I think one has to understand that there are stages in life, and that the life of an athlete has its limits. It's short, and then it stops, and sooner or later you have to accept that.
It was so fun, 2006, 2007, 2008. I went into the gym and I felt like I was winning in the gym, which is important for an athlete.
I played soccer. I was really known as an athlete. It was a shock to people that I was doing music. They thought it was really odd.
I do not believe there is any royal road to success as an athlete any more than there is to others in everyday life.
Everything in moderation is what I always try to tell myself. But whether you're an athlete or not, its always important to eat healthy.
I am an athlete first and foremost, and it is vital for my competitiveness, my well being, and for my preparations for events during the European summer that I measure my performance against other athletes.
Don't ever ask a player to do something he doesn't have the ability to do. He'll just question your ability as a coach, not his as an athlete.
I've always wanted to be an athlete, I loved sport and PE in school and always watched the Olympic Games on TV.
As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.
The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment for the rest, benefit for humanity.
I train my entire body to be strong. To be a professional athlete, we need every part to be strong - the core, the legs, arms.
Any top-level athlete, it's always the same. There's always that hint of arrogance there... It's hard to be humble when you're the best.
Definitely if you're an athlete, you're gonna be having all the baseball fame you can have. That's the great thing about baseball and sports. You can measure ability.
When you become an athlete, you live in this bubble. You're in the world, but you're not in the world.
I remember running at school sports day, and I would win everything, but I wasn't a super athlete or a superstar at high school.
All I got to do is keep getting the most out of each one of my days and keep trying to be the best athlete I can become.
I'm not an athlete dater, really. I would get too jealous. They're really gone all the time. Different hotel rooms.
Strength training is an important part of every athlete's training program, but for me it's become almost like a sanctuary.
Shaquille O'Neal was probably my favorite athlete growing up. I loved how dominant and unstoppable he was, but also his charisma off the court. He was someone I gravitated toward.
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.
First of all I'm not a fan of Twitter. Nothing against their program or what they have, but as an athlete I think you need to get off of Twitter.
Think about what caused the injury and how it can be prevented next time; that way, you will become a smarter athlete and less likely to repeat the same mistakes.
If you're a professional athlete, and after the game, you're eating at the same place that somebody in the audience is eating at? You're making a mistake.
Nick Aldis is a great champion. He looks like a professional athlete. He dresses like one. He carries it well.
I was just starting out acting [doing "Airplane"] and wanted to be taken as a professional, not as an athlete doing a cameo.
In high school, I played basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, badminton - two sports every season - and I was named female athlete of the year twice.
When we think good thoughts, we feel good. When we feel good, we make good choices. When we feel good and make good choices, we draw more good experiences into our lives. It really is that simple … and elegant … and true.
We're not in the business of making doorknobs. We're in the business of people. There are things you have to do these days as a coach and as a teacher to deal with the modern athlete.
Even Sachin used to get ducks during his career. There are ups and downs in every athlete's career.
Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it may erect pain barriers that the spiritual athlete must crash through.
When you get off five or six months, and you're not competing as an athlete, you want to get back out on the field.
The life of a boxing athlete is short, so I don't have time to waste or time to take tune-up fights or whatever.
To keep from decaying, to be a winner, the athlete must accept pain - not only accept it, but look for it, live with it, learn not to fear it.
The simplest, most impactful question that you can ask an athlete, or ask anyone, is 'What do you want to accomplish? What's your goal?'
Before being an athlete, I'm a person, a human being, like the ones Open Arms are saving every day.
Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given the opportunity to be themselves.
I want to see Ronda coming back, her finishing her career with a win. Every athlete deserves that.
First and foremost I am an American athlete and I am proud to live in a country that encourages diversity, openness and tolerance.
Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.
I knew that if I was going to be a model, that it was going to be in the body type that I am. As an athlete, as a woman with hips and thighs and curves, that was me.
Holly Holm is a heck of an athlete and a heck of a fighter.
Whether you're working on becoming a more patient parent or you're striving to become an elite athlete, building mental strength will help you reach your goals.
A good community insures itself by trust, by good faith and good will, by mutual help. A good community, in other words, is a good local economy.
A competitive athlete is painful to look at; trying hard to become an animal rather than a man, he will never be as fast as a cheetah or as strong as an ox.
Have you seen any African American athlete that appeals to the urban market actually bring that market to the MMA?
My mindset as an athlete and as a man is to accept what God is asking me to do and to live my life expressing God's word.
I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it.
Just having what's important, to have people around you to support and take care of you. That's the most important thing when you are a professional athlete.
I'm an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.
I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.
Being with the Dap-Kings is like being an athlete.
Growing up, I was often put under a lot of pressure. Being an athlete, I've been dealing with pressure for a long time.
Competitiveness drives my blood. I'm an athlete at heart and I just love the competition. I can't live without it. It's just a rush.
You have to be an athlete. A sense of timing is vital. So is dedication. Being a stuntman calls for qualities usually associated with being a dancer.
I'm so proud of my body. I'm so proud to be an athlete. I wouldn't change anything.
I have decided, and am truly excited to announce, that I will be turning pro. I believe that, in the long run, this is the best way for me continue to develop as an athlete.
I'm 33 years old; I'm getting old. Every year is different, and as an athlete, you've got to be honest with yourself.
As an athlete you have to be coachable. And being coachable is a humbling thing.
I'm training at Alliance because they encourage me, and they motivate me, and they try to build on my uniqueness as a fighter, as an athlete.
In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race.
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