Quotes About Athletics

It's what my friends always tell me, that I'm a strong person and the best. But my head has to be clear before I run so nothing upsets me.

I was upset about not going to the Olympics. It was a dream of mine, and I'd been working at it for a long time. But I've turned pro now; it's in the past, and there's nothing I can do about it.

I wanted to see what sports were like... I went out for the track team. And then I got a D on my report card and my mom pulled me off the track team; I was very upset.

The poster boy for our superabled future is Oscar Pistorius, an increasingly famous South African sprinter who happens to have had both of his legs amputated below the knee. Using upside down question mark-shaped carbon fiber sprinting prosthetics, called Cheetah blades, Mr. Pistorius can challenge the fastest sprinters in the world.

You don't want to get nervous or uptight. Nobody plays well that way.

I've been working on my ground skills. Putting in there upwards of 3 to 6 hours a day dedicated to training. And of course part of it is groundwork, and being that I am a striker, ground work for me is more for positioning and striking on the ground.

The Olympic movement has made a conscious attempt to make sports and disciplines urban in nature.

Tennis is definitely a star for women in sports.

It takes a lot of hard work and dedication just like any pro sport. Especially for beach volleyball you don't have to be tall or as fast as other sports. You just have to have the skills.

You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the others players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.

There will always be people who challenge the idea that you belong, but it's important to work hard, to focus on yourself, and prove that you belong in this space of high-level athletics.

I dedicate myself and work hard in the weight room and treat every practice as if it were a game.

You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.

Swifter, higher, stronger.

When they start the game, they don't yell, "Work ball." They say, "Play ball."

Different styles work for different guys... If you can handle shortstop and hit, teams will find a way to pencil you into the lineup.

No athlete works harder than Floyd Mayweather.

For me the most important thing has always been tennis, and that's what I want to get across the image I want to portray is a hard-working tennis player.

I believe you'll develop speed via strength work which includes hill running, either repeats, or running hilly courses as the Kenyans do on a steady basis

The Olympics are what I work for. They're why I spend so much time in the gym.

You can't be fat and fast, too; so lift, run, diet and work.

On sheer ability, Mario is good enough to win scoring titles with a broken stick. On pure talent, he's the best there is. But Wayne almost never disappoints you. He comes to work every night.

I love going to the gym and taking aerobics classes and kickboxing. Doing a variety of activities keeps it fresh and helps work other muscles that could potentially help you with your game.

I don't feel right unless I have a sport to play or at least a way to work up a sweat.