Athletic Quotes - Page 11

• I guess if I looked at it from an athletic standpoint, I don't really need to win another Tour. Seven Tours for me was a dream, six broke the record, so that eight doesn't really mean much.

  Lance Armstrong

  Dream, Mean, Winning

  "Lance Armstrong: I'm cycling to take cancer message worldwide". Interview with Kiran Chetry, www.cnn.com. September 24, 2008.

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• Emmitt Smith has run past legends, danced with stars and posed for the sculptor crafting his Hall of Fame bust. Hes built upon his athletic talents by working hard, seizing opportunities and reaching out to others for advice when he needed it.

  Don Yaeger

  Running, Stars, Opportunity

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• The gym teacher's name was Mr. Caruso. Mr. Caruso did
  not speak English. He spoke 'Gym.' One day I was playing
  basketball and Mr. Caruso told me I would have to get
  an athletic supporter. He didn't express himself exactly
  that way, though. He said, 'Hey, you, one day you're gonna
  go up for a rebound and the family jewels aren't gonna
  go with ya.' I had no idea what he was talking about.
  Next day I showed up for practice without my watch and
  my mezuzah. He said, 'Did ya take care of the family jewels?'
  I said, 'I left 'em in my locker.' Took us a half hour to
  revive Mr. Caruso.

  Tommy Lasorda

  Basketball, Teacher, Speak English

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• I want somebody athletic, outgoing, at least two inches taller than I am, rugged, very outdoorsy, a leader, someone who would overpower me.

  Susan Ford

  Two, Leader, Want

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• Writing and producing the show is an intellectual process. Performing the show is far more athletic and intuitive, because you don't get to do it twice. It helps if you've done whatever the old saw is, 10,000 hours of it. Because I've done 10,000 hours of comedy, I have this database in my mind of what works and what doesn't work.

  Stephen Colbert

  Writing, Intellectual, Mind

  Slate's Working Podcast with David Plotz, October 17, 2014.

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• I had no musical or athletic ability, and I wasnt particularly good looking. Comedy was something I could do for attention.

  Doug Stanhope

  Musical, Attention, Comedy

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• I was a bookish kid, not really athletic.

  Michael De Luca

  Kids

  "The Confessions of Mike De Luca" by Stephen Galloway, www.hollywoodreporter.com. February 23, 2011.

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• Ive never really been the type to dress up like the other girls do. Im more of a casual, relaxed kind of girl. More athletic.

  Katherine Webb

  Girl, Dresses, Kind

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• If you ask what's been my secret of success, most might say it's my God-given athletic ability to throw a football. While talent is important, it's not necessarily the most important thing. Thousands of talented people fail every day. My strength has been my will to win-that competitive fire inside.

  John Elway

  Football, Winning, Fire

  John Elway (1997). “Comeback Kid”, Taylor Pub

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• I'm pretty cautious and not very athletic, so I've only had really dumb injuries, like sprained ankles and allergic reactions. I did have to go to the hospital after slicing my finger while trying to cut a Kaiser roll in half.

  Mara Wilson

  Cutting, Dumb, Trying

  "Mara Wilson: Hollywood child star turned New York storyteller". Interview with Katie Rogers, www.theguardian.com. September 18, 2013.

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• I loved the world of roller derby because I thought it was such an empowering metaphor, that you get out there and do it. It's such a rocker, athletic, capable, cool exhibitionist sport; it's about this great sort of camaraderie.

  Drew Barrymore

  Sports, Empowering, World

  Interview with Sam Adams, film.avclub.com. October 1, 2009.

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• Prize-Fighting is not the aim of boxing. This noble exercise ought not to be judged by the dishonesty or the low lives of too many of its professional followers. Let it stand alone, an athletic practice, on the same footing as boating or football.

  John Boyle O'Reilly

  Football, Exercise, Fighting

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• Liberal moms like soccer because it's a sport in which athletic talent finds so little expression that girls can play with boys. No serious sport is co-ed, even at the kindergarten level.

  Ann Coulter

  Family, Girl, Soccer

  "World Cup Fever: Some soccer-bashers see America under assault" by Howard Kurtz, www.foxnews.com. July 2, 2014.

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• Under Armour is new, aggressive, slick, classic but athletic - kind of how I always wanted to be perceived.

  Jordan Spieth

  Classic, Kind, Under Armour

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

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• Ben Roethlisberger is a proven winner in athletic competition. But the measure of a true leader is how they conduct themselves 24/7, not just during a winning touchdown drive or a goal-line stance. Leadership isn’t something that gets switched off because the game clock expires.

  Jackson Katz

  Winning, Games, Goal

  "What to Say to Boys and Young Men About Big Ben" by Jackson Katz, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 2, 2011.

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• I never got into MMA to be famous, I got into it to compete and pursue athletic aspirations. They were my pure intentions. I came from a true sport, an Olympic background, winning multiple national, international and Olympic medals. So I entered MMA as a sport.

  Matt Lindland

  Sports, Winning, Mma

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• There are always in life countless tendencies for good and for evil, and each succeeding generation sees some of these tendencies strengthened and some weakened; nor is it by any means always, alas! that the tendencies for evil are weakened and those for good strengthened. But during the last few decades there certainly have been some notable changes for good in boy life. The great growth in the love of athletic sports, for instance, while fraught with danger if it becomes one-sided and unhealthy, has beyond all question had an excellent effect in increased manliness.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Sports, Mean, Boys

  Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses”, p.73, Courier Corporation

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• Want to shut a racist white guy's mouth. Put him around Super human athletic black dudes.

  Godfrey

  White, Racism, Guy

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• I'm always doing something new. I took a fencing class - that was awesome. And I do a lot of my own athletic work or stunts.

  Debby Ryan

  Class, Fencing, Something New

  Source: www.marieclaire.com

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• Coming from an athletic background, the scientific aspect is a really big part of understanding beauty and how the body works.

  Erin Heatherton

  Understanding, Body Work, Bigs

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• I'm an athletic person. But I love my body because I know what it's been through to be what it is. And honestly I'm not going to change for someone that is depressed about their life.

  Gigi Hadid

  Body, Honestly, Persons

  "Gigi Hadid Responds to Being Body-Shamed on Instagram: 'I'm Not Going Anywhere'". www.glamour.com. December 2, 2015.

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• Sometimes, as in an athletic event where everything clicks, inexplicable things do happen. Learning and practicing an art or a skill has always been part of the success of the goal.

  Pattiann Rogers

  Art, Skills, Goal

  Interview with Carolyn Perry, Wayne Zade, poems.com. 2009.

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• I feel like I have everything else as far as being creative and athletic. But it's the little things that's going to push me over, like ball-handling, passing, boxing out when I'm setting screens. Little things like that that you would overlook that can make me a complete player.

  Derrick Rose

  Player, Boxing, Creative

  Source: espn.go.com

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• Good cardio helps in any athletic practice, but in jujitsu, it has been very helpful late in a sparring session where a long roll starts to take its toll on your cardio.

  Andy Lally

  Practice, Long, Tolls

  Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• 'm starting to get a swimming physique, which I'm very pleased about, because for me that's the most appealing male physique. It's not show-y off-y Mr Muscle, "Look how much I can bench." It's just a real lean, athletic figure and it doesn't look like you try too hard. When you see people who have huge biceps, it looks like they're in the gym all day. But I think there's a difference between looking muscly and being fit.

  Greg James

  Real, Swimming, Thinking

  "Greg James' Gregathlon for Sport Relief". Interview with Stephanie Soh, in.askmen.com.

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