Famous quotes by Athletes

"I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

Michael Phelps

"I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

Michael Phelps

"I want to test my maximum and see how much I can do. And I want to change the world of swimming"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

Michael Phelps

"I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible"

Michael Phelps, Athlete

Michael Phelps

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way"

Babe Ruth, Athlete

Babe Ruth

"Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who is not being seen, but can see?"

Babe Ruth, Athlete

Babe Ruth

"When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things"

Joe Namath, Athlete

Joe Namath

"First, I prepare. Then I have faith"

Joe Namath, Athlete

Joe Namath

"Talent without working hard is nothing"

Cristiano Ronaldo, Athlete

Cristiano Ronaldo

"I skate about 15 to 20 hours a week and also incorporate a lot of off-ice training. I take ballet and Pilates classes and lift weights with my physical therapist when I'm not on the ice"

Sasha Cohen, Athlete

Sasha Cohen

"I eat a variety of foods like vegetables, fruit, and beef for protein and iron"

Sasha Cohen, Athlete

Sasha Cohen

"I'm used to a very busy schedule. Right now it revolves around training and preparing for Nationals in January. I'm usually at the rink from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and then I attend public school for two hours, three times per week"

Sasha Cohen, Athlete

Sasha Cohen

"I've seen George Foreman shadow boxing and the shadow won"

George Foreman, Athlete

George Foreman

"Looking back... it's hard to understand what all the fuss was about as things changed in just a few years. When you look at all the things that have happened in the world, it seems very small"

Zola Budd, Athlete

"I've learned over the years that if you start thinking about the race, it stresses you out a little bit. I just try to relax and think about video games, what I'm gonna do after the race, what I'm gonna do just to chill. Stuff like that to relax a little before the race"

Usain Bolt, Athlete

"I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet"

Nadia Comaneci, Athlete

Nadia Comaneci

"Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again"

Earl Wilson, Athlete

Earl Wilson

"I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery"

Eric Cantona, Athlete

Eric Cantona

"You can talk to a fade, but a hook won't listen"

Lee Trevino, Athlete

Lee Trevino

"Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game"

Branch Rickey, Athlete

Branch Rickey

"Luck is the residue of design"

Branch Rickey, Athlete

Branch Rickey

"Athletes as role models and heroes is a hoax, a sick hoax. The men and women who are fighting in Iraq, they are the true heroes"

Gale Sayers, Athlete

Gale Sayers

"When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income"

Chi Chi Rodriguez, Athlete

"If you rush in and out of the clubhouse, you rush in and out of baseball"

Pee Wee Reese, Athlete

Pee Wee Reese

"You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way"

Walter Hagen, Athlete

"Well, when I think of steroids I think of an image. You have the advantage over someone, which is a form of cheating. I guess it wouldn't be right unless it was legal for everybody. Reason: it's not legal for everybody is because it can hurt people seriously"

Evander Holyfield, Athlete

Evander Holyfield

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching"

Satchel Paige, Athlete

"I don't feel like a star; I never have. I don't feel like a star; I never have. I always feel like I'm the young one, I'm the small one. I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself"

Shawn Johnson, Athlete

Shawn Johnson

"Being an athlete, you know how to train and prepare your body for a performance, and you're able to do it under pressure"

Kristi Yamaguchi, Athlete

"I'll skate on concrete if I have to. I'm not worried about how fast the ice is. I'm worried about how fast I can go on the ice"

Clara Hughes, Athlete

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