Quotes about athlete
athlete giving desire
What you lack in talent can be made up with desire, hustle, and giving 110 percent all the time. Don Zimmer
athlete track bigs
It's about stepping up on the big stage. The athlete who can do that is goig to do well. Allen Johnson
athlete order levels
An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power. Andrea Bocelli
athlete opera singers
The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.
athlete kids reality
I have kids. Unbeknownst to them, they are quick to snap me back to reality when I start feeling the pressure of being an athlete! It's a breath of fresh air to have two people to focus on; their happiness erases all the pressures I have on myself. Amanda Beard
athletes coaching developing focus girls progress respect trophies
What I focus on is not the ribbons and the trophies but the progress the girls make as athletes and people, developing a respect for the sport and for the other athletes. To me, that's what coaching is all about.
athlete world experts
I'm the world's expert on sterotypes held by academics about athletes and held by athletes about academics. To me, both of them are caricatures. A. Bartlett Giamatti
athlete competition important
The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete. Alberto Juantorena
athlete filling-up years
If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out.
athlete fighting competition
I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner.
athlete personality stuff
I can't tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could have personality conflicts. They could have misunderstandings. Lots of stuff can happen. Alberto Salazar
athlete gave goes money
There shouldn't be budget problems. There is so much money that goes untapped. If every athlete gave 5% of what they earned, there wouldn't be any budget problems. George Foreman
athletes boxing brothers encouraged felt football gloves older roger three tried
I was not athletically inclined. I was very quiet, introverted, non-confrontational. My three older brothers were athletes - basketball, football - but I was kind of a momma's boy. Then one day, my brother Roger encouraged me to go to the boxing gym with him. I tried the gloves on, and it just felt so natural. Sugar Ray Leonard
athlete order results success whatever whether
I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever kind of results you're after, you have to make goals. Whether you write them down or tell someone about them, it's important to set goals for yourself in order to achieve any kind of success. Abby Wambach
athlete life training truth youngest
The truth is, I've been on a team my whole life. I'm the youngest of 7, so I've been training to be an athlete my whole life.
athlete beauty carry destroying heart instead interest kid lives money
When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought process, which should be about how much responsibilities you carry as an athlete and a citizen. Alexis Arguello
athletes credit defended defense giving good half hard job second taking time tough trying
We do a good job of taking what the defense is giving us. In the second half we defended better, but we still had a tough time rebounding the ball, but that's a credit to Belleville East. They have good athletes and they were trying hard to win.
athletes best choose definitely events kids proud runners schools wore
We definitely had some of the best runners at the meet. But we wore our kids out because they participated in so many events and the other schools had more athletes to choose from. I am proud of how all of them did in the meet.
athletes elite five suffer
we demonstrated that one in five elite athletes suffer from exercise-induced asthma.
athlete british enhance involved naturally performance
We are naturally disappointed when any British athlete admits to being involved in doping to enhance his performance.
athlete kind artistic
With any kind of artistic thing, it's a muscle, like any athlete, and the moment you're not doing it, you lose all confidence. That's why I'm terrible with down time. Daniel Radcliffe
athlete golf player
The golfer has more enemies than any other athlete. He has fourteen clubs in his bag, all of them different; 18 holoes to play, all of them different, every week; and all around him is sand, trees, grass, water, wind and 143 other players. In addition, the game is 50 percent mental, so his biggest enemy is himself. Dan Jenkins
athlete allowing carried-away
I am not allowing myself to get carried away. Damon Hill
athlete years long
I am surprised people took so long to pick up on the fact that my contract expires at the end of this year. Eddie has to decide who he wants to drive, so there is no secret anywhere. I am not concerned. It does not sit with my objectives to be competitive.
athlete way forget
I am very much aware that if I am getting good press at the moment I could just as easily be getting bad press. I cannot have the good and forget the bad. You have to accept it both ways.
athlete people trying
I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself.
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.
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.