Olympic Athlete Quotes - Page 2

• Each of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It's our goal in life to find it and keep it.

  Mary Lou Retton

  Motivational, Inspiring, Graduation

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• To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

  Steve Prefontaine

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

  "Pre: Americas Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine". Book by Tom Jordan, 1977.

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• Nothing is impossible. With so many people saying it couldn't be done, all it takes is an imagination.

  Michael Phelps

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

  Muhammad Ali

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  Twitter post from Jan 09, 2011

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• If you don't have confidence, you'll always find a way not to win.

  Carl Lewis

  Inspirational, Motivational, Confidence

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• For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth.

  Mary Lou Retton

  Athlete, Olympic Spirit, Winter Olympics

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• Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work

  Andre Agassi

  Hard Work, Tennis, Grind

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• I wanted no part of politics. And I wasn't in Berlin to compete against any one athlete. The purpose of the Olympics, anyway, was to do your best. As I'd learned long ago from Charles Riley, the only victory that counts is the one over yourself.

  Jesse Owens

  Running, Athlete, Long Ago

  Jesse Owens, Paul G. Neimark (1978). “Jesse, a spiritual autobiography”

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• It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will remember for the rest of their life. It is true. That moment when you walk into the Olympic Stadium as part of the Australian Olympic Team, is a moment that I will never forget.

  Jeff Fenech

  Team, Athlete, Opening Ceremony

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• You have to train your mind like you train your body.

  Bruce Jenner

  Motivational, Inspirational Sports, Athlete

  "The Brain-Training Secrets Of Olympic Athletes" By Carolyn Gregoire, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 11, 2014.

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• When anyone tells me I can't do anything, I'm just not listening anymore.

  Florence Griffith Joyner

  Motivational, Athlete, Positivity

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• Never put an age limit on your dreams.

  Dara Torres

  Inspirational, Sports, Dream

  "Dara Torres: Don’t put an age limit on your dreams" by Giovanni Castelli, optometrytimes.modernmedicine.com. June 22, 2017.

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• To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

  Sugar Ray Robinson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• It's all about the journey, not the outcome.

  Carl Lewis

  Motivational, Athlete, Journey

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• I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  "Nike Culture : The Sign of the Swoosh". Book by Robert Goldman, Stephen Papson (p. 49), 1998.

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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, Athlete, People

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• You can't be a creative thinker if you're not stimulating your mind, just as you can't be an Olympic athlete if you don't train regularly.

  Ken Robinson

  Athlete, Creative, Mind

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• I do identify with Olympic athletes quite a lot because they have to push to reach a certain plateau and some of them go on and some of them give up and some art - you know, some people are very talented in art and do a few amazing things and then give it up and go on and do other things, and others are in it for the long haul, more or less long-distance runners.

  Lawrence Jordan

  Art, Giving Up, Distance

  Source: www.aaa.si.edu

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• Extraordinary people are the Green Berets and the Navy Seals and the Olympic athletes - these are the ones who can face these extraordinary physical challenges and be triumphant.

  Jonathan Demme

  Athlete, People, Challenges

  "Conversation: Director Jonathan Demme on His New Film and Hero, Carolyn Parker". "PBS NewsHour" with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. September 20, 2012.

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• I am very proud of my mom and consider her the most courageous woman I know. With perseverance, sacrifice and hard work, she raised a family of Olympic athletes and gave us the tools and the spirit to succeed. That is something that my brothers and I will always be thankful for.

  Diana Lopez

  Mom, Perseverance, Brother

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• The first time I walked into the Olympic athlete village seeing the Visa ATM machine with my picture on it and the Chinese characters saying "Destiny." For some reason, it just boosted my confidence and it was before I had even worked out or had my first training or competed.

  Nastia Liukin

  Athlete, Character, Destiny

  Interveiw with Darren Rovell, www.cnbc.com. August 20, 2008.

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• For most Olympic athletes‚ their training is their hardest challenge and where they push themselves to the limit. For Paralympians‚ training and competition is an escape from the hardships and struggles of their everyday life. That is the difference.

  Giles Duley

  Struggle, Athlete, Differences

  "Paralympics: 'since I lost my limbs I can see the true heroism of the competitors'" by Giles Duley, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2012.

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• Much in the way Olympic athletes optimize their game by paying an enormous - borderline maniacal - amount of attention to things like diet, exercise, sleep, and of course the essential R&R, we all would do well to pay more attention to those key aspects of our lives that comprise our overall health equation.

  David Agus

  Sleep, Athlete, Exercise

  "Living Like an Olympian" by David B. Agus, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 13, 2012.

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• Jim Thorpe is someone I've always loved. He was an Olympic athlete, you know, and a football player from back in the day. I'd love to play him. And then there's a guy called Iceman who was a top hit man for the mob. I would love to play him. Actually, it's sort of in the works, so I hope it goes through.

  Channing Tatum

  Football, Athlete, Player

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• Ballet dancing is arduous, strenuous activity. Students are engaged in physical training that rivals the training Olympic athletes undergo. At the same time, they strive for physical perfection not for the prowess alone but as a way of achieving the means necessary to express the pure nature of their art.

  George Balanchine

  Dance, Art, Athlete

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