Athlete Quotes
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I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.
Caster Semenya -
A knowledge of our ability to consciously radiate health, strength, and harmony will bring us into a realization that there is nothing to fear because we are in touch with Infinite Strength. This knowledge can be gained only by making a practical application of this information. We learn by doing-through practice the athlete becomes powerful.
Charles F. Haanel
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But as much as I am personally proud for winning five championships, I'm equally proud just being part of a women's division that has gotten so much better with all these great athletes here.
Trish Stratus -
Ask the proficient athlete, artist, businessperson, or homemaker what creates excellence and they'll all agree: a commitment to long-term goals - and with a community of mentors and fellow "disciples."
Michael Horton -
Being the heavy favorite is not always a good thing because of the amount of pressure on an athlete.
Mirai Nagasu -
When you think about mixed martial arts, you have to think about the entire scope of the athlete.
Scott Coker -
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 -
Being vegan doesn't make you a stronger, better athlete. But it allows you to make yourself a stronger, better athlete.
Brendan Brazier
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I'm a high-performance athlete: I'm running, I'm sprinting, I'm sliding, I'm doing pretty much everything and the last thing I want to worry about is my chest. I want to just worry about playing the sport at the highest level that I can.
Serena Williams -
If you want to be an athlete, there's no way around it: You have to go to the gym. You can't Google your way to it.
Michael Horton -
It was tough. That may happen at the Trials. You are so in the zone when you are in there it's tough running halfway down the track and having to come back. If it's in the rules then an athlete should be able to run under protest. Aries is not a guy that is know for false starts. Now I need to go and get ready for the Trials.
David Oliver -
I think any athlete will tell you that season-ending losses stay with you for a long time. If you are one of the main reasons for a season-ending loss, it sticks with you longer.
Chipper Jones -
I don't know if anything can really prepare you for 'Survivor,' but since I grew up as an athlete, the physical aspect came to me more easily.
Ethan Zohn -
So many people get caught up in being a pro athlete and think they are better. I don't feel like I've ever changed or acted any differently because of the situation I'm in or that status I have.
Carson Palmer
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Now, I talk to athletes who answer questions with a 'yeah'. I realize I used to do that. Or they answer very quickly and you stand there trying to come up with another question to ask. I've seen both sides and it's been very educational.
Evelyn Ashford -
As inherently franchise-altering as drafts are, as monumental as they can be in the sport's history, you still can't get past the fact that this is several hours of people wearing suits and reading names off a sheet of paper. The athletes' clothes are entertaining - though not as much as they once were - and there's a warmth you get from watching young men and their families have their dreams come true. But it's still just a televised committee meeting.
Will Leitch -
There is an entire culture out there built around siphoning money from an athlete, and the young men and women who come through just feed the machine.
Ray Allen -
Many, many times, the kids with the less talent become the better athletes because they're more dedicated to achieving their full potential.
Red Auerbach -
I can look back at it now as definitely like an initiation into adulthood. Almost overnight in the NFL, I was put on a pedestal and I was supposed to be this icon or this image of what a professional athlete was supposed to be. I felt like I just got stuck trying to be someone else and I forgot who I actually was.
Ricky Williams -
We understand that athletes aren't necessarily role models, but we at least expect them to abide by the basic laws of the state.
Tim Pawlenty
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The Athens Olympics will be meaningful even though I cannot participate as an athlete, since I can participate in the flame relay all over the world.
Cathy Freeman -
I'm an athlete; I've got an ego when stunt doubles have to come in. Not an ego like that, but when it comes to physical stuff, if I didn't have to have a stunt double, I would always probably do it myself unless the producers were jumping in and stopping me.
Michael B. Jordan -
I would never let myself believe that. I'm a strong athlete and I definitely believe I'm getting stronger.
Sasha Cohen -
With the responsibility of being a professional athlete, I believe that it is on us to go out there and help people.
Torrey Smith