Quotes About Athletes

We're professional athletes. I feel like I got treated better in college wrestling. I had a physical therapist on hand at all times, no matter what, when I was in college.

If an athlete plays the guitar, they say, 'That's so cool, he can play the guitar.' But if a guy raps, they say, 'Please don't be another rapper,' only because the rappers are so bad. I promise I'm not anything like that.

As players, it's a thin line. You want to recover, but you also gotta get some practice time in.

I'd far rather talk about players. They are the people who make things happen.

Honestly, I think big guys are easier to fight. They don't move as fast, they get tired quickly and they're not as technical.

There are a lot of men playing great tennis well into their thirties.

You hear about players like Jamal Crawford who's constantly giving back. Isaiah Thomas, even though he's from Tacoma, he went to U-Dub, and he's constantly giving back to the community.

I own 60 retro jerseys. I've got everybody - the late Derrick Thomas, a lot of people.

Making it financially does not protect you, though. Genetic gifts and a gigantic professional contract do not shield athletes from the effect of damaged childhoods.

At age 12, or even eight or nine, athletes were my role models. So when I would say I wanted to be the best, it was just because I was seeing my idols and wanted to do that. I don't think it necessarily was the most realistic thought process.

We are in a world where people are understanding that athletes and entertainers are citizens too. Some of us want to leverage our platform for good, and I want to be someone who is thoughtful and real about trying to influence people in a way that will lead to healthier communities and a better nation.

Every professional athlete has fear, doubts and negative thoughts. But people expect you to just ignore them and move forward.

I don't know what stops Indian athletes from expressing their thoughts freely, maybe it is the fear of repercussions.

I am so grateful to everybody that supports the Sheckler Foundation, and gives us the ability to continue to help kids and injured action sports athletes.

Wasim and Waqar were amazing bowlers. I would put them right up there with the best in the world.

And the only reason that "running around your backhand" has become an idiom for avoiding a weakness is that this is exactly what we see great tennis players do, time and time again, whether it's Juan Martín del Potro, Rafael Nadal, or countless others. The phrase describes the act of avoiding a weakness in order to play to a strength, and the lesson from the best is that this leads toward high performance, not away from it.

Sachin Tendulkar is in my time the best player without doubt - daylight second, Brian Lara third.

Spring Training is a fun time for me.

The only football players in my time were fellows who really loved to play football. They were not in it for the money. There wasn't much money there. They would have played football for nothing.

I have a hard time believing athletes are overpriced. If an owner is losing money, give it up. It's a business. I have trouble figuring out why owners would stay in if they're losing money.

Big time players make big time plays in big time games.

Because I have so much life on my pitches, I can get away with getting too much of the plate every now and then.

I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth.

They walked through the hallways of the stadium, Dowling taking him on a tour of every locker room in the building.