Famous quotes by Athletes

"Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust"

Jesse Owens, Athlete

Jesse Owens

"If they can make penicillin out of mouldy bread, they can sure make something out of you"

Muhammad Ali, Athlete

"As long as we persevere and endure, we can get anything we want"

Mike Tyson, Athlete

Mike Tyson

"Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note"

Hank Stram, Athlete

"Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common"

Satchel Paige, Athlete

"The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking"

Mia Hamm, Athlete

"There comes a time in every man's life, and I've had plenty of them"

Casey Stengel, Athlete

"I found them uncomfortable, and after that I decided to continue running barefoot because I found it more comfortable. I felt more in touch with what was happening - I could actually feel the track"

Zola Budd, Athlete

"Poise: the ability to be ill at ease inconspicuously"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"When a man lies, he murders some part of the world"

Merlin Olsen, Athlete

"The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday"

Mat Fraser, Athlete

Mat Fraser

"If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else"

Yogi Berra, Athlete

Yogi Berra

"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa"

Casey Stengel, Athlete

"Yesterday's home runs don't win today's games"

Babe Ruth, Athlete

Babe Ruth

"My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it, and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won"

Betty Cuthbert, Athlete

Betty Cuthbert

"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the game you've been playing all your life"

Mickey Mantle, Athlete

Mickey Mantle

"Set your goals high, and don't stop till you get there"

Bo Jackson, Athlete

"Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome"

Arthur Ashe, Athlete

Arthur Ashe

"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer"

Ted Williams, Athlete

"That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question"

Billie Jean King, Athlete

Billie Jean King

"The person that said winning isn't everything, never won anything"

Mia Hamm, Athlete

"Your love makes me strong. Your hate makes me unstoppable"

Cristiano Ronaldo, Athlete

Cristiano Ronaldo

"You have to fight to reach your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it"

Lionel Messi, Athlete

Lionel Messi

"Trade a player a year too early rather than a year too late"

Branch Rickey, Athlete

Branch Rickey

"Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue. It's got to keep going without me"

Terry Fox, Athlete

"Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard"

Kevin Durant, Athlete

"I don't know, I never smoked AstroTurf"

Tug McGraw, Athlete

Tug McGraw

"I hate to lose more than I love to win"

Jimmy Connors, Athlete

Jimmy Connors

"The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead; never let up"

Rod Laver, Athlete

"I think that is a universal adolescent feeling, trying to find your place. The adolescent who is perfectly adjusted to his environment, I've yet to meet"

Roger Bannister, Athlete

Roger Bannister

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