Athlete Quotes - Page 24

• Personal technology has given us the freedom of being able to do whatever we want - and in the case of celebrities and athletes, whomever they want. But it can also serve as a humiliation jetpack.

  Sloane Crosley

  Technology, Want, Able

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• Well, I do feel that I carry the responsibility of representing my country wherever I am, and this responsibility came with the success that I had in last couple of years, not just myself but the whole group of tennis players that comes from Serbia. And athletes in general are, in this moment, the biggest ambassadors that our country has.

  Novak Djokovic

  Country, Couple, Responsibility

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• In high school and college, I was an athlete.

  David Duchovny

  School, College, High School

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• It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication.

  Herb Elliott

  Spiritual, Inspirational Sports, Dedication

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete.

  Jessica Ennis

  Thinking, World, Proud

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• So much of a professional athlete's success depends upon not necessarily the play itself but how he deals with... always saying how you deal with good, is just as important as how you deal with bad.

  Brett Favre

  Congratulations, Play, Important

  "Sunday Conversation: Brett Favre". Interview With Suzy Kolber, www.espn.com. November 24, 2004.

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• I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared.

  Allyson Felix

  Running, Race, Bigs

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• 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.

  Tim Ferriss

  Sports, Wrestling, School

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• When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take off this killer instinct stuff, you can be a great athlete, a great boxer, and love your brother.

  George Foreman

  Jesus, Brother, And Love

  "George Foreman: Giving Life an Extra Punch". Interview with Scott Ross, www.cbn.com.

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• 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.

  Jamie Foxx

  Sports, Hollywood, Fans

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• A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Motivational, Leadership, Teamwork

  Benjamin Franklin (2010). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Penn Reading Project Edition”, p.11, University of Pennsylvania Press

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• Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Inspirational, Happiness, Wise

  Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.66, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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

  Charles de Gaulle

  Best Friend, Destiny, Giving

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• In the marathon a crazy athlete can just keep pushing from the beginning, at a championship you don't need a time just to win the race.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Crazy, Winning, Race

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• Athletes have to be confident and I am thinking like that.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Thinking, Be Confident

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• I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.'

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Running, Priorities, Young

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• Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands.

  Haile Gebrselassie

  Running, Country, Levels

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• I'm the world's expert on sterotypes held by academics about athletes and held by athletes about academics. To me, both of them are caricatures.

  A. Bartlett Giamatti

  Experts, World, Caricatures

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• I'd like to look like Madonna when I'm her age. I also look at athletes and love their bodies. I've always wanted to be muscly, not skinny. A lot of women yo-yo around, but I'm always aware if I'm getting a bit out of shape. I never look at the scales but I can just tell. It goes on my tum and bum.

  Ellie Goulding

  Age, And Love, Looks

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

  Martha Graham

  Life, Dance, Education

  Martha Graham (1991). “Blood memory”, Doubleday

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• We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn't it either. I'm going to be an American Citizen. First class.

  Dick Gregory

  Class, Firsts, Citizens

  "Dick Gregory, pioneering US comedian and activist, dies aged 84" by The Associated Press, www.theguardian.com. August 19, 2017.

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• When I go through the airport and see white women walking through the airport barefooted, like athlete's feet don't exist, there's something wrong.

  Dick Gregory

  Airports, White, Feet

  "Dick Gregory's Role as Michael Jackson's Adviser". "News & Notes" with Ed Gordon, www.npr.org. July 12, 2005.

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• I was passionate. I found something that I loved. I could be all alone in a big old skating rink and nobody could get near me and I didn't have to talk to anybody because of my shyness. It was great. I was in my fantasy world.

  Dorothy Hamill

  Motivational, World, Skating

  "Gold Medal Figure Skater". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 17, 2000.

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• It is more difficult to stay on top than to get there.

  Mia Hamm

  Soccer, Endurance, Difficult

  Mia Hamm, Aaron Heifetz (2013). “Go For The Goal: A Champion's Guide To Winning In Soccer And Life”, p.23, Harper Collins

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• Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

  Jimi Hendrix

  Life, Music, Beautiful

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