Athlete Quotes - Page 26

• As you think, so shall you become.

  Bruce Lee

  Inspirational, Motivational, Learning

  "Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living" edited by John Little, (p. 120), 2000.

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• In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete.

  John Legend

  Football, School, Kids

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• Boxing was not something I truly enjoyed. Like a lot of things in life, when you put the gloves on, it's better to give than to receive.

  Sugar Ray Leonard

  Motivational, Things In Life, Boxing

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

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• I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be.

  Carl Lewis

  Two, Focus, Support

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• At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.

  Carl Lewis

  Track, The End Of The Day, Fields

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• I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals.

  Carl Lewis

  Goal, Growing, Interest

  "Lewis: My fight with arthritis". Interview with Nicole Veash, www.theguardian.com. June 19, 1999.

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• I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously.

  Carl Lewis

  Taken, Play, Actors

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• Don't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone's life, that's the ultimate vision, that's the ultimate goal - bottom line.

  Ray Lewis

  Inspirational, Football, Integrity

  "NFL All-Pro Ray Lewis". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 11, 2011.

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• Life is about being a versatile athlete and training in all realms of life.

  Ray Lewis

  Training, Life Is, Realms

  "The Shutdown Corner Interview: Ray Lewis". Interview with Doug Farrar, ca.sports.yahoo.com. July 22, 2010.

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• It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Life And Love, Book, Humor

  Abraham Lincoln (1999). “The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations”, Gramercy

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• I don't know if I'm a good kickball player; I know I'm a good athlete.

  Ryan Lochte

  Player, Knows, Ifs

  ThePostGame Interview, www.thepostgame.com. April 23, 2013.

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• In war there is no substitute for victory.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Memorial Day, Inspirational Sports, Motivational Sports

  Sylvanus Thayer Award Acceptance Address, delivered 12 May 1962, West Point, NY

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• Fatigue makes fools of us all. It robs you of your skills and your judgment, and it blinds you to creative solutions. It's the best-conditioned athlete, not the most talented, who generally wins when the going gets tough.

  Harvey Mackay

  Winning, Skills, Creative

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• Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

  Og Mandino

  Inspirational, Motivational, Uplifting

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• I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don't believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It's not a bed of roses, and you have to work real hard at it.

  Nigel Mansell

  Sports, Mistake, Real

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• I've tried everything other than jumping out of a plane, but nothing gives you an adrenaline rush like racing a car.

  Nigel Mansell

  Jumping, Giving, Car

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• Young people and Indian people need to know that we existed in the 20th Century. We need to know who our heroes are and to know what we have done and accomplished in this century other than what Olympic athletes Jim Thorpe and Billy Mills have done.

  Russell Means

  Hero, People, Needs

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• Believe in yourself, not only in swimming, but in life itself. You always have to have fun. You have to have an open mind. If you're not enjoying it, don't do it. Life's too short.

  Debbie Meyer

  Motivational, Fun, Believe

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• 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.

  Alanis Morissette

  Stronger, Jocks, Becoming

  "Alanis Morissette's new outlook on health". www.cnn.com. November 13, 2009.

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• I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.

  Alanis Morissette

  Thinking, Views, Body

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• I hate divers, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who might be the greatest athlete in the sport, but he's a big baby. If things are going well he's great, but when things are going badly it's the ref's fault, it's his teammates' fault.

  Viggo Mortensen

  Sports, Baby, Hate

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• As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.

  Walter Dean Myers

  Children, Lawyer, Wanted

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• Times have changed. The athletes have changed.

  Joe Namath

  Times Have Changed, Changed

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• Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

  Richard M. Nixon

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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  A life of frustration is inevitable for any coach whose main enjoyment is winning.

  Chuck Noll

  Motivational Sports, Frustration, Winning

  "Chuck Noll, Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers coach, dies at 82", www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2014.

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