Athlete Quotes
- Page 2Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward.
Kyle Shewfelt
People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.
David Rudisha
I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan.
Dick Schaap
The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers.
Al Pacino
The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.
Vera Wang
An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons.
Major Taylor
In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions.
Hope Solo
Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.
Yannick Noah
Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you're about to have kids, understands that this is so much bigger than this sport.
Allan Houston
Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.
Will McDonough
People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does bring added pressure but as an athlete the Olympics are the ultimate competition.
Jessica Ennis
I've been a pretty selfish mom and a very unselfish athlete for about three years now and it's time to put my family first. It's probably time to move on.
Melanie Roach
An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring things in.
Carl Lewis
I'm really clear about what my life mission is now. There's no more depression or lethargy, and I feel like I've returned to the athlete I once was. I'm integrating all the parts of me - jock, musician, writer, poet, philosopher - and becoming stronger as a result.
Alanis Morissette
Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!
Oscar Pistorius
People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.
Andy Roddick
To be a top-class athlete, you have to train hard, you have to eat right, you have to get enough rest. I feel the way golf is going nowadays, you have to treat yourself as an athlete.
Rory McIlroy
Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time.
Frank Shorter
In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.
James S. Coleman
It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years.
Nikki Sixx
I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago.
James Caan
I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete.
Linda Evangelista
Jim Thorpe is someone I've always loved. He was an Olympic athlete, you know, and a football player from back in the day. I'd love to play him. And then there's a guy called Iceman who was a top hit man for the mob. I would love to play him. Actually, it's sort of in the works, so I hope it goes through.
Channing Tatum