Quotes about athlete
athlete establishment coaches
I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works. Linford Christie
athlete guy coaches
I coach a few guys and they work very, very hard, but in our day we did it because we just loved it.
athlete thinking talent
I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.
athlete trying alternatives
If you criticise something then you have to have an alternative, but we do have to try and improve things.
athlete things-to-do feels
I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012.
athlete pride thinking
I think it's great that they are getting funding, but it's just too easy. They don't have to work for it. We did it because we had pride, because we loved it.
athlete successful thinking
I think the athletes respond well to me because I have been successful.
athlete track coaching
Obviously I was disappointed when it fell into disuse, because it was my own track named after me, but I am sure all those youngsters we lost will be coming back, and I certainly intend to be down here as much as I can, coaching and advising.
athlete knows
I know what it takes to get to the top.
athlete exercise vegetables
Adopting a new healthier lifestyle can involve changing diet to include more fresh fruit and vegetables as well as increasing levels of exercise.
athlete thinking winning
When you're young, you develop ways to win, and you think they will always work, but then you get to the top, competing against the other top athletes, and sometimes things don't work. Lindsey Vonn
athlete woods tigers
Tiger Woods makes me a better athlete.
athlete school kids
I always believed I was an ugly duckling in a family of swans, you know? I was such a black sheep, and it was the same way in high school... I was just kind of that awkward theater kid with a bunch of athletes... it was very Glee. Lindsay Pearce
athlete opportunity careers
Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not going to have them again.
athlete people records
Records are the only thing that remain of an athlete, the only thing that people will remember. If I want to ensure that people don't forget me, I can only stop once I've set the bar as high as possible for anyone coming after me.
athlete facts normal
I always tried to hide the fact that I was an athlete. I just wanted to be normal. Lindsay Davenport
athlete desire great-athlete
I always had that desire to become a great athlete. Lauren Jackson
athlete race wish
You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day. Paula Radcliffe
athlete thinking careers
In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.
athlete want pressure
For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.
athlete player thinking
If you ever want to be a decent player, you have to be able to use both feet without stopping to think about it. Pele
athlete mystery obsession
We amateur athletes are peculiarly devoted to our fitness, and our obsessions can sometimes be a burden to our loved ones and a mystery to everyone else. Peter Sagal
athlete school practice
But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was. Piper Perabo
athlete men savages
He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, to effeminate. The ideal citizen is the scholar athlete, the man of thought and the man of action. Plato
athlete winning lessons
It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either. Lynn Davies
athlete skills knowing
It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniques that you've been taught.
athlete coaches following
It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly.
athlete boards process
You've got to be actively involved in the process yourself and you've got to listen carefully to what the coach is saying, take that on board yourself and implement what the coach is saying.
athlete skills way
If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.
athlete office battle
Thy money, thy office, thy reputation are nothing; put away these phantom clothings, and stand like an athlete stripped for the battle. John Lancaster Spalding
athlete
Im not an Athlete, Im a ballplayer John Kruk
athlete later-in-life missing
That's something a lot of athletes miss - a lot of them walk away too soon. They don't get everything out of their system. They have a lot of what-ifs when they're sitting around later in life. I don't have that. I got all that out of my system. I pushed it to the brink, I loved it, and when I walked away, I'd had enough. Jimmy Connors
athlete training limits
Training of female athletes is so new that the limits of female possibility are still unknown. Katherine Dunn