Quotes About Athletes

Anyone can see why an elite athlete would want to leave a small, impoverished country where their skills were effectively uncashed winning lottery tickets. All they had to do was wash ashore almost anywhere else in the world and cash in. Yet the vast majority of Cuban boxers - and Cuban athletes in general - despite that incentive, stayed.

The camaraderie between the athletes is a joy to behold sometimes, because they all help each other along.

I really enjoyed playing rugby. I loved the camaraderie with the other athletes. It was kind of like fighting. Team fighting.

In my camp, we have Minotoro Noguiera and Lyoto Machida.

You know, Billy Cannon is very fast.

The AAU doesn't care about the athletes; why should I care about them?

I never cared for stuff like the All-Star Game.

We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over.

Lara and I both had success in the amateurs, and we have continued to have successful professional careers.

Wladimir, the Klitschkos, they're amazing. I like to watch them fight, especially Wladimir, but it's kind of boring. They are really good at what they do, but they are very careful.

Everywhere you look these days you see Carolina athletes.

Many times, we athletes have a camera in front of us and in many cases a lot of people with that same background or history do not have that opportunity.

There are a lot of guys that are really good at catching the ball.

I think pressure is good. Just watching my brother and my dad be professional athletes, I think pressure has driven them and has caused them to excel more.

I'm an athletic junkie - I play in all the celebrity all-star games, and I've become buddies with a bunch of athletes.

The Dream is one of the best centers to play this game.

I certainly would not like to end up in a tie-up with Ms. Rousey.

I'm a big fan of Bobby Roode and Chad Gable.

A bout between champions has to be considered a big show.

Everybody wants to do a fight with me, champions at 170, champions at 185.

The Champions League is where the best players in the world come together.

Obviously the Champions League is the top of football, where everyone wants to play.

The Champions League is such a tough competition.

I think both Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva are establishing legacies just by how long they've maintained their championship runs. I think both of them still have a lot left in their careers.