Athlete Quotes
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I consider myself a really good racquetball player. I'm sure that I would get waxed by some actually good racquetball players, but I consider myself a pretty versatile athlete.
Jake Arrieta
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I can only tell you that I am a clean athlete and an honest person.
Lizzie Armitstead
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If a female is good-looking, it totally decreases her credibility. Now she's not a good athlete - she's only good in these track meets because she's good-looking.
Lolo Jones
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The really great athletes make their news on the field, not off the field.
Jimmy Haslam
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Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take your pulse.
Lynn Swann
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But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was.
Piper Perabo
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It feels so good to be the World Athlete of the Year.
Genzebe Dibaba
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Treat yourself like a fat person with aches and pains and a suitcase full of excuses, and good luck-you'll stay exactly where you are. Train like an athlete and, though you may not look like one now, you will become one.
Chalene Johnson
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I guess I compete in everything I do, but it's always good to get out and be active and find an outlet for all of that pent-up aggression you had as an athlete.
Chris Borland
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Any professional athlete who gets on TV or radio and says he never played with a gay guy is a stone-freakin' idiot.
Charles Barkley
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Every young person is going to be inspired to be a maker from now on. It's like how everyone used to want to be a musician, an actor, an athlete -- but a maker is what people are going to want to be.
will.i.am
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I'm a jock and I'm an athlete, and that's what I love to do.
Marion Jones
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A serious athlete to me is one who is committed to excellence at any level, at any age, in any endeavor and in either sex. This commitment begins with a dream and a sense of talent and skill and determination to make that dream come true.
Carol Mann
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The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.
Andrea Bocelli
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My father was a really good athlete, so his pop-ups really were sky high. Eventually I learned how to judge them properly and catch them well. It was great training for when I started to play on teams, which I did all through school.
Artie Lange
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The ESPYS are about appreciating moments in sports and not looking down on it because it's maybe not your favorite athlete or your favorite team.
John Cena
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An athlete must have a sound and trained body, and only after, indulge in sport he prefers.
Albert Azaryan
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I try not to be a typical athlete.
Tyronn Lue
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The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish.
Adrian Rogers
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I think people now - you know, a lot of athletes have come out and said, I would definitely accept, you know, a gay male athlete in the locker room and on my team.
Megan Rapinoe
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The more time I was spending with the British team, the more of a laugh I was having with them. It's clean, their way of cycling; it's more about what you can produce as an athlete.
Bradley Wiggins
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An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power.
Andrea Bocelli
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I have no physical genius about me. I cant dribble a ball and run at the same time, I cant do lay-ups - Im not an athlete. But my experience as a kid was, I was made fun of so much that what I did then, is, I wouldnt participate. And I think I cheated myself out of a lot of fun.
Rich Mullins
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One of the most important qualities for any young athlete is the ability to believe in oneself. If you have confidence in yourself, in your teammates and your coach, you will succeed.
Chuck Knox