Quotes about athlete
athlete finals shots
I am in control. What athlete you know doesn't call the shots? I have the final say. Vince Young
athlete thinking cinema
Everyone who makes films has to be an athlete to a certain degree because cinema does not come from abstract academic thinking; it comes from your knees and thighs. Werner Herzog
athlete hockey nhl
When I broke into professional hockey at 17 I was told that I was too small and too slow and I wouldn't make the NHL. Now it's kind of flip-flopped and the sense is I can't be a good coach because I was a great athlete. Wayne Gretzky
athlete done want
I want to find that defining moment that you're satisfied and you've done what you want to do in your life. Tyson Gay
athlete men want
Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with the male potential. Twyla Tharp
athlete hands play
Everybody dismissed athletes as being purely physical, but when you retire, you go from such an intense brain time - study of defense, audibles, hand signals, plays, adjustments - to a level of mental inactivity that's hard to comprehend. It's a big reason why I stay so active. Creating, evolving. Thomas Jones
athlete expected
Good is not good when better is expected. Vin Scully
athlete men play
It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is. Vijay Singh
athlete past normal
I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal. Victor Cruz
athlete competition looks
You've got to look for tough competition. You've got to want to beat the best. Grete Waitz
athlete mma guy
I'm a shy guy... I don't enjoy being bothered but I never say no to a fan. I say yes to everybody... even though sometimes you have some days where you don't feel like it, but it's your duty as athlete to do it. Because the fans that pay it's going to make you live, so you have to do it. So I force myself to do it all the time. Georges St-Pierre
athlete thinking proud
I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete. Jessica Ennis
athlete winning thinking
One minute you're a developing athlete trying to get to the top, then the next minute you do well and win a medal somewhere, and then it's all foisted on you. You never know when it's going to happen. You don't think about the media side of things when you're a young athlete trying to do well.
athlete home thinking
I think there's going to be pressure on all the British athletes. It's a home Olympics at the end of the day. I like adrenaline, that's something I feed off. I'm just going to go out there and do my best.
athlete years singing
The beauty of all these years of singing the anthem is that I got a chance to meet athletes that I love, and there was a mutual respect. Jeffrey Osborne
athlete school covered-up
Athletes often start life at the opposite end of the wealth and prestige spectrum, but as soon as they exhibit an unusual talent for swinging a bat or sinking a free-throw they may find that the rules have been suspended for them. They are waved through school and into the pros, and incidents of bad behavior are overlooked or covered up. Jeffrey Kluger
athlete world fields
I'm a Mormon. I don't do a lot of the off-the-field activities that athletes are known to do. And I guess I've created a world that is unlike the typical world of a professional athlete. Jeff Kent
athlete achievement honor
An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honor that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics. Jeff Fenech
athlete class training
Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
athlete moments bits
The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty. Gareth Gates
athlete self-worth self-respect
It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete. Jim Courier
athlete kids goal
I love it. I love the challenge of it, working with kids every day, setting goals for myself and the program. I feel it was what I was meant to do. You remember your own experiences, and you want to do it for someone else. Jennifer Rizzotti
athlete media people
Anybody who is a professional athlete who has a social media account on any of the networks, when they sign up for that account, they subject themselves to all of the criticisms and all of the praises that may or may not be out there. So you can't get on social media and complain about the people because that's what you know you're dealing with. You have to hear it. You don't have to respond. Me personally, I don't respond to the negativity. It's gonna be there. I read it. It keeps me grounded. George Wilson
athlete school healthy
Whether you're a veteran like me or a high school athlete, the most important thing you can do is keep your body healthy. Jason Terry
athlete want able
I really want to be able to keep going and I realize that in some aspects I've got to treat myself like an athlete. Jason Mraz
athlete choices soul
I'm not advocating the strenuous life for everyone or trying to say it's the choice form of life. Anyone who's had the luck or misfortune to be an athlete has to keep his body in shape. The body and mind are closely coordinated. Fattening of the body can lead to fattening of the mind. I would be tempted to say that it can lead to fattening of the soul, but I don't know anything about the soul. Ernest Hemingway
athlete my-family week
I've always been more of the athlete in my family, but Bella [Hadid] is just good at - when she needs buckle down for like two weeks and be in [the gym] every day, she's really good at that. Gigi Hadid
athlete opportunity thinking
I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity. Hope Solo
athlete way nerves
Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.
athlete player people
As women professional athletes, you have to have respect for every player and individual. Beyond that, it doesn't matter what your interests are. People can have their own lives.
athlete focus training
Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.
athlete play people
If you're going to play a champion athlete, people expect you to look a certain way, and you also have to have the stamina to be able to continue to perform. Holt McCallany
athlete white leader
A White House dinner is the American family assembled, from labor leaders to billionaires, actors, architects, academicians and athletes. Hugh Sidey