Famous quotes by Athletes

"I'm the same kind of guy before all this happened"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

"Being compared to Ian Thorpe, that could be one of the greatest compliments you could ever get in swimming - being compared to him and Mark Spitz"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

"My goal is one Olympic gold medal. Not many people in this world can say, 'I'm an Olympic gold medalist.'"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

"I wouldn't say anything is impossible. I think that everything is possible as long as you put your mind to it and put the work and time into it"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

"I have reached a place in my life where I need to sit down and say, 'Well, what do I do? What's best for me?' I need to look into options for the future"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

"I learned early to drink beer, wine and whiskey. And I think I was about 5 when I first chewed tobacco"

Babe Ruth, Athlete

"No way did I ever think I was going to win the 100m"

Betty Cuthbert, Athlete

"My favourite event was the 200m, so as I won the 100m, I thought it was possible I'd win the 200m"

Betty Cuthbert, Athlete

"Squash was my livelihood, and as in business, I had to stay on top"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"Squash has the credentials to become an Olympic event, and our goal is to see the sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We are working towards this and will keep trying even if our bid is not successful"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"Generally the younger generation are not hard working. They will have to put in more effort to achieve results in tournaments. Most of them can perform well but they cannot deliver when they play abroad"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"To be the best, I had to work harder than everyone else"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"I began playing in the senior circuit when I was 15, and won the world senior amateur title the same year"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"You can't go on winning all the time"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"However, there is no assurance that we can produce world class players so soon. Only time can tell"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"Every winning streak will have to end sometime"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"It wasn't my plan to create such a record. All I did was put in the effort to win every match I played, and it went on for weeks, months and years until my defeat to Ross Norman in Toulouse in 1986"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"I wanted to start a proper academy and recruit juniors from all over Pakistan following my retirement after the World Open in 1993, but there was no support"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"The pressure began to mount as I kept winning every time, and people were anxious to see if I could be beaten"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"Nicol has great potential and there is a huge gap between her and the rest of the juniors. She needs to concentrate full time on the professional circuit from now on and it is the only way for her to realize her potential"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"My unbeaten record and the 10 British Open wins have not been equalled"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"Squash has been my life and I owe a lot to the sport"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"Everything is changing in squash. Lots of television coverage, and the game has become very professional"

Jahangir Khan, Athlete

"I think that at some point in your life you realize you don't have to worry if you do everything you're supposed to do right. Or if not right, if you do it the best you can... What can worry do for you? You are already doing the best you can"

Joe Namath, Athlete

"We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee it"

Joe Namath, Athlete

"To be a leader, you have to make people want to follow you, and nobody wants to follow someone who doesn't know where he is going"

Joe Namath, Athlete

"What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do"

Joe Namath, Athlete

"A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice"

Sasha Cohen, Athlete

"My training has been going really well these past few days, and my goal is to keep it up for the next few weeks, and hopefully earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic team"

Sasha Cohen, Athlete

"I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature!"

Sasha Cohen, Athlete

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