Back Quote by Rob Gronkowski

For an athlete, there's no time off... until it's over.

— Terry Bradshaw

When you're at the highest point of your career at the highest level in your sport, any moment that you have these setbacks and…

— Ali Krieger

I've been an athlete and competitor my whole life, and there's nothing more that I get off on than competition.

— Nikki Bella

It's important to just kind of get away from your sport until you miss it. It's about taking time to enjoy other aspects of…

— Misty May-Treanor

Competing is something that once I retire from, it's not something I can go back and do.

— Frank Mir

The general public does not really understand what athletes do away from competition time. They know there will be some exertion involved, of course,…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

When you're in sports, you have such a limited time and then, it's all over with, finished.

— Bruno Sammartino

Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not…

— Lindsey Vonn

You just get injured more often. You take time off, you come back, you get injured again and you never get in shape.

— Allen Johnson

When you are an athlete, it's difficult to take time off and say you want to come back without everyone judging you and attacking…

— Johnny Weir

I'm not my sport, and I know I'm not going to run forever.

— Justin Gatlin

But I'll tell you this: When I lose my athleticism, it's time to go.

— Doug Flutie