Athlete Quotes - Page 4

• Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete.

  Edwin Moses

  Class, Parent, World

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• I was a nerd academically. But I was also an athlete and a musician. I never wanted to be shut out of any situation. I think it was that more than anything.

  Brian McKnight

  Thinking, Nerd, Musician

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• I was always a mean and lean athlete - not tall - not large.

  Edwin Moses

  Mean, Tall

  Interview with Paul Schienberg, psychedonline.com. July 1, 2002.

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• I just wanted to be an athlete.

  Merlin Olsen

  Nfl, Wanted

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• The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.

  Alberto Juantorena

  Competition, Important, Able

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• In every school, more boys wanted to be remembered as a star athlete than as a brilliant student.

  James S. Coleman

  Stars, School, Boys

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• People were actually approaching me on the street and thinking that I was an athlete. They couldn't quite place it, but a runner, or swimmer or something.

  Kristanna Loken

  Thinking, People, Swimmer

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

  Yannick Noah

  Sports, Play, Black

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

  Randy Castillo

  My Favorite, All Time

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• If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as your legs, whether you're an athlete or an actor.

  William Petersen

  Actors, Legs, Knees

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• A worker in the rural reconstruction must have: The body of an athlete The attitude of a teacher The mind of a scientist The heart of a missionary The spirit of a crusader.

  Y. C. James Yen

  Teacher, Attitude, Heart

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• Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him.

  George Steinbrenner

  Sports, Ruth, Economy

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• As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

  Ben Hogan

  Inspirational, Sports, Friday

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• If you're trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I've had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Basketball, Wisdom

  Michael Jordan (1994). “I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence”

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• Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.

  Michael Jordan

  Basketball, Sports, Fun

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• We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees.

  Jason Kidd

  Teamwork, Sports, Witty

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• I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to make them miss the ball and started trying to make them hit it.

  Sandy Koufax

  Sports, Baseball, Player

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• Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.

  C. S. Lewis

  Inspirational, Positive, Success

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• Winners never quit and quitters never win.

  Vince Lombardi

  Inspirational, Positive, Moving On

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• The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer.

  John Madden

  Inspirational, Positive, Leadership

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  A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Success

  Nelson Mandela (2011). “Nelson Mandela By Himself: The Authorised Book of Quotations”, p.73, Pan Macmillan

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• A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.

  Mickey Mantle

  Teamwork, Sports, Baseball

  Mickey Mantle (1964). “The Quality of Courage”, p.90, U of Nebraska Press

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• Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

  Satchel Paige

  Funny, Sports, Baseball

  "How to Keep Young," Collier's, 13 June 1953

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• Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

  George S. Patton

  Veterans Day, Courage, Fear

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

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

  Mickey Rourke

  Looks, Backwards

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