Athlete Quotes

I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care so much about doing what you do, there's a little bit of nerves that come with that. But nerves that won't prevent you form performing, nerves that, hopefully, allow you to be that much more motivated and inspired to do well.

It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in supporting the child in an organized activity - and Bill alluded to this - so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go.

I'm continuing to prepare very well because I have my responsibility and my (pride) as a man and an athlete.

An athlete gets paid a lot of money. And someone who is after that, a thief, a mugger or someone who steals from people, they are taking a chance with the law that if they get caught, they are going to jail or face some other problem. In my case, you are going to get shot.

Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.

I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.

You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one.

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.

Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.

When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take off this killer instinct stuff, you can be a great athlete, a great boxer, and love your brother.

I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be.

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.

As an athlete, you choose your sport and are drawn into it but your passion should never be driven by fame and fortune but a desire to create something special that people will always remember.

When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete's feet don't exist, there's something wrong.

To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have. There are times when I physically can't get myself to go for a skill because I'm thinking, 'My knee hurts really bad.'

I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.

You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.

He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music.

I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.

Being at school, being who I am, being an athlete, it was hard to find people like me. There's not many athletes that can be at my level. That was kind of hard finding people who love something so much they want to keep on doing it.

Tony knew me both as an athlete and as a person. He cared for me like a father.

Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.

I am much more of a geek than I am an athlete.

Collin Jackson was a little before my time and he was a really good athlete. I've raced with him, but he's now retired. He's a really good role model and someone that I've learnt a lot from.

I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.