Greatest Athlete Quotes - Page 3

• You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave - win or lose.

  Gordie Howe

  Inspirational, Motivational, Sports

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• Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success.

  Ross Perot

  Inspirational, Success, Motivational Sports

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• Before I was ever in my teens, I knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up. My goal was to be the greatest athlete that ever lived.

  Babe Didrikson Zaharias

  Baseball, Athlete, Goal

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• I want to be one of the greatest athletes ever to live, not only in track and field, but in all of general sport.

  Usain Bolt

  Sports, Athlete, Track

  "Q&A with Usain Bolt: Protests, doping scandals, post-track life... and wings". The ESPN.com Interview, www.espn.com. September 24, 2016.

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• I think boxers are the greatest athletes in all sports for the simple fact that they don't cry. That is mind-blowing. Have you ever been punched in the nose? Oh my gosh, it hurts so bad. They have to go back to corner, where some little man yells at them. 'Shut up, I just got punched in the face!'... If I was a boxer, do you know who I would hire as my corner man? My mom.

  Daniel Tosh

  Mom, Sports, Hurt

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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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• The greatest athletes in the world play in the NHL there is no question about that.

  Joe Bowen

  Athlete, Nhl, Play

  Source: bleacherreport.com

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• I think pro-athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create! Lets go! Anything that will make you run faster, jump higher! I have High-Definition TV! I want my athletes like my video games! Lets go! I could care less if you die at 40. You hate life after sports anyways. I'm doing you a favor.

  Daniel Tosh

  Sports, Letting Go, Running

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• Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity.

  Will McDonough

  Sports, Athlete, Thinking

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• We have seen some of the greatest athletes fall because they have tried to take shortcuts. I'm not going to call any names but we talk about guys that was like at the top of their game that people just idolized. They looked in awe and all of a sudden you see them just come tumbling down because they want to take shortcuts. I think it's more rewarding when you do it the old fashioned way.

  Jerry Rice

  Fall, Athlete, Thinking

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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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, Athlete, Ruth

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• Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show.

  Major Taylor

  Character, Athlete, Principles

  Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”

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• For centuries, New York has served as the gateway for millions of people from all over the world in search of the American dream. It only makes sense that it would now serve as a gateway for the world's greatest athletes.

  Hillary Clinton

  Dream, New York, Athlete

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• I like to think of the world's greatest athlete coming up to bat against me - Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, I don't care who it is - and I'm looking at him thinking, you have no chance.

  David Cone

  Athlete, Thinking, Bats

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

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• I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.

  Larry Bird

  Basketball, Athlete, Mean

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• We're the greatest athletes in the world without a doubt.

  Hulk Hogan

  Athlete, Wrestling, Doubt

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• I loved Jordan. He was one of the greatest athletes of our time.

  Mariah Carey

  Funny, Athlete, Jordan

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