“I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.”
― Abby Wambach
“People don’t think an athlete nowadays can have a team-first mentality and I do.”
― Abby Wambach
“As an athlete, you are literally programmed to endure a specific amount of pain.”
― Abby Wambach
“I’m a born athlete. Weight-lifting is in my blood. I used to do the powerlifting thing. I gained a little weight, but I still got it; I’m mad built.”
― Action Bronson
“I’m an athlete, and I have been interested in sports films.”
― Aishwarya Rajesh
“If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out.”
― Alberto Juantorena
“Music is my sport, and I’m the number-one athlete.”
― Alexa Chung
“I’m proud of my body, I’m proud of my sport, I’m proud of being a female athlete.”
― Ali Krieger
“Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you’re about to have kids, understands that this is so much bigger than this sport.”
― Allan Houston
“I’m an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don’t get or ever got the respect from people.”
― Anderson Silva
“I will be a complete man, a complete athlete, with a fight with Roy Jones Jr.”
― Anderson Silva
“I’m a Christian who happens to be an athlete, not the other way around.”
― Andre Ward
“The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete.”
― Andrea Bocelli
“I’m an athlete, but I’m not a runner. I’m 5-foot-8 and stocky – not exactly a runner’s type.”
― Andrew Lawrence
“I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active.”
― Arjun Rampal
“I was always a thin kid; I was an athlete.”
― Artie Lange
“Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes.”
― Ato Boldon
“The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo.”
― Bayard Taylor
“I’m impassioned about injury prevention as an athlete.”
― Becky Sauerbrunn
“A male athlete’s peak, I believe, should be somewhere between 26 and 30.”
― Ben Askren
“I don’t think of myself as an explorer but as an athlete.”
― Ben Saunders
“I’m not the best athlete.”
― Ben Zobrist
“One of the reasons I connect to the Super Bowl is that I approach my shows like an athlete.”
― Beyonce Knowles
“Bam Bam Bigelow was an amazing athlete for his size.”
― Big Show
“Let’s be honest: I’m an athlete, not an entertainer as much.”
― Bill Goldberg
“Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.”
― Bill Russell
“Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.”
― Bill Shoemaker
“The greatest feeling of accomplishment for me is the fact that I was an athlete who was somewhat disabled.”
― Bill Toomey
“The CrossFit program is broad, general and inclusive, and most of all, the movements can be scaled down to any level of athlete. Just watch what I do with it on ‘The Biggest Loser.’”
― Bob Harper
“I was a huge athlete as a kid. I was on every sports team.”
― Bonnie Bassler
“I’m an athlete. I’m not a big golf nerd in that aspect. I’m not big on the history.”
― Brooks Koepka
“Every athlete wants to win an Olympic gold medal, and I’d be lying if I said that’s not what I wanted.”
― Cate Campbell
“Behind every great athlete is a masterful coach that inspires the athlete to evolve into the strongest performer they can become.”
― Cathy Engelbert
“I was a Division I college athlete, and I grew up with five brothers and two sisters. I’ve always been a competitor.”
― Cathy Engelbert
“Beside the brand-ambassador elements of the modern racing driver, the evolution of the athlete has mandated that as drivers, we are very committed to fitness.”
― Charlie Kimball
“Being an athlete in a cold-weather sport is really difficult to deal with the asthma.”
― Charlie White
“I’m not an athlete dater, really. I would get too jealous. They’re really gone all the time. Different hotel rooms.”
― Chrissy Teigen
“I’ve always been a pretty good athlete.”
― Christian Pulisic
“Having your competitiveness and your desire as an athlete called into question is, for sure, frustrating.”
― Christian Yelich
“An athlete’s diet is a complicated thing.”
― Chuck Norris
“I am not competing to be an athlete. I make music.”
― Craig David
“I believe I deserve to be respected as an athlete because I’m a pioneer in this sport.”
― Cris Cyborg
“I was a very good athlete: actually professional in the sport of handball.”
― Cris Cyborg
“I am much more of a geek than I am an athlete.”
― Curt Schilling
“Injuries are a part of the game. Every athlete knows that.”
― Damian Lillard
“I think a great athlete transcends eras.”
― Dan Jenkins
“I wasn’t a great athlete.”
― Daniel Bryan
“I was a horrible athlete.”
― Daniel Espinosa
“When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.”
― Dick Fosbury
“I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan.”
― Dick Schaap
“I can’t criticize an athlete if they say they’re injured.”
― Donovan Bailey
“It’s the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.”
― Dwayne Johnson
“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
“People still think I’m a bit of a buffoon – not really an athlete.”
― Eddie the Eagle
“Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.”
― Edoardo Ponti
“Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete.”
― Edwin Moses
“Bobsledders are big athletes, and I’m a big athlete.”
― Elana Meyers
“The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He’s the center of a team – doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.”
― Emil Zatopek
“I’ve had an affinity for Michael Jordan. He’s probably the greatest athlete in my generation.”
― Enzo Amore
“My long-range mission is to be the first athlete to win the Nobel Prize.”
― Ernie Banks
“You are an athlete when you’re onstage. You can’t get tired.”
― Faye Dunaway
“I’m not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I’m a female athlete personality.”
― Gabrielle Reece
“I worked my whole life and dreamed my whole life of being a professional athlete.”
― Gary Woodland
“Rosie knows how to play ball. She’s an athlete, for sure.”
― Geena Davis
“For an athlete, the country is everything.”
― Geeta Phogat
“An athlete may not know what they’re putting in their body.”
― Genzebe Dibaba
“It feels so good to be the World Athlete of the Year.”
― Genzebe Dibaba
“In England, when an athlete gets to the top, we do our best to destroy him.”
― George Best
“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
“Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.”
― George Steinbrenner
“For every athlete, the roar of the crowd goes away, and we have to learn how to turn the page.”
― Gerry Cooney
“For me, I’ve lived a life as an athlete.”
― Giancarlo Esposito
“I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.”
― Giancarlo Stanton
“I don’t run like any type of athlete.”
― Grant Gustin
“One of the scariest things for any athlete, I think, is pretty much the off season.”
― Grigor Dimitrov
“Ryan Giggs just had an athlete’s physique. He could run all day.”
― Harry Redknapp
“Henry Cejudo is going to become the greatest combat athlete of all time, being an Olympic champ and a two-division champ in the UFC.”
― Henry Cejudo
“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
“Even Sachin used to get ducks during his career. There are ups and downs in every athlete’s career.”
― Hima Das
“Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.”
― Hope Solo
“My father was just an amateur; my mother is not even an athlete herself.”
― Ichiro Suzuki
“I’m not just a footballer; I’m a top athlete, and we have to be at the top of our game.”
― Jack Wilshere
“I don’t think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.”
― Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“I’m never going to be an athlete, never going to be running triathlons – I’m not that person.”
― Jamie Lee Curtis
“Why, when an athlete says something, why is it downplayed or considered not OK? I’ve always challenged that notion.”
― Jaylen Brown
“I think no athlete wants to end his career on an injury.”
― Jayson Williams
“I was an athlete when I was growing up.”
― Jeremy Renner
“As soon as I had a child, he became the priority. Now, I fit my training around him. I’ve changed as an athlete.”
― Jessica Ennis-Hill
“I’m definitely Australian and wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve been formed as an athlete in Australia.”
― Jessica Fox
“I should have stayed an athlete, body well-tuned, cruising around with my accountant in a Porsche, maroon and chrome.”
― Jim Carroll
“I learned a lot from my father. I’m very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.”
― Joakim Noah
“My parents wanted me to become a national athlete.”
― Joe Taslim
“I think I’m a good athlete.”
― Johanna Konta
“I’m a British citizen, and I’m incredibly proud to represent Great Britain. I’ve also represented Great Britain in the Olympics, so I’m definitely a British athlete.”
― Johanna Konta
“Kid Rock is a hell of an athlete.”
― John Daly
“I’m not an athlete, I’m a baseball player.”
― John Kruk
“In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete.”
― John Legend
“No other athlete in any sport has ever had to go through what I have to.”
― John McEnroe
“I was really active athletically, definitely. I was a hurdler, a sprinter. I played basketball for years. I was a serious athlete.”
― Johnny Mathis
“I don’t eat as much as an athlete should. I just don’t like it.”
― Johnny Weir
“I am an athlete in every sense of the word. Athlete, martial artist.”
― Jon Jones
“I think that Ben Askren, when he competed as a wrestler, he was an amazing athlete.”
― Jordan Burroughs
“I think I’m a crossover athlete to get the sport into the mainstream media.”
― Jordan Burroughs
“I think every athlete is afraid for their career to be over.”
― Jordan Burroughs
“At one point that’s all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn’t athletic enough.”
― Josh Duhamel
“I was an athlete, but I hung out with the band guys. I was adaptable.”
― Josh Holloway
“The concentration of the elite athlete is akin perhaps to the concentration of the writer.”
― Julia Leigh
“Psychologically, for an athlete to miss a game because of injury, it’s tough.”
― Julian Edelman
“I think the physicality of being an athlete or working out, it grounds you. It centers you.”
― Juliana Harkavy
“Every athlete in the UFC, I think they want to fight for the title. I’m no different.”
― Junior dos Santos
“Honestly, the only thing I loved when I was a kid was basketball. I was an athlete when I was a kid, and that was it.”
― Justin Timberlake
“One thing about me is that my parents didn’t force me to be an athlete.”
― Kamaru Usman
“My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.”
― Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“I always said I wanted an Olympic medal. It’s the pinnacle of any athlete’s career.”
― Katarina Johnson-Thompson
“Maybe I’m the kind of athlete who absorbs the atmosphere instead of trying to block it out.”
― Katarina Johnson-Thompson
“I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.”
― Katarina Witt
“I used to bring my sketchbook to gym class and doodle, because I am a very uncoordinated athlete.”
― Kate Voegele
“As an athlete, you learn to keep pushing through the pain until the pain eventually becomes unbearable. Even then, you are told to continue.”
― Katelyn Ohashi
“I’m a huge fan of Conor McGregor, an incredible athlete. What he has done for MMA is phenomenal; he has been a great supporter of me.”
― Katie Taylor
“With Venus and Serena and their ascension – and you had a lot of kids that saw them and wanted to be like them – it’s like any sport, any major athlete, like Michael Jordan in basketball: everybody wanted to be like Mike.”
― Katrina Adams
“Serena Williams is the greatest tennis player of all time, the greatest female athlete of all time, the greatest athlete of all time.”
― Katrina Adams
“To be an Olympic athlete is an honour, a privilege. They’re so respected. This is my dream. I have to do this.”
― Kelita Zupancic
“When I was a kid, I had serious athlete’s foot and nosebleeds.”
― Ken Kercheval
“I was the first athlete, from a training standpoint, with Adidas to have their own signature shoe.”
― Keyshawn Johnson
“I don’t know about politics so much. I’m a professional athlete.”
― Khabib Nurmagomedov
“I’m an African-American man with an Afro who isn’t your typical athlete – who wasn’t as masculine as other guys.”
― Khalid
“I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I’ve always been very athletic.”
― Kimberly Elise
“I was fully immersed in the now as an athlete.”
― Kyle Shewfelt
“I’m an athlete in general.”
― Kylie Bunbury
“I have been a professional dancer and athlete my entire life.”
― Lana
“Being on TV is similar to being an athlete. You get no second chances.”
― Lara Spencer
“My athlete idol is Usain Bolt. He’s inhumanly fast!”
― Laurie Hernandez
“I’m a golfer – not an athlete.”
― Lee Westwood
“Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting – or the authorities even prosecuting – a pro athlete were practically nil.”
― Leigh Steinberg
“I was a tomboy growing up, and an athlete.”
― Lela Rochon
“My favourite meal is penne carbonara – that’s good for an athlete, right?”
― Leroy Sane
“I’m a different athlete, I’m a different person.”
― Libby Trickett
“I’m not going to relate to an athlete as a peer.”
― Lisa Guerrero
“I want to know about what makes an athlete tick.”
― Lisa Guerrero
“The shortstop is a perfectly conditioned athlete. You’re running out on relays all the time. You’re covering second base. On every pitch, you’re moving.”
― Lou Boudreau
“Dai Greene will be our greatest-ever Welsh athlete.”
― Lynn Davies
“I think there’s nothing sadder than a pro athlete who plays past his prime.”
― Lynn Samuels
“I’m an athlete. I go out there and fight my heart out.”
― Maria Sharapova
“I love what I do and I love being an athlete, but I also love all the things that have come with it.”
― Maria Sharapova
“I’m a jock and I’m an athlete, and that’s what I love to do.”
― Marion Jones
“In my opinion, Jackie is the greatest female athlete ever.”
― Marion Jones
“Daniel Bryan is a good athlete, but he’s a better entertainer.”
― Mark Henry
“I’ve been a Nike athlete since day one.”
― Marshawn Lynch
“I really didn’t have one particular athlete I liked growing up.”
― Masahiro Tanaka
“Everyone probably says this, but my favorite athlete is Tony Hawk. I’d really love to meet him.”
― Mason Cook
“I think I was a pretty selfish athlete.”
― Melanie Roach
“I just wanted to be an athlete.”
― Merlin Olsen
“Never played football, but I’m an athlete. I’m a competitor.”
― Michael B. Jordan
“Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete.”
― Michael Diamond
“It probably won’t sink in until I’ve retired from running but I’m a much better athlete than two years ago.”
― Michael East
“As an athlete, I’ve always been very proud to represent the United States.”
― Michelle Kwan
“I’m a collegiate All-American athlete and earned a master’s degree in education from Florida State University.”
― Michelle McCool
“I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted.”
― Mickey Rourke
“The whole Miami Heat team is my least my favorite athlete. Why? Because they keep beating my Pacers.”
― Mike Epps
“Being an athlete, my job was to physically perform.”
― Mike Schultz
“Everyone has been injured, regardless of whether they’re an athlete or not.”
― Mirai Nagasu
“It all depends on the athlete. It all depends on if the bigger guys come out, and they become a Shaquille O’Neal, or if they become a Porzingis…You don’t ever lose sight of those type of players, even though the game has changed.”
― Muggsy Bogues
“One of our worst traits in journalism is that when we have a narrative in our minds, we often plug in anecdotes that confirm it. Thus we managed to portray President Gerald Ford, a first-rate athlete, as a klutz.”
― Nicholas Kristof
“It’s physically very, very, very trying to be onstage as a performer, not unlike an athlete, for thirty years.”
― Nikki Sixx
“I never in a million years thought I would be able to be a Paralympic athlete.”
― Oksana Masters
“I am an athlete, a warrior.”
― Oleksandr Usyk
“But I like to think an athlete is an athlete.”
― Oscar Robertson
“He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete.”
― Pat Cash
“Colin Kaepernick is one of the leaders in the movement for black lives. His role as an athlete and activist is not only motivating but inspiring.”
― Patrisse Cullors
“I think The Undertaker is, much like Brock Lesnar, a once-in-a-lifetime wrestler, a once-in-a-lifetime athlete, and a once-in-a-lifetime performer.”
― Paul Heyman
“As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio.”
― Paula Radcliffe
“The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.”
― Pierre de Coubertin
“My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe.”
― Randy Castillo
“Life is about being a versatile athlete and training in all realms of life.”
― Ray Lewis
“I’m a sports fan. I’m not just an athlete who plays football.”
― Reggie Bush
“A college athlete is going to be competitive. You don’t get to that level if you’re not.”
― Richard Linklater
“When you get off five or six months, and you’re not competing as an athlete, you want to get back out on the field.”
― Rob Gronkowski
“I always wanted to be an athlete growing up.”
― Rob Gronkowski
“Holly Holm is a heck of an athlete and a heck of a fighter.”
― Robbie Lawler
“Obviously, that’s the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths.”
― Robert Whittaker
“I was always more of an athlete. I like to compete.”
― Rohan Marley
“Being an athlete, you try to get protein.”
― Ronda Rousey
“I grew up as an athlete doing judo, so I didn’t really have a conventional, feminine body type.”
― Ronda Rousey
“I’m not a UFC athlete. I’m a UFC fighter.”
― Roy Nelson
“The person most qualified to tell the tale of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the man himself, as gifted an intellect as he is an athlete.”
― Rumaan Alam
“I don’t know if I’m a good kickball player; I know I’m a good athlete.”
― Ryan Lochte
“When you think about mixed martial arts, you have to think about the entire scope of the athlete.”
― Scott Coker
“In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it.”
― Sebastian Coe
“I’m an athlete rep, so I’ll be available if they need me for anything.”
― Shannon Miller
“You are an athlete if you are a dancer.”
― Sharon Lawrence
“I still can’t believe I’m an Olympic athlete.”
― Shawn Johnson
“I am an entertainer and I am an athlete, and WWE is the biggest performance-based show in the world.”
― Sonya Deville
“I was not an athlete in college.”
― Steve Bullock
“Coos Bay is a sports-minded town. You had to be an athlete to be somebody.”
― Steve Prefontaine
“I was not an athlete, but I was a break-dancer. I was a beatboxer, an entertainer.”
― Tech N9ne
“For an athlete, there’s no time off… until it’s over.”
― Terry Bradshaw
“The ultimate goal of any athlete in any sport is to become a true world champion.”
― Thomas Hauser
“I’ve been through every surgery that any athlete has ever been through, and I’ve prevailed through it.”
― Tito Ortiz
“Have you seen any African American athlete that appeals to the urban market actually bring that market to the MMA?”
― Tyron Woodley
“I try not to be a typical athlete.”
― Tyronn Lue
“I wouldn’t say I’m a phenomenon, just a great athlete.”
― Usain Bolt
“Every athlete, every person is individual.”
― Valtteri Bottas
“Of course I want to look well and fit – and as an athlete, I want to look strong.”
― Venus Williams
“I’m not the perfect model of what an athlete should be, mentally or physically.”
― Victoria Pendleton
“As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.”
― Walter Dean Myers
“Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity.”
― Will McDonough
“I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the Browns.”
― Will McDonough
“When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.”
― Will Rogers
“Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.”
― Yannick Noah
“As an athlete, it’s very important to have an open mind and to be willing to learn.”
― Yoel Romero
“It truly takes a village to become a professional athlete.”
― Zach Ertz
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