Top 1200 Olympic Athlete Quotes & Sayings - Page 9
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Last updated on November 15, 2024.
I think a great athlete transcends eras.
I was not an athlete, but I was a break-dancer. I was a beatboxer, an entertainer.
Obviously, the skaters in generations before us didn't have the opportunity to win multiple medals at an Olympic Games. We recognize that.
And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.
Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.
I'd like to do some modelling. But I will go on with pentathlon until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
I love playing sports and was an athlete in school.
I have trained so so hard to be where I am at - I train with Olympic athletes and if I'm struggling to get to the top then there is something wrong.
I've always been a pretty good athlete.
It feels so good to be the World Athlete of the Year.
To be an elite athlete is really hard when you're depressed.
People are saying I hold and spoil, but you don't get to win Olympic gold without a bit of power and ability.
An athlete needs to maintain a proper diet.
I've been a Nike athlete since day one.
I'm not like a full athlete. But I'm definitely a boxer.
Growing up, I would never have thought that I'd be a double Olympic champion, with a lovely home and beautiful kids.
I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.
I'm a professional athlete, I'm a businesswoman and I know who I am.
I'm a purist, and I'm more a fighter than an athlete.
Maybe we should hold the next [Olympic] games in Afghanistan and hope the Soviets pull out of that one too.
Stop the nonsense about 'student-athlete.'
The person, the student, the athlete, all are considered equal.
I never expected to win three medals in the Athens Olympic Games. Of course, I would rather have won one gold.
I lost in the amateurs, losing a controversial fight that stopped me going to an Olympic Games - and it's not a nice feeling.
When I went to the starting line of the 1976 Olympic marathon in Montreal, it was with the unsettling conviction that some of my competitors were cheaters.
That's pretty rewarding in itself coming from where I started. Obviously the next goal for me is to make the Olympic team.
Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
There's an adage that a lot of coaches have, that I completely disagree with, is if you make the Olympic team too early you become complacent.
The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. Do you know who lit the flame? Betty White.
You don't have to try to hurt people and be angry to be an athlete.
For softball, we need the Olympics. For young girls dreaming of that Olympic dream, that's where it's at, and that's where it all started in '96 for our sport.
The Athlete defeats fear and conquers himself!
I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself.
As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.
I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice.
I'm lucky because I have an athlete between my legs.
In high school I was that athlete that was pretty good.
I am a beloved athlete all over the world.
As a competitor, as an athlete, you want the ball to come to you.
I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.
It means a lot to be accepted as an athlete as I have and I can be myself.
I'm impassioned about injury prevention as an athlete.
For an athlete, there's no time off until it's over.
Having an Olympic medal validates that you can be a successful freeskier... It's like a credential that sticks with you the rest of your life.
From 15 or 16, I always wanted to be an Olympic champion, but I don't think you ever believe it until it actually happens.
For six years, I kept my five Olympic medals wrapped in a plastic bread bag beneath my bed.
Every athlete learns by theft and mimicry.
An athlete may not know what they're putting in their body.
As a professional athlete, the onus is on you to take responsibility.
Whether at the Olympic Games or during a Davis Cup tie I am extremely proud and honored to represent my country.
I always wanted to be an athlete growing up.
Being an athlete, you try to get protein.
Never played football, but I'm an athlete. I'm a competitor.
No athlete is crowned but in the sweat of his brow.
You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives!
I think I was a pretty selfish athlete.
Being named to the Olympic team has special meaning to it because I feel like I've come full circle.
For an athlete, there's no time off... until it's over.
It's like someone important is missing from a party because you can't imagine an Olympic gymnastics competition without Romania.
I am not competing to be an athlete. I make music.
