Athlete Quotes - page 3

It's like an athlete. He has a string of hot years, and then he fades into nothingness. The actor doesn't necessarily fade into nothingness. After his hot years, he fades into a different category. (Ed Asner)
Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape. View quote
Edoardo Ponti
Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete. View quote
Edwin Moses
You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired. View quote
Faye Dunaway
The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I was set for life, and I don't now. As athletes, we are important, celebrities, in demand and rich. Then we are out of the game and we are not important, not celebrities, not in demand and not rich. View quote
Fran Tarkenton
Being in school is the best place to be if you are an athlete because you can structure your own time. View quote
Frank Shorter
The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective. View quote
Frank Shorter
It is not the time spent with the child at their activity that is going to produce the highest level athlete. It is in supporting the child in an organized activity - and Bill alluded to this - so the child can find what they truly like to do and let them go. View quote
Frank Shorter
I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality. View quote
Gabrielle Reece
In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race. View quote
Haile Gebrselassie
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)
As a professional athlete, I believe that I need to explore my opportunities to the maximum, in order to excel and continue to play the best football I can. View quote
Hidetoshi Nakata
My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down. View quote
Hale Irwin
Growing up in Huntington Beach, you were either a traditional sports athlete, a skateboarder, or a surfer. I got my first skateboard when I was five and skated off and on over the years, did a little BMX racing as a kid, and then in my freshman or sophomore year I started getting a little bit more into skateboarding. View quote
Jason Lee
I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete. View quote
Jessica Ennis
It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete. View quote
Jim Courier
And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever. View quote
Jim Otto
Don't live vicariously through your kids or try to shape them into who you wanted to be, like the popular kid or an athlete. Children should be given the opportunity to be themselves. View quote
Joan Cusack
Acting is sort of an extension of childhood. You get to play all of these roles and have so much fun. Playing an athlete would be so cool. Or where you get to shoot guns, ride horses. I wouldn't turn down any of that. View quote
Jon Hamm
You see a hockey player, you'd never know he's a professional athlete. But you put the skates on him, and he becomes a beast. View quote
Junior Seau
I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe. (Keyshawn Johnson)
Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance and you're able to do it under pressure. View quote
Kristi Yamaguchi
I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete. View quote
Kate Voegele
Some of today's athletes do not have that kind of pride. They left school at 16, have never had a job in their life and are getting Lottery funding, earning money as an athlete. View quote
Linford Christie
I want to know about what makes an athlete tick. View quote
Lisa Guerrero