Quotes about Athletes
Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them — a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.
— Muhammad Ali
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
— 1 Corinthians 9:25
I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on.
— Lou Holtz
When we reach the point where the women athletes are getting their pick of dates just as easily as the men athletes, then we've really and truly arrived. Parity at last!
— Billie Jean King
Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity.
— Thomas Merton
This sport is crazy, it moves along and we all have a short memory. No one realizes when fighters are out. They just remember their last fight and how they look now.
— Joseph Benavidez
My athletes always follow my advice... unless it conflicts with what that they want to do.
— Lou Holtz
Some athletes feel they have to show they're confident and talk about what they're going to achieve. I don't think there's anything wrong with just quietly believing in yourself and just getting on with it. You don't have to talk about it all the time; you want your performances to show for it.
— Jessica Ennis-Hill
They which run in a race run all, but one receives the crown. " But of us on the other hand it is said: " So run that you may obtain. " [ 1 Corinthians 9: 24 ] Our master of the games is not grudging; he does not give the palm to one and disgrace another. His wish is that all his athletes may alike win garlands.
— Jerome
But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to try new things to enhance their performance on the field - to enhance their physical appearance.
— Bo Jackson
Basketball is the worst sport. They need to raise the basket at least two feet.
— WP Kinsella