Athlete Quote by Steve Nash Download Open image “Professional athletes die twice.” — Steve Nash ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Athlete Professional athlete
We professional athletes are very lucky. Unlike most mortals, we are given the privilege of dying twice - once when we retire and again… — John McNally Copy Share Image
The lifespan of most professional athletes is relatively short, and most have no preparation for doing anything after their career ends, which it could… — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Copy Share Image
For many sportsmen, coming face to face with irrefutable evidence of their mortality is the moment they dread above all others. — Ian Botham Copy Share Image
The families of many athletes - incensed at the sports leagues and hoping to make games safer overall - are increasingly making the brains… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
I see other athletes who reached a dead end in their careers for lack of good education. — Hidilyn Diaz Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
There is a rare exception of mainstream sports that have a fatality rate. That's motor sports and rodeo, ... football, baseball, basketball, hockey, you… — Don Andrews Copy Share Image
All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once. — Raul Lopez Copy Share Image
We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East. — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
“I think it's important that people stand up for what they believe in.” — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
I think it's important that people stand up for what they believe in. It's important that people discuss things. — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's difficult maintaining my friendships, but to me, it's well worth it. — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having the crowd… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
My approach has been that a player with determination and a willingness to work harder than anyone else can accomplish anything. It's a simple… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada. — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
I am a huge believer in giving back and helping out in the community and the world. Think globally, act locally I suppose. I… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is… — Steve Nash Copy Share Image
I don't think coaches should have to wear mic's. It is an invasion of privacy. We are trying to accomplish things, and wearing microphones… — Steve Nash 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
