Athlete Quotes
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You know, I always root for the older athlete. I root for the second album. I root for solo careers after the rock star breaks the band apart.
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The power of fear of failure, with will to win, is an incredible force. I don't think we should be worried about having a fear of failure; I think it's quite natural. If you surveyed any top businessman or any top athlete, I bet if they were truthful, they would all say they've got a fear of losing and a fear of failure.
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I'm a different athlete, I'm a different person.
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An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
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The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You're running out on relays all the time. You're covering second base. On every pitch, you're moving.
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The left's obsession with the high incomes of corporate executives never seems to extend to equally high - or higher - incomes of professional athletes, entertainers, or best-selling authors like Danielle Steel.
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A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.
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You guys are just jealous because i'm a natural athlete and you can't cross the street without falling on your face." -(Bird) Doug
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You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.
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When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought process, which should be about how much responsibilities you carry as an athlete and a citizen.
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To me, when people say, 'Oh, you're a freak athlete,' it's bittersweet. It's a huge compliment to say, 'O.K., you have physical abilities that are kind of above and beyond.' But at the same time, I feel like it diminishes the mental side of the game.
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Knievel seemed braver and more brazen - and more unhinged - than any other athlete-cum-thrill-seeker of his era.
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It probably won't sink in until I've retired from running but I'm a much better athlete than two years ago.
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The premise of 'Descent' may sound pretty straightforward: One summer morning while vacationing with her family in the foothills of the Rockies, a young girl, a high-school athlete in her senior year, goes out for a run in the higher altitudes - and disappears.
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My mum and dad are both sportspeople and know what's it all about. They know it's hard work, but they also know what it takes to become a professional athlete. I don't think - without their help, I wouldn't have got this far.
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As a professional athlete I can tell you I feel every single emotion and not one of them ever helped me in a fist-fight before.
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I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.
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I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.
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Life is awesome as a college athlete, and then it's a total cliff to jump off.
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I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.
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Getting released in 2014 was the best thing that happened to me because I got to regain my focus, regain my pride, and come back as the best-conditioned athlete there is in WWE, which ultimately led me to become the single greatest WWE champion.
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Truthfully, this is how I approach my workout: I want to be the best athlete I can possibly be. If I can out-perform some of the better athletes then I'm happy. When I look at the NFL or the NBA, these guys look how I want to look - it's useable, functional muscle.
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As an athlete in my sport, you always want to go to an Olympics.
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Saudi Arabia's first female athlete will be allowed to compete while wearing a head scarf. The Saudi woman said she was thrilled about the ruling all she needs now is a man to drive her to the Olympics.
