Top 484 Athletes Quotes

It’s been a privilege to get to watch one of sports greatest athletes prepare and get to play with him; honestly… it’s a dream. I remember being in eighth grade saying, ‘I’m Tom Brady,’ on the asphalt at recess, you know, playing football.

I definitely believe our coaches are now leading more and learning more. They are hungry in terms of getting the athletes to improve. I believe it’s now more mental than anything else, and I’d like to assist in that area.

Many athletes are seeking new and novel ways of pushing their limits, and the challenge of running back-to-back races is certainly one way to test the boundaries.

I know a lot of CEOs who are looking for three- to four-year varsity athletes – not necessarily because these people are going to be doing pushups or spiking volleyballs in the workplace, but because they’re looking for that continuity, that person who was gritty about something.

Some sports, you see some athletes just walking around the gym not really doing anything, eating food. They’re first to the lunchroom, never lifting weights.

Normal athletes couldn’t do what Premier League football players can do.

I’ve dated athletes before but it’s too tough because we have the same job, we deal with the same problems and both do a very selfish sport.

I love working with athletes. They’re all very demanding.

The WNBA is constantly called the best league in the world, yet we don’t get treated like the best athletes in the world.

Going to that level, a lot of guys get to the NFL, and they don’t make a long career out of it. The NFL is very hard. One percent of college athletes make it to the NFL.

Don’t be scared to look for help. Depression is real… It’s crazy, and all these guys, us athletes, that keep thinking we’re superheroes. I like to think I’m a superhero, but superheroes got to fight their demons, too, sometimes.

I’d never contemplated being in TV and film. But I love working with athletes and talent and shaping great stories.

If the UFC would listen to reason on transgendered athletes, it could help change the sport for the better.

I tried to be one of the best-conditioned athletes.

Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It’s not a minor league or an audition for the pros.

I was captain of the pom-pom team, which was still dance, but we were athletes. We trained on the track and did workouts every single day after school.

For athletes, it is unhealthy to be one-sport focused, especially at a young age. I believe in exposing kids to lots of activities – there are great advantages to being a well-rounded athlete and human, no matter the field of play.

I think the healthier Bellator can be, the better it is for the entire sport, especially the athletes who – let’s face it – need to be paid more. They need the opportunity to negotiate and have an option. Bellator definitely presents that.

We as athletes want to be validated by your peers.

Today, people idolize athletes and celebrities – and yes, highly successful and visionary business people like Bill Gates or Steve Jobs, but not the innovators who perhaps have not seen such high-flying levels of success. Can anyone name the inventors of GPS, which has such a huge impact on our lives today?

I think marriage and athletes is a bad combination.

As a candidate, Obama disdained the game of politics, a self-conscious contrast to all the tireless political athletes named Clinton.

Athletes aren’t allowed to have an opinion. It’s tough. Athletes are evolving right in front of our eyes. You see athletes who are politicians, etc., and still, we’re told to shut up and dribble.

My daughter’s mother and I are no longer dating, and the people I’m most likely to date are those around me, who are athletes.

We usually have a fixed routine for our trainings. It is important that we are disciplined throughout because, being athletes, those little things impact our performances on the field.

There is one thing on which most athletes and experts seem to agree. If you want to be an elite athlete, good nutrition at a young age is an important place to start.

The Olympics is the biggest competition for all athletes and an unforgettable event.

I don’t think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.

A lot of people don’t know who they are as a wrestler. Even people that walk into the doors of the Performance Center. They might be world-class athletes or models, but they don’t know who they are in the ring.

To go to hospitals and see people fight and overcome cystic fibrosis or cancer or any number of illnesses is to see courage that is humbling. And athletes constantly need to be humbled.

The majority of fighters and athletes live double lives.

I was maybe halfway through my career, and I was shooting a Nike commercial, and the director came to the trailer and said, ‘Hey man, you’re really gifted at this. I get a lot of athletes that come in, but you were prepared, and you made everything seem very natural. I really think you should look into this.’

I mean, I watched Ken train in the gym. Ken was one of the greatest athletes I’ve ever seen. But when he got into a fight, it would be half of him. He was wrestling with a lot more in there than just beating his opponent.

We might have, with Hockey Canada, an Aero Bar, a chocolate bar. ‘Okay we’re going to play for this chocolate bar.’ Here you have guys who made millions of dollars, they’re professional athletes, and they will fight tooth and nail to win. It’s not necessarily for the chocolate bar. It’s the competitive spirit.

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.

You don’t really get to witness what athletes go through. Like, the sacrifices and stuff like that. It’s by far the most amazing, beautiful thing.

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves.

Some athletes can change, because it’s not easy when you became famous too fast. The money, the pictures, the fans following you everywhere you can have everything you want. There are different temptations every time, but you have to be calm with your focus and your work.

As professional athletes, we live such a privileged life. We make tons of money, everything goes our way and we play a game for a living. It’s hard to stay grounded at times.

I don’t need to scare the other athletes. When I’m running, I will scare them.

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.

In our world, we have this huge focus on vicarious living – politicians, movie stars, athletes, coaches, all these people. What our research has shown very clearly is that people who are really happier and have more meaningful lives are people that focus on living their own lives.

When I began running at the age of 10, I didn’t have the diet athletes need. It was just rice and vegetables. Every day.

There are some athletes who don’t like me.

Cal Poly is my kind of school. So many universities I visit boast about boring alumni like pioneering surgeons and Olympic athletes. But Cal Poly has none other than Weird Al Yankovic!

Many times, we athletes have a camera in front of us and in many cases a lot of people with that same background or history do not have that opportunity.

I try to get them to remember that they’re not just athletes, but student-athletes.

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

I do not blame the government for not providing infrastructure to athletes. They have given everything for training of athletes.

I’ve found that my athletes run their best races after about 10 weeks of intense training.

Those are the moments athletes live for – we live for those exhilarating, breathless, take-your-breath-away, you’re-on-the-seat-of-your-chair moments.

Too often athletes think there’s these norms that I have to fit into and there are people that I have to please.

You hope all good athletes run on the balls of their feet. You don’t want them coming down heel first. The perfect style is the foot to come down with a slight supination and on a tilt to the outside.

We’re focusing on producing top, great athletes for the Olympics.

Being at school, being who I am, being an athlete, it was hard to find people like me. There’s not many athletes that can be at my level. That was kind of hard finding people who love something so much they want to keep on doing it.

If athletes went to the races more and to the backside in the morning, I think more people would get involved because, as an athlete, we can relate to what the horses go through. Training routine, injuries, massages, etc.

I love watching a good horse do what he’s bred to do – I guess that’s what I like the most about it. And I love to see good athletes do what they’re bred to do.