Athlete Quotes - Page 4

• Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.

  George Steinbrenner

  Sports, Ruth, Economy

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• I just wanted to be an athlete.

  Merlin Olsen

  Nfl, Wanted

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• My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe.

  Randy Castillo

  My Favorite, All Time

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• If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as your legs, whether you're an athlete or an actor.

  William Petersen

  Actors, Legs, Knees

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• My biggest weakness as a endurance athlete has been in not drinking enough water after training, thereby racing sometimes while dehydrated.

  Bill Rodgers

  Motivational, Drinking, Water

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• The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.

  Alberto Juantorena

  Competition, Important, Able

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• I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

  Edwin Moses

  Mean, Tall

  Interview with Paul Schienberg, psychedonline.com. July 1, 2002.

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• In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.

  James S. Coleman

  Stars, School, Boys

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• I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

  Brian McKnight

  Thinking, Nerd, Musician

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• People were actually approaching me on the street and thinking that I was an athlete. They couldn't quite place it, but a runner, or swimmer or something.

  Kristanna Loken

  Thinking, People, Swimmer

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• A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Teacher, Attitude, Heart

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• Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.

  Yannick Noah

  Sports, Play, Black

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• The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.

  John Madden

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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• Your biggest opponent isn't the other guy. It's human nature.

  Bobby Knight

  Motivational, Basketball, Sports

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• Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

  Mary Lou Retton

  Motivational, Inspiring, Graduation

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  A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.73, Pan Macmillan

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• A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.

  Mickey Mantle

  Teamwork, Sports, Baseball

  Mickey Mantle (1964). “The Quality of Courage”, p.90, U of Nebraska Press

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  I never left the field saying I could have done more to get ready and that gives me peace of mind.

  Peyton Manning

  Motivational, Inspiring, Sports

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• When I step onto the court, I don't have to think about anything. If I have a problem off the court, I find that after I play, my mind is clearer and I can come up with a better solution. It's like therapy. It relaxes me and allows me to solve problems.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

  "The Playboy Interview: Sports Gods". Interview with Mark Vancil, reprints.longform.org. May, 1992.

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• Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

  Satchel Paige

  Funny, Sports, Baseball

  "How to Keep Young," Collier's, 13 June 1953

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• Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

  George S. Patton

  Veterans Day, Courage, Fear

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at-bats a season. That means I played 7 years without ever hitting the ball.

  Mickey Mantle

  Sports, Baseball, Mean

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

  Aristotle

  Freedom, Fear, Words Of Wisdom

  "Florilegium". Book by Joannes Stobaeus, 1536.

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• My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

  Carl Lewis

  Basketball, Sports, Running

  Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside

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• Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil.

  Leigh Steinberg

  Years, Chance, Authority

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