Quotes of: Athletes Keyword

Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.

Dean Karnazes

Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.

Don Kardong

I was a terrible athlete and a pretty bad student. I couldn't focus. My imagination was always racing.

Lisi Harrison

The time given to athletic contests and the injuries incurred on the playing field are part of the price which the English-speaking race has paid for being world conquerors.

Henry Cabot Lodge

I'm very involved in Shred, constantly checking in on something. It takes a lot of time. But it has let me leverage who I am as an athlete into a product.

Ted Ligety

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

I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's always one atom away from being a tragedy.

Chris Cleave

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.

Hope Solo

People who aren't perhaps that into sport are going to be following me and wanting to be part of the Olympics. That definitely does bring added pressure but as an athlete the Olympics are the ultimate competition.

Jessica Ennis

As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day.

Michael Jordan

I've dated athletes before but it's too tough because we have the same job, we deal with the same problems and both do a very selfish sport.

Tyson Gay

There's an entire generation of male strength and endurance athletes, even recreational lifters, who have never gotten off the ephedrine-caffeine-aspirin stack. The process of getting off stimulants is really horrible.

Timothy Ferriss

I was a rhythmic and athletic gymnast for a little while. Then, when I quit gymnastics, I fell in love with yoga. So sometimes I think I'd like to open up a yoga studio.

Nina Dobrev

I'm an athletic actor. I'm known for my action; I'm a guy who does my own stunts on screen.

Akshay Kumar

Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.

Arthur Lydiard

As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.

Angela Ruggiero

I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Growing up, I wasn't an athlete or anything like that. The only place I felt like I belonged was in the theater.

Bobby Cannavale

I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation.

Bob Costas

As a candidate, Obama disdained the game of politics, a self-conscious contrast to all the tireless political athletes named Clinton.

Nancy Gibbs

I think nowadays it's so easy as an athlete to become a statistic whether or not you lose everything or having trouble or whatever it may be.

Venus Williams