Top 1200 Olympic Athlete Quotes & Sayings - Page 18
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Last updated on November 15, 2024.
Being an athlete is a state of mind which is not bound by age, performance or place in the running pack.
I know that if I'm going to take myself to where I want to go as an athlete and a person, I have to look at all my training options.
Kobe's an incredibly talented athlete, and there are many more like him among today's players.
The conditioning and the lifestyle changes you have to make to remain a healthy athlete are what molded me into what I am today.
I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.
Olympic Style lifting compliments sprint training perfectly. It does this by making sure everything in the body is 'fully connected.' This is based on the principle that all movements have a kinetic chain.
I'm excited to work with SCARPA because it's opened up a whole new playground to me as an athlete.
I think you always strive to get better as an athlete. That's the difference between good and great, in my opinion.
After any game you're going to get the love, the hate: That's just what comes with being a professional athlete.
Gina Carano is a great athlete, and I'd be happy if she returns to MMA - doesn't matter if it's against Ronda.
The holidays are important, but the path I've chosen doesn't take that into consideration. I do what I can to enjoy them, but it's one of the sacrifices of being an athlete.
I'm an athlete. Anything that involves running or jumping I've always been excited about, so basketball was exciting.
I guess every athlete has in the back of his mind being good at a sport and making it big.
I was really active athletically, definitely. I was a hurdler, a sprinter. I played basketball for years. I was a serious athlete.
Not winning a title gives fuel to sportswriters and talking heads who question an athlete's true value.
Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.
It probably won't sink in until I've retired from running but I'm a much better athlete than two years ago.
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.
I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.
Track and field is definitely a science and each year as an athlete you try to develop and become stronger.
A medal in Tokyo Olympics is my target, it's the ultimate for an athlete. I am still young and my best is yet to come.
Being a minority athlete in this sport, it's been wrought with challenges, but I wouldn't consider myself a trail blazer.
I was an all-sport athlete growing up. My dad, I think, hoped I would go to college on a scholarship.
I just wanted to give myself a chance to be an athlete because I really loved the game of basketball.
Obviously, that's the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths.
I had some friends who were great skiers who I would hang out with, like Jonny Moseley, the Olympic moguls champion, who tried to date my sister once.
As a football player, as an athlete, as a competitor, that dream of playing the Super Bowl... I was never going to lose that.
In the achievement of greater performances, of beating formidable rivals, the athlete defeats fear and conquers himself.
I would not change my career to be a pro athlete. A team could trade me and my band cannot!
What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint.
Being a dancer or athlete of any type teaches you the fundamentals of discipline... and the ability to know you can grow.
The things that I rely on, USADA doesn't have a problem with them. I'm gonna continue to be the same athlete that I've always been.
Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
There is no greatness without passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.
If a person, an athlete is not versed in something, their first reaction when there is a bad situation is not a good feeling. It's panic.
I'm not your average athlete. I'm good at other things. I'm not just a basketball player. I'm multi-talented.
Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure.
I'm an athlete - my legs were everything. I had no idea what my life would be like without them.
I was shocked after hearing the news of Milkha Singh's death. He was a great athlete... an inspiring personality.
I'm an athlete, so I'm very interested in making the sport as safe as possible - just for my own career longevity.
My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time.
You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good athlete, it doesn't mean you're not a woman.
I am an athlete, and I focus more on the issues that concern me: training, perform, eat, sleep.
I still wanted to see it officially on the scoreboard but, when it was announced 'Denise Lewis is Olympic champion,' it was just like a volcano of elation, relief and satisfaction exploding through my system.
We will apply the experience accumulated in the past four years to the operation of every competition and training venue as well as facilities in the Olympic Village in an intensive and comprehensive way.
As a professional athlete you have to be technical with what you eat. You have to make sure your intakes are on point every day.
I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in between.
You might be an elite-level athlete in the room, but if no one gets to see you display your craft it doesn't matter.
Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.
I think as an athlete, especially in a sport like athletics, we don't wear very much on the track, so you have to look the part.
I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up those cleats.
As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys.
In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.
My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before.
I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.
I watched the Olympics as a kid. It would be fun to try to win a medal. If I could swap Olympic gold for a US PGA Championship? I'd take the Major every time.
It's not every day you are able to sign a top-10 athlete, let alone two in the same week.
I don't rate myself as a fantastic, talented athlete. I just have perseverance. I'm a cart horse. I work hard.
I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete.
I wouldn't take any of my injuries back; I feel like I'm stronger as an athlete because of all those setbacks.
