Scientists are sometimes as competitive as professional athletes, maybe. Votes: 1
American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity. Votes: 1
Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids. Votes: 1
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
As women professional athletes, you have to have respect for every player and individual. Beyond that, it doesn't matter what your interests are. People can have their own lives. Votes: 1
It is surprising how many professional athletes, along with their families and friends, are gaga over movie and music stars, and the reverse is true with entertainers and sports stars. Votes: 1
People really criticize professional athletes going into the Olympics. People don't like change. A bunch of people don't like the Olympics now because we've added skateboarding... We're modernizing the sport. Votes: 1
Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together. Votes: 1
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. Votes: 1
I was an All-American in wrestling in high school, was National Champion in Chinese kickboxing in 1999 and have spent a lot of time around professional athletes, which includes my eight-plus years as CEO of a sports nutrition company. Votes: 1
Sixteen games, to me, is a long enough schedule for anybody. We're already concerning ourselves with head injuries and bodily harm to all of the professional athletes. Add to extra games to it, (and) you are just increasing those risks. Votes: 1
It was the baseball fantasy of a lifetime - to be able to sit on the bench with all those professional athletes. I got to take my son along because I wasn't sure I would be able to play with them. Votes: 1
In reality, we can prove that the incidents of drug, alcohol abuse and violence have dropped dramatically among professional athletes - but the problem is it would be impossible to convince than fans, because of what they read on the AP wire. Votes: 1
It's not just professional athletes and soldiers who are at risk from traumatic brain injury. More than 1.7 million people a year sustain a traumatic brain injury, and about 50,000 of them die each year, according the Centers for Disease Control. There are both emotional and financial costs from these injuries. Votes: 1
I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models... Votes: 0
Willpower is that thing CEOs and professional athletes tell us they used to make it to the top. Votes: 0
There are things about some professional athletes that I cannot stand-the pretense, the egos, the pomposity, the greed. Votes: 0
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Votes: 0
We should try to teach the young people values that are useful to them whether they become professional athletes or not. Votes: 0
Only a handful of professional football athletes have had a signature shoe, unlike in basketball where there have been a number of guys. Votes: 0
Surely, sport is not fundamentally about the safety of athletes. If it were, we'd probably have to ban professional football, right after boxing. Votes: 0
Little did I know that there's nothing more competitive in the world than a professional ballroom dancer. They are as competitive as Olympic athletes. Votes: 0
I personally believe that professional athletes should give back to their communities in any way possible. We are in a position to make a difference. Votes: 0
Cameron was able to get an inside look at professional football from the standpoint of athletes and agents and general managers that few people have ever seen. Votes: 0
The lifespan of most professional athletes is relatively short, and most have no preparation for doing anything after their career ends, which it could in an instant. Votes: 0
We professional athletes are very lucky. Unlike most mortals, we are given the privilege of dying twice - once when we retire and again when death takes us. Votes: 0
There's just so much negative media surrounding professional athletes or sports in general, whether it's kids that are pressured too much or professional athletes making mistakes that influence their family. Votes: 0
Looking good is important. We're our own premium brand as professional athletes, so you want to be thoughtful about presentation and represent yourself and your city and sport as best you can. Votes: 0
The left's obsession with the high incomes of corporate executives never seems to extend to equally high - or higher - incomes of professional athletes, entertainers, or best-selling authors like Danielle Steel. Votes: 0
A heroic moral victory for the New York Mets,. It may be the only kind of victory we're achieving this season, but he set a good example for professional athletes and the rest of us. Votes: 0
I just want you guys to see it also. To see what type of words that are said toward me, and towards us as professional athletes. Everybody thinks it is a bed of roses and it's not.
It wasn't an excuse. It was a fact. He'd had to make his way alone, and no one"not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses " ever makes it alone.
society has no qualms about a masseuse who is paid for touching people, or about laborers, or professional athletes or dancers, all of whom make a living with their bodies. Why should we make an exception for sex?
Dancing is still the hardest profession. Gene Kelly said dancing is a man's game Women have to do the same thing in heels, and have to sing and smile at the same time. Professional athletes don't even have to do that " and they get to wear sneakers.
Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible. Votes: 3 Deion Sanders
Amateurs hope. Professional work. Votes: 3 Garson Kanin