, it is rare for competitors not to devote half their…

— Sebastian Coe