Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Athletes

I never worry about the problem. I worry about the solution.

Sometimes things don't go your way, but you get up and keep going.

The more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable.

The higher the risk, the higher the reward.

You can dramatically affect the expression of your metabolism and your biochemistry by the way you eat and the way you live.

I'm unbelievably ticklish. When I was a little kid, my sisters would hold me down and tickle me until I peed my pants.

It doesn't matter where you come from, what you have or don't have, what you lack, or what you have too much of. But all you need to have is faith in God, an undying passion for what you do and what you choose to do in this life, and a relentless drive and the will to do whatever it takes to be successful in whatever you put your mind to.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.

The more knowledge you get, the more questions you ask. The smarter you get, the more you realize that everything can be possible.

There is a fear of emotion in tennis.

I don't know what I'm going to do tomorrow. I just know for sure I'm going to keep playing basketball.

We win together as a team, and we lose together as a team.

I'd like to say to all my fans out there, thanks for the support. And to all my doubters, thank you very much because you guys have also pushed me.

Don't disrespect me, lie about it, and then come smile in my face and act like nothing's wrong.

The only way you get that fat off is to eat less and exercise more.

If they're not talking about you, you're not doing something; you're not doing anything. So if they're talking about you, you may be doing something right. And when they talk bad about you, you just use it for motivation.

If you want to be the best, you have to do things that other people aren't willing to do.

I don't react and think off emotions - that gets you in a bad situation.

Success is really about expertise.

I do not play football to win the Ballon d'Or. I play football to be happy, because I love it and want to play football.

I am not interested in fighting against 50 wimps like the Klitschkos do.

Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.

Ray Allen's diet was insane. He was trying to break it down to me what he ate and how disciplined he tries to stay. When you're a 21 year-old, you're not used to that. He was doing Paleo and experimenting with all types of things.

The cheaters are going to find way to cheat over and over again.

A liberal will cut off your leg so he can hand you a crutch.

I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color.

I'm better than Jon Jones. I'm better than Sean Combs. I am even better than John Holmes.

I like anywhere with a beach. A beach and warm weather is all I really need.

It's easy to impress me. I don't need a fancy party to be happy. Just good friends, good food, and good laughs. I'm happy. I'm satisfied. I'm content.

You have to be even better as a coach than as a player in dropping what happened, good or bad, and moving on to the next one, because there is always a new matchup to prepare for.

No team works out teamwork.

Sometimes you just have to calm down a little bit and let the system work itself.

In life, you have got to make the best of every situation; you have to keep going.

People say, 'We remember the good times.' Well I remember the bad times.

Unless you have bad times, you can't appreciate the good times.

Time move forward, and time move quick. So you just have to enjoy every second, every moment.

I went in to Reading with the full backing of the chairman, who was great to me, and I got 20 games. Even though it was a three-year project, and I was the guy who knew the club more than anyone, I got the sack after 20 games. Funnily enough, it had just started to pick up, but they lost their patience.

The farther we go down a negative path, which we see every day, the more we yearn for the positive.

I don't seek the limelight. I'm perfectly happy with a quiet life and spending time with my family, but I deserve recognition.

If you like Five Guys burgers, and you're in California, I was one of the people who helped bring it here.

You don't stay undefeated without being a little stubborn.

I've had a long, long road with lots of ups and downs. But that's all behind me now.

Sometimes big boxing matches should take place on the cobbles. That's really where Mikkel Kessler and me ought to have sorted it out.

Follow your dreams. If you have a goal, and you want to achieve it, then work hard and do everything you can to get there, and one day it will come true.

I will never let another man disrespect me. I don't care if we sparring or fighting.

Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing.

Whether you're tall or shorter, or a little bigger, more curves, skinny - you just have to be proud of what you have, and everyone is beautiful.

Enjoy the journey and try to get better every day. And don't lose the passion and the love for what you do.

I don't really dabble into the politics of MMA too much.

Talk is cheap, but when you go out there and prove it - you're the first one to show up for practice, and you're the last to leave - that's how you lead by example.

He slides into second with a stand up double.

USADA tested me, and I came back positive for hard work and beast-like characteristics.

I have a good relationship with the UFC.

There are plenty of skills I've learned from playing video games. It's more interactive than watching TV, because there are problems to solve as you're using your brain.

Kashmir belongs to the Kashmiris. Not to Indians. Not to Pakistanis.

I'm a very positive thinker, and I think that is what helps me the most in difficult moments.

Health has always been my first priority. If it's something that is going to make it worse, or if I'm not cleared by the doctors, then, you know, I won't step on the field.

The first thing I do after I wake up is a morning meditation. It's just as I awake and before I open my eyes. It's where I'm feeding my gratitude and the love in my heart and opening my heart. A good morning meditation is key. It lasts about 10 to 15 minutes. Then I get out of bed.

I may be dumb, but I'm not stupid.