Quotes about athlete
athlete thinking might
I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am not. Damon Hill
athlete challenges
I have always liked a challenge.
athlete perspective important
If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.
athlete careers way
If I am treated fairly, I like to do things in a fair manner. That is the way I have been all my career. I haven't tried to do things in an underhanded way.
athlete might way
If I am pushed I will push back, that is the way I am. I am very British. We don't like to be pushed around. When the chips are down we might have to step into grey areas.
athlete years race
It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.
athlete people ask-me
People ask me to describe myself, but it's a very personal thing. You don't feel comfortable.
athlete winning race
Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying.
athlete safety problem
The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen.
athlete years careers
Last year was a lifetime, a whole career in one season. We went from being the dregs to winners.
athlete winning want
You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.
athlete thinking world
I like to think of the world's greatest athlete coming up to bat against me - Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, I don't care who it is - and I'm looking at him thinking, you have no chance. David Cone
athlete player pitcher
You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes. Curt Schilling
athlete geek
I am much more of a geek than I am an athlete.
athlete people feelings
People tend to like an athlete's performance, but if you don't get a feeling for the individual, you're not very emotive about them. Daley Thompson
athlete careers people
Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.
athlete long people
The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.
athlete games firsts
I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.
athlete work-out shapes
There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s. Dolph Lundgren
athlete levels competing
When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete. Dick Fosbury
athlete white feet
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. Dick Gregory
athlete class firsts
We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn't it either. I'm going to be an American Citizen. First class.
athlete kids important
Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible. Deion Sanders
athlete sweat champion
Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion. Chuck Norris
athlete trying screw-ups
I'm not a yeller. My theory is that no one goes out there trying to screw up.
athlete kids fighting
Most of the time, I'm fighting guys who are 22 years old, former college wrestlers, athletes, kids who are in much better shape than me. Often people who are much bigger and wider than me. It can be dispiriting at first. Anthony Bourdain
athlete thinking people
By being an elite athlete a lot of people think that you can go away or go places and get away with things. I'm more of the laid-back person. I don't have to go and skip the line. I don't have a problem waiting. Andre Johnson
athlete thinking oxygen
I think that people ran out of oxygen and don't really know what happened up there, maybe some of them just made things up because they weren't sure what had happened. Anatoli Boukreev
athlete chiropractic-care tvs
I depended on chiropractic care when I was an athlete. I depend on it now as a busy film and TV actor. Chuck Connors
athlete gymnastics thinking
I just stay focused, and I always think about gymnastics. I am just doing what I always do... working really hard and pushing myself to the maximum and keeping myself motivated. Aly Raisman
athlete insecure thinking
I think imperfection is beauty. Instead of being insecure about my muscles, I've learned to love them. I don't even think of it as a flaw anymore because it's made me into the athlete that I am.
athlete sacrifice determined
I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice. Allyson Felix
athlete play voice
I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play. Angela Ruggiero