Famous quotes by Athletes

"When I go in to compete, whether it's gymnastics or anything else, I do my own thing. I compete with myself"

Shannon Miller, Athlete

"I'm no role model"

Charles Barkley, Athlete

"I don't care what people think. People are stupid"

Charles Barkley, Athlete

"It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly"

Lynn Davies, Athlete

"Tennis is what I do and is part of who I am"

Jennifer Capriati, Athlete

"But you know, I just want to play well and have fun playing well"

Jennifer Capriati, Athlete

"It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do, but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniques that you've been taught"

Lynn Davies, Athlete

"It's about lessons for life. It's not just about winning either"

Lynn Davies, Athlete

"If you can't laugh at yourself, then how can you laugh at anybody else? I think people see the human side of you when you do that"

Payne Stewart, Athlete

"Obviously it's my second senior event, and I'm tired, obviously coming back from the British Open, from surgery, which was priority No. 1, did that successfully, and each week since the British Open I've felt in pretty good control of my golf game"

Greg Norman, Athlete

"When you're riding, only the race in which you're riding is important"

Bill Shoemaker, Athlete

"Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste"

Tug McGraw, Athlete

"I have to make things right with Tiger first before anything else"

Fuzzy Zoeller, Athlete

"Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It's hard. I envy other kids a lot of things, but I get a guilt trip when I'm not training"

Michelle Kwan, Athlete

"I got a call this morning, and it was from Nancy Kerrigan, wishing me luck. She wished me luck and sent me all her good wishes"

Michelle Kwan, Athlete

"I always thought after 2002 that I'd hang up my skates and turn professional and just go on tour and do shows. But I don't know when it is enough. I mean, I still enjoy it. I'm the luckiest girl alive that I get to perform in front of thousands of people, do what I love doing"

Michelle Kwan, Athlete

"Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us"

Wilma Rudolph, Athlete

"It's a challenge between me and the hurdle, and the hurdle has always won"

Gail Devers, Athlete

"I have to be cautious, have my thyroid levels checked, and as long as I do that, I'm fine"

Gail Devers, Athlete

"Playing with friends is a victory"

Fuzzy Zoeller, Athlete

"It's fun when the ball is going in the hole and things are going right, but it's a miserable game when things aren't going well"

Fuzzy Zoeller, Athlete

"I realize I'm not a machine. I'm going to make mistakes"

Fuzzy Zoeller, Athlete

"When you see that many people with a smile on their face, then you must be doing something right"

Greg Norman, Athlete

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially by mother and my father"

Greg Norman, Athlete

"There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to beat, but only one way to win; get there first"

Bill Shoemaker, Athlete

"If Jack Nicklaus can win the Masters at 46, I can win the Kentucky Derby at 54"

Bill Shoemaker, Athlete

"A ball player has to be kept hungry to become a big leaguer. That's why no boy from a rich family has ever made the big leagues"

Joe DiMaggio, Athlete

"If a chairman sacks the manager he initially appointed, he should go as well"

Brian Clough, Athlete

"I tell you, it's funny because the only time I think about HIV is when I have to take my medicine twice a day"

Magic Johnson, Athlete

"All kids need is a little help, a little hope and somebody who believes in them"

Magic Johnson, Athlete

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