Famous quotes by Athletes

"There is no 'I' in team, but there is in win"

Michael Jordan, Athlete

Michael Jordan

"Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball"

Billie Jean King, Athlete

Billie Jean King

"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth"

Muhammad Ali, Athlete

"It will be a killer, and a chiller, and a thriller, when I get the gorilla in Manila"

Muhammad Ali, Athlete

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"

Muhammad Ali, Athlete

"I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion"

Mia Hamm, Athlete

"You can't put a limit on anything. The more you dream, the farther you get"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

Michael Phelps

"When you win, nothing hurts"

Joe Namath, Athlete

Joe Namath

"Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I wasn't invited to the White House to shake hands with the President either"

Jesse Owens, Athlete

Jesse Owens

"I no longer run barefoot"

Zola Budd, Athlete

"I always enjoyed playing ball, and it didn't matter to me whether I played with white kids or black. I never understood why an issue was made of who I played with, and I never felt comfortable, when I grew up, telling other people how to act"

Willie Mays, Athlete

Willie Mays

"Don't think about the start of the race, think about the ending"

Usain Bolt, Athlete

"I've played golf with three U.S. presidents"

Lee Trevino, Athlete

Lee Trevino

"There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted"

Gale Sayers, Athlete

Gale Sayers

"If you fail to prepare, you're prepared to fail"

Mark Spitz, Athlete

Mark Spitz

"As I matriculate my way down the field of life, I will never forget this moment and you wonderful people who helped make this day possible"

Hank Stram, Athlete

"Being the 8th out of 10 kids, and being the one that stayed in trouble, I sort of became a momma's boy"

Bo Jackson, Athlete

"They say, once you have a child, your heart is forever outside your body. I totally understand that now"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"To be number one, you must train like you are number two"

Maurice Greene, Athlete

"Our offense is like the Pythagorean theorem: There is no answer!"

Shaquille O'Neal, Athlete

Shaquille O'Neal

"Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter"

Tiger Woods, Athlete

Tiger Woods

"Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe!"

Gail Devers, Athlete

"If I remain healthy, I can win more races, but I don't think so much about setting new records. I'm already proud to have become the leading Austrian World Cup racer"

Hermann Maier, Athlete

"Don't send me flowers when I'm dead. If you like me, send them while I'm alive"

Brian Clough, Athlete

"No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you"

Althea Gibson, Athlete

"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward"

Vernon Law, Athlete

"Thank God, and now all I have are, twenty one years together, in January and, you know, I, you know I forgot this all about things. And anyway the first place is good thing"

Olga Korbut, Athlete

Olga Korbut

"I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say"

Bobby Rahal, Athlete

"As long as I breathe, I attack"

Bernard Hinault, Athlete

"The man who rows the boat seldom has time to rock it"

Bill Copeland, Athlete

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