Athlete Quote by Robert A. Heinlein

When athletes are obsessed with whatever identity niche they've backed themselves into at the expense of showcasing America, everybody suffers. They forget to focus…

— Miranda Devine

We have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators.

— John F. Kennedy

Who is to blame for this most recent of sports disgraces in America? The culture that flings young athletes like Tyson up out of…

— Joyce Carol Oates

Professional sports have built themselves on the celebration of Americana, the ideas and values that best exemplify America.

— Jason Whitlock

Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence.

— Lewis H. Lapham

Sports occupies a central place in our society, and, as such, it is unavoidably cultural in nature and often engaged in societal issues.

— John Skipper

As a professional entertainer in sports, you get a lot of real-world experience in a world that's not very real - which is a…

— Shawn Bradley

I do honestly believe that, in the 21st century, sport is the most significant cultural element in this imperfect world. It calls for serious…

— Frank Deford

I think the American sports culture has the idea that professional athletes need so much, like flying private planes, which obviously we don't, but…

— Christen Press

I've had the misfortune of being overshadowed by other great athletes. I shouldn't say athletes. Sportsmen.

— John Part

I think I've gotten more attention after the Olympics than any other U.S. athlete, and it's really great that people are recognizing who I…

— Johnny Weir

Athletes are American princes and the locker room is their castle. Some of them behave in princely fashion, become legitimate heroes to us all.…

— Anna Quindlen