Quotes of: Professional-athlete Keyword

The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings can do in the highest level is amazing.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.

Bill Walton

There's nothing wrong with athletics, but they shouldn't get in the way of your schoolwork.

The Austere Academy

I could be a trophy hubby. I have the body of an elite athlete…that of a pro bowler.

Xazaqazax

I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself.

Steve Carlton

It's physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years.

Nikki Sixx

I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.

Oscar Pistorius

For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of.

Paula Radcliffe

We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen.

Shannon Miller

OK, I'll put it like this: I doubt if we will see another All-American basketball athlete who is a Rhodes Scholar.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe.

Keyshawn Johnson

I always tried to hide the fact that I was an athlete. I just wanted to be normal.

Lindsay Davenport

The whole Miami Heat team is my least my favorite athlete. Why? Because they keep beating my Pacers.

Mike Epps

Among the world elite there are a handful of athletes who are physically capable of winning it.

Maurice Greene

As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.

Landon Donovan

As an athlete, I understood the value of my health insurance. I knew that in my profession, injuries were common and could happen at any time.

Magic Johnson

I was very, very large as a kid and never athletic, and my home life was a little upside down and I never felt comfortable.

Brad Garrett

An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.

Emil Zatopek

Unfortunately, I think there's not enough education about hydration. When I was young, we knew nothing about it. We all know that there's cases of athletes having serious issues because of dehydration and even dying.

Landon Donovan

There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.

Dolph Lundgren

When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a great athlete.

Herschel Walker