Famous quotes by Athletes

"In the field of sports you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are"

Althea Gibson, Athlete

"Sport fosters many things that are good: teamwork and leadership"

Daley Thompson, Athlete

Daley Thompson

"One thing you learned as a Cubs fan: when you bought you ticket, you could bank on seeing the bottom of the ninth"

Joe Garagiola, Athlete

"Nolan Ryan is pitching much better now that he has his curve ball straightened out"

Joe Garagiola, Athlete

"It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it"

Arthur Lydiard, Athlete

Arthur Lydiard

"Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition"

Arthur Lydiard, Athlete

Arthur Lydiard

"People who were close to me - family and friends - they knew about my sexuality"

Greg Louganis, Athlete

"One of my dogs is in the movie Beethoven's 2nd"

Greg Louganis, Athlete

"Lots of people let it go by and never accomplish what they want. I just wanted to see what I could do"

Edwin Moses, Athlete

Edwin Moses

"Wilt Chamberlain lied when he said he had 20,000 women"

Dennis Rodman, Athlete

Dennis Rodman

"I don't fit into the mold of the NBA man, and I think I've been punished financially for it"

Dennis Rodman, Athlete

Dennis Rodman

"You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win"

Trent Dilfer, Athlete

Trent Dilfer

"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball"

Pete Rose, Athlete

Pete Rose

"Men, today we die a little"

Emil Zatopek, Athlete

"I'm at a place in my life right now where I'm very happy, very content. I'm finally OK with the idea of who I love, who I want to be with"

Sheryl Swoopes, Athlete

Sheryl Swoopes

"Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line"

Pat Williams, Athlete

"Brooks Robinson belongs in a higher league"

Pete Rose, Athlete

Pete Rose

"Professional sports is a business"

Lynn Swann, Athlete

"We stay as a team. I might be England captain, but that doesn't mean I get treated differently"

David Beckham, Athlete

David Beckham

"Nothing amazes me anymore"

David Beckham, Athlete

David Beckham

"I'm a lover, not a fighter. I've always been that way"

O.J. Simpson, Athlete

O.J. Simpson

"Music was important. Football was the easy part"

Zinedine Zidane, Athlete

"I won't quit skating until I am physically unable"

Tony Hawk, Athlete

Tony Hawk

"When I get up, I have a cup of coffee, surf the Internet, then do a half-hour run"

Katarina Witt, Athlete

"If I wasn't dyslexic, I probably wouldn't have won the Games. If I had been a better reader, then that would have come easily, sports would have come easily... and I never would have realized that the way you get ahead in life is hard work"

Bruce Jenner, Athlete

"Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them"

Lee Haney, Athlete

"I've made a promise to myself to be a 100% healthy person if nothing else"

Picabo Street, Athlete

"Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so special to me. You taught me the game and you taught me how to play it right"

Wade Boggs, Athlete

"I was lucky to come from a difficult area. It teaches you not just about football but also life. There were lots of kids from different races and poor families. People had to struggle to get through the day"

Zinedine Zidane, Athlete

"Baseball has been very good to me"

Roberto Clemente, Athlete

Roberto Clemente

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