Professional Athlete Quotes - Page 4

• As a professional athlete, I can tell you I feel every single emotion and not one of them ever helped me in a fist-fight before. And not one of them has ever hurt me in a fist-fight, either. The only thing that has helped me is my skills and the only thing that hurt me is my opponent's skills.

  Chael Sonnen

  Hurt, Athlete, Fighting

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• Willpower is that thing CEOs and professional athletes tell us they used to make it to the top.

  Joyce Meyer

  Athlete, Willpower, Used

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• I personally believe that professional athletes should give back to their communities in any way possible. We are in a position to make a difference.

  Carson Palmer

  Believe, Athlete, Differences

  Interview with Victor Kelly, www.ign.com. July 27, 2005.

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• The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Athlete, People, United States

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• I've been a professional athlete, I've directed films, I've run a company with 150 employees, and nothing compares to writing a screenplay. Just the second I think I know what I'm doing, the rug gets pulled out and I have no idea what I'm doing. Because there are so many problems to solve.

  Stacy Peralta

  Running, Writing, Athlete

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• I most certainly believe that when you're an athlete, that really translates to all sports. You just understand it, your body understands it, and your mind understands it. And you just - it just clicks. I've found that happening when I play other sports. I've seen it, like when I've hit the ball with other professional athletes, and you can see they're just learning so quickly. It's just something that's in their blood. So I think it was in my parents' blood and they understood.

  Venus Williams

  Sports, Believe, Athlete

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