Athlete Quotes

And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.

I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete.

I went through so many things personally, emotionally and mentally during that time off that I know that I'm better for it now and I think I'm a better athlete because of that.

I have been a Cowboys fan since I was a little bitty boy. And my dream has finally become a reality, of not only just playing a professional, becoming a professional athlete, but playing for the team that I always wanted to play for.

I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted.

I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.

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.

Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much.

I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling.

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.

Honestly, it's not the medals that I feel so proud of. It's the way I conducted myself as an athlete, the hard work that I put forward.

People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

I was an athlete. And I proved I didn't win just because I was pretty. I was good, too.

My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.

The actor becomes an emotional athlete. The process is painful - my personal life suffers.

The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an athlete, staying fit is very important.

An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons.

In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions.

Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid.

My favorite athlete of all time would have to be Jim Thorpe.

Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you're about to have kids, understands that this is so much bigger than this sport.

Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero.

As a professional athlete a lot is going to be said about you - but I just try to move forward and try to achieve my goals.

But at school, I wasn't athletic, and if you're not athlete in high school, it's kind of hard to find your place, so play practice seemed perfect, especially if you were as uncoordinated as I was.

An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring things in.

I'm really clear about what my life mission is now. There's no more depression or lethargy, and I feel like I've returned to the athlete I once was. I'm integrating all the parts of me - jock, musician, writer, poet, philosopher - and becoming stronger as a result.

Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!

People assume that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

It's always a dream to be on the cover, it's one of the things an athlete always aspires to do, to be on the cover of a videogame, but I never thought I would get to do it this quick.

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.