Athletes Quote by Tim Donaghy

I always had that desire to become a great athlete.

— Lauren Jackson

I didn't have the ability to blow people off the court, so I needed my legs, my preparation and the ability to think on…

— Michael Chang

I was a professional athlete, the best baseball player in the world at one point.

— Jose Canseco

One of my biggest ambitions was to perform well at championships - I knew if I did that I was going to run fast…

— Colin Jackson

I had a fantastic career. I loved being a professional athlete.

— Becky Hammon

I remember running at school sports day, and I would win everything, but I wasn't a super athlete or a superstar at high school.

— Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

I had an opportunity for the Paralympics for track and field.

— Madison Cawthorn

As an Olympic athlete, I was at the top of my sport.

— Eddy Alvarez

Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be…

— Babe Didrikson Zaharias

After winning the U.S. Open, for the first time I felt like I could actually live in that moment a little bit. The main…

— Iga Swiatek

I was fully immersed in the now as an athlete.

— Kyle Shewfelt

I wanted to compete at the highest level again - and that's the NBA.

— Larry Bird