Athlete Quotes
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I was an only child of a father who loved me deeply, but we didn't play catch, even though I was an athlete. We didn't go fishing or hunting or any of the things I wanted to do. Why not? He just didn't do that.
Charlie Rose
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There's a fine line between playing through things and sitting out. I was always on the side of, 'I'm going to play through it.' It's probably good at times, bad at times, but for an athlete to always try to be there and play through things, from a teammate's perspective, it speaks volumes. Now that I look back, mentally it makes you tougher.
Vernon Wells
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My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was okay until I got kicked out, which happened twice.
Victor Cruz
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When you reach a certain level, you live in a bubble when all you think, dream and breathe is becoming the best athlete in the world.
Katarina Witt
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Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.
Yannick Noah
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If you can miss getting up in the morning and running into a wall, I miss playing football. I'll never be a frustrated athlete.
The Boz
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People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them.
Daley Thompson
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As an athlete, you have to become quite selfish with your time and your body and your training.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
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No young kid growing up dreams of someday becoming a businessman. He wants to be a fireman, a sponsored athlete or a forest ranger The Lee Iacoccas, Donald Trumps, and Jack Welchs of the business world are heroes to no one except other businessmen with similar values.
Yvon Chouinard
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Beside the brand-ambassador elements of the modern racing driver, the evolution of the athlete has mandated that as drivers, we are very committed to fitness.
Charlie Kimball
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I grew up an athlete, growing up in Pittsburgh. I played basketball. I played football. I played a little bit of baseball in my earlier years.
Antoine Fuqua
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I'm a huge fan of Conor McGregor, an incredible athlete. What he has done for MMA is phenomenal; he has been a great supporter of me.
Katie Taylor
