Athletes today get into a single-minded, one sport routine. I can't stand it. Votes: 3
Jack NicklausAthletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible. Votes: 3
Deion SandersI don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do. Votes: 1
Oscar PistoriusThese days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes. Votes: 1
Jim SensenbrennerAmerican professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity. Votes: 0
Gordie HoweFemale athletes are stereotyped by the general population--and usually as homosexuals. Votes: 0
Billie Jean KingThere are all these athletes out there cheating. I am clean and pure. Votes: 0
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.Having a home away from the media glare is important to world-class athletes. Votes: 0
Mary Lou RettonMy most frequent admonition to athletes and coaches is: train, do not strain. Votes: 0
Arthur LydiardYou could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes. Votes: 0
Curt SchillingThe Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event. Votes: 0
Kim YunaIve always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances. Votes: 0
Manu BennettI've always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances. Votes: 0
Manu BennettMen sometimes seem more ready to accept women as brain surgeons than as athletes. Votes: 0
Janice KaplanI try to get them to remember that they're not just athletes, but student-athletes. Votes: 0
Earl CampbellI've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it. Votes: 0
Willie StargellDance is certainly a sport, and they are phenomenal athletes, and they're also artists. Votes: 0
Neve CampbellThe problem with many athletes is they take themselves seriously and their sport lightly. Votes: 0
Michael WaltripIt was so much fun being in the Olympic Village and meeting all the athletes. Votes: 0
Jordyn WieberWe're often portrayed as rich, spoiled athletes who play a game for too much money. Votes: 0
David DuvalAll good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once. Votes: 0
Raul LopezGolf has humbled, humiliated, and just about licked all the great athletes who tried it. Votes: 0
Earl BlaikMost comedians weren't great athletes; that was the way they got noticed in high school. Votes: 0
Judd ApatowI've found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training. Votes: 0
Alberto SalazarEverything about the Olympics was first class, and women were treated as athletes and equals. Votes: 0
Elizabeth Robinson SchwartzI am thrilled yet overwhelmed. There are so many great women athletes, some incredible performances. Votes: 0
Nancy GreeneMeeting sports athletes that are the best in the world is a thrill to this day. Votes: 0
Phil KnightWe have become more and more not a nation of athletes but a nation of spectators. Votes: 0
John F. KennedyThe greatest athletes in the world play in the NHL there is no question about that. Votes: 0
Joe BowenI definitely don't want to be one of those athletes who turns into a cheesy actress. Votes: 0
Gina CaranoWe want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over. Votes: 0
Alberto JuantorenaAs athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can't pick the days they come on. Votes: 0
Deena KastorMy athletes always follow my advice... unless it conflicts with what that they want to do. Votes: 0
Lou HoltzI'm a huge wrestling fan. Wrestlers have so many great qualities that athletes need to have. Votes: 0
Bob StoopsTraining of female athletes is so new that the limits of female possibility are still unknown. Votes: 0
Katherine DunnI don't fold under pressure, great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me. Votes: 0
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds. Votes: 0
George Allen, Sr.Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaI have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well. Votes: 0
Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe powers that be donât want athletes or boxers to become as smart as they are. Votes: 0
Bernard HopkinsToo many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it. Votes: 0
Bill ToomeyThe thing about great athletes is that they all believe they can win the very next time. Votes: 0
Michael WilbonPeterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes. Votes: 0
Ato BoldonThat is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection. Votes: 0
Armstrong WilliamsGetting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience. Votes: 0
Mary Lou RettonCoaches are bridge builders. It's our job to build a bridge for our athletes to cross over. Votes: 0
Rick PitinoThe sad thing is that I know no athletes' names. I am not a sports girl at all. Votes: 0
Clara MametIf I were in charge I'd drug test all you sons of b****es, not just the athletes. Votes: 0
Bobby KnightThe best way to show respect to your fellow athletes is to give the best performance you can. Votes: 0
Cheng FeiWillpower is that thing CEOs and professional athletes tell us they used to make it to the top. Votes: 0
Joyce MeyerWhat's great about stand-up unlike athletes and other things when you get old you get old and rusty. Votes: 0
Jay MohrI had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not. Votes: 0
George J. MitchellI know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body. Votes: 0
Arnold SchwarzeneggerYou'd like more people to recognise what you do is special. But I take the attitude that the best thing I can do for my sport is to be the best at it. The best way people will come to recognise that track and field is a great sport is to see athletes excelling at it. Votes: 1 Maurice Greene
My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled. Votes: 1 Bill Rodgers
These days the temptation to use steroids in sports has become too great for many young athletes. Votes: 1 Jim Sensenbrenner
I don't think college athletes are given enough time to really take advantage of the free education that they're given, and it's frustrating because a lot of people get upset with student-athletes and say, 'They're not focused on school and they're not taking advantage of the opportunity they're given.' Votes: 4 Richard Sherman
There's far more that goes into being a professional athlete than being a college athlete. So many differences that people don't realize. It's not just about playing football and getting paid to do it. There's a lot of things that you have to deal with. Votes: 1 Robert Griffin III
One of the biggest reasons I like coaching college ball is the kids. I feel I can impact players' lives. I like the fact that they're student-athletes. I like to see those kids graduate. Votes: 1 Rick Majerus
Scientists are sometimes as competitive as professional athletes, maybe. Votes: 1 Brian Kobilka
By being an elite athlete a lot of people think that you can go away or go places and get away with things. I'm more of the laid-back person. I don't have to go and skip the line. I don't have a problem waiting. Votes: 2 Andre Johnson
As athletes, we're defined by what we've accomplished. Those are what most people remember and what you get paid for. But I learned more from my failures than from all of my successes put together - failures as an athlete and as a person. Votes: 3 Dan O'Brien
When you become famous, you start getting invites to parties where there are famous athletes and famous rock stars, politicians, people who have tremendous power and affluence. It's not in my DNA, but certainly I have been exposed to it. Votes: 3 Billy Baldwin
The sad thing is that I know no athletes' names. I am not a sports girl at all. Votes: 1 Clara Mamet
I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not. Votes: 4 George J. Mitchell
The typical response from people when I tell them I'm diabetic is, 'Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.' You know, I'm not. I'm a better athlete because of diabetes rather than despite it. I'm more aware of my training, my fitness and more aware of nutrition. I'm more proactive about my health. Votes: 3 Charlie Kimball
We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God. Votes: 1 Martha Graham
We've all heard stories of lottery winners, rock stars, heirs and heiresses, and professional athletes becoming millionaire morons who wake up rich but are broke by nightfall. Votes: 1 Robert Kiyosaki
Female success stories from sporting events like the Olympic Games have played a role in shifting the Indian perception to see the female athlete as a hero and a role model for young Indian girls. Votes: 1 Richard Attias
It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've spoken with athletes who, for years afterward, have been tormented by the knowledge that, had they done something ever so slightly different, they could have been one-ten-thousandth of a second quicker. Votes: 1 Chris Cleave
What I tell student athletes is first of all, you've made good choices this far in order to be able to be in college and to be an athlete. Keep making good choices. Votes: 3 Condoleezza Rice
As athletes, we're defined by what we've accomplished. Those are what most people remember and what you get paid for. But I learned more from my failures than from all of my successes put together - failures as an athlete and as a person. Votes: 1 Dan O'Brien
I think the athletes respond well to me because I have been successful. Votes: 1 Linford Christie