Athlete Quotes


First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete. Bo Jackson Athlete 126
I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago. James Caan Athlete 86
He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete. Pat Cash Athlete 82
Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins. Major Taylor Athlete 81
I think the people who have really followed my career from the time I was seven years old can see my steady progress and see the type of person and athlete I am. Marion Jones Athlete 81
I want to know about what makes an athlete tick. Lisa Guerrero Athlete 79
I think I was a pretty selfish athlete. Melanie Roach Athlete 76
I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for. Eric Shanteau Athlete 71
In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student. James S. Coleman Athlete 68
I was fully immersed in the now as an athlete. Kyle Shewfelt Athlete 62
I always tried to hide the fact that I was an athlete. I just wanted to be normal. Lindsay Davenport Athlete 60
But I like to think an athlete is an athlete. Oscar Robertson Athlete 57
Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete. Michael Diamond Athlete 56
Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication. Michael Diamond Athlete 51
In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever. Marion Jones Athlete 50
The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete. Pierre de Coubertin Athlete 50
I was a professional athlete, the best baseball player in the world at one point. Jose Canseco Athlete 45
He has a method that likens the musician to an athlete, so I do physical exercises designed to keep a musician in shape in order to perform the function, which is to play music. Herb Alpert Athlete 42
Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it may erect pain barriers that the spiritual athlete must crash through. Germaine Greer Athlete 41
It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication. Herb Elliott Athlete 37
Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete. Edwin Moses Athlete 36
Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil. Leigh Steinberg Athlete 32
Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes. Ato Boldon Athlete 32
My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated. Bill Rodgers Athlete 29
And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever. Jim Otto Athlete 26
I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large. Edwin Moses Athlete 26
I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with the inspiration received from a champion which go a long way to making a champion. Major Taylor Athlete 24

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