Athlete Quotes

No athlete works harder than Floyd Mayweather.

To have any doubt in your body is the biggest weakness an athlete can have.

The CrossFit program is broad, general and inclusive, and most of all, the movements can be scaled down to any level of athlete. Just watch what I do with it on 'The Biggest Loser.'

Every kid needs a mentor. Everybody needs a mentor.

Every professional athlete owes a debt of gratitude to the fans and management, and pays an installment every time he plays. He should never miss a payment.

I know what it takes to get to the top.

The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do.

If you criticise something then you have to have an alternative, but we do have to try and improve things.

As an athlete, there are advantages being with a team and getting regular physio...

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.

I'm never satisfied, I always want to do better. That's how it is to be an elite athlete, you're never happy. When you start getting happy and you start feeling satisfied, you're done.

I think imperfection is beauty. Instead of being insecure about my muscles, I've learned to love them. I don't even think of it as a flaw anymore because it's made me into the athlete that I am.

The important thing is the attitude of the athlete, the desire to get to the top.

You've got to look for tough competition. You've got to want to beat the best.

If you want to be an athlete, there's no way around it: You have to go to the gym. You can't Google your way to it.

Perhaps I don't give the impression that I'm hurting on the track. But that is because I am animated by an interior force which covers my suffering.

Behind all the years of practice and all the hours of glory waits that inexorable terror of living without the game.

The athlete must make a devotion of his specialty.

My motto has always been that you can't say, 'Oh, it won't happen to me.' You have to say, 'That can happen to me.' So always be aware that things can happen.

The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!

Conceit is God's gift to little men.

Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift.

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

Coaches who scrimmage all the time don't know what to practice.

Body does what mind prefers.

It all goes so fast, and character makes the difference when it's close

Follow your dreams, work hard, practice and persevere. Get plenty of exercise and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

After a loss like this we just have to go back and work harder. We got outplayed and that's all there is to it. You have to let it go, move on and just work harder.

Championships are not won on the night of a big event, but years before by athletes who commit themselves daily to championship principles

As an athlete you've got to watch your hydration and your nutrition, and use the right kinds of fuel to help you perform your best.

Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not going to have them again.

A businessman needs a laptop. Athletes need massages and the right diet.

For me, it's all about who you are. Some athletes may feel a responsibility. Some may not. One thing I've talked with my family and team about is doing more. Trying to make an impact.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

I just stay focused, and I always think about gymnastics. I am just doing what I always do... working really hard and pushing myself to the maximum and keeping myself motivated.

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.

I came up in a small town ghetto and I never did think I'd be a celebrity or famous athlete, I was just loving to play the game of basketball. And I worked hard at everything I did.

We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.

The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort.

What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint.

Every athlete learns by theft and mimicry.

Coaches know that a parent publicly scolding his kid after a race will not help the athlete perform better.

In an athlete, it is not the legs that go first

I love athletics. As an athlete, I like to believe I can still do the things I used to do when I was once young.

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.

Do I midnight snack? Not a lot, but sometimes. And it's usually Doritos Cooler Ranch. I know that's terrible, especially for a pro athlete, but they're just so good.

When you reach that elite level, 90 percent is mental and 10 percent is physical. You are competing against yourself. Not against the other athlete.

I fought, I fought harder . . . but one cell at a time, panic crept into my body, taking me over.

I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.