Quotes about athlete
athlete goal ironic
It's really ironic that I won, because that's not the goal that I had in mind when I went out to skate. Sarah Hughes
athlete school hard-work
My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work. Roger Bannister
athlete athletic three
The Athletic Association competed against the University. So there was an event. You cannot break world records unless it is an established event, and you have three timekeepers, and the whole thing is organized.
athlete years people
My family actually lived in the same village for about 400 years. They had great stability until the last century. People lived and intermarried in small villages.
athlete luxury athletic
Athletics is a luxury.
athlete hard-work simple
Life was very simple. My parents had come from the North of England, which is a fairly rugged, bleak, hard-working part of England, and so there was not the expectation of luxury.
athlete thinking feelings
I think that is a universal adolescent feeling, trying to find your place. The adolescent who is perfectly adjusted to his environment, I've yet to meet.
athlete records miles
It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record.
athlete race perfect
I found longer races boring. I found the mile just perfect.
athlete race people
I couldn't disappoint people. I did not want to fail and exhaust myself, because I was the kind of runner who trained so little that I couldn't race again within another 10 days.
athlete simple race
I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race.
athlete school acceptance
My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.
athlete home night
Our house was bombed, and the roof fell in. We were sitting under the stairs of the basement, and we were quite safe, but it brought home the realization. In two nights 400 people were killed in small town.
athlete finals shots
I am in control. What athlete you know doesn't call the shots? I have the final say. Vince Young
athlete pigs levels
Like anybody else, athletes like to pig out on a bit of junk food every now and then, but they also know that they couldn't do that all the time if they wanted to keep their body in peak condition to compete at the highest level. William Katt
athlete play black
Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid. Yannick Noah
athlete golf trying
I just see myself as an athlete and a competitor, someone who just works really hard at trying to get better at golf. Zach Johnson
athlete people want
All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated. Walter Payton
athlete kids role-models
When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is.
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 phones world
If there were camera phones back in the day, the biggest athletes in the world would have had a lot of explaining to do. Kobe Bryant
athlete tough cleats
I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up those cleats. Kevin James
athlete winning hands
Hip-hop and being a pro athlete go hand in hand. When they come together, it's a win, not just for your business brand but also for culture. Kendrick Lamar
athlete second-chance tvs
Being on TV is similar to being an athlete. You get no second chances. Lara Spencer
athlete time-off
For an athlete, there's no time off until it's over. Terry Bradshaw
athlete plates
God gets you to the plate, but once you're there you're on your own. Ted Williams
athlete thinking support-systems
But I think there is a widespread opinion that the support system for athletes should be more firmly established. Shinzo Abe
athlete excellence best-sports
Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. Shaquille O'Neal
athlete player nba
About strip clubs and athletes. The best way I can explain why a lot of players end up there is because it's one of the safest places a high-profile person can spend time in a boring city.
athlete needs ifs
I'm an athlete rep, so I'll be available if they need me for anything Shannon Miller
athlete gymnastics thinking
I think that to be a competitive athlete, you have to be goal-oriented.
athlete gymnastics games
We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.
athlete important being-the-best
Doing your best is more important than being the best.