Quotes About Athletics

I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.

Musclemen grow on trees. They can tense their muscles and look good in a mirror. So what? I'm interested in practical strength that's going to help me run, jump, twist, punch.

I think my acceleration is very good. That's the key for me.

I hope to be remembered as a very good jockey.

I think it's incredible because there were guys like (Willie) Mays and (Mickey) Mantle and Henry Aaron who were great players for ten years... I only had four or five good years.

Clint Eastwood's a good friend, too - he and I used to play in softball games together.

My fitness is good. I hope to improve it even further during training.

I found I could also be good in cross country. I don't think my running style has anything to do with it. If you have speed and your body feels good, you can do any distance.

I was not good at team sports, I have to say. I'm quite good at individual sports, but I was not good at team sports, so I wasn't good at baseball and football.

Waking up every day and coming to the ballpark and playing baseball ... that's a good feeling.

I always had a powerful serve. It's one of the best in women's tennis. It's very good to have a weapon like that.

I've aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing.

I never played sports. I wasn't any good at them.

It's totally different from last year because I came in with good shape with no health worries so it was about going out there and running well and enjoying it.

My sporting hero was Drazen Petrovic, the NBA basketball player, who was killed in a car accident in 1993. He was a good friend, an unbelievable player, and I dedicated my Wimbledon win to him.

Morality has nothing to do with sports. Bad people can be good at sports and good people can be bad at sports.

I know China are very good in table tennis. Let me see what happens in tennis. I am pretty happy with the way I am playing.

My real goal is the Olympics. It's going to be tough but it was very good preparation to play here.

I always liked running as a kid. You know how eating chocolate or ice cream makes you feel good? That's the same way that running and competing makes me feel.

Here I am as a running back, making a pretty good living, actually doing pretty good.

Running after balls, diving, taking a home run away, it gives me such a good feeling. I am happy to do it.

If you let your hitting bother your defense, you are not going to be very good.

I was very good at kickball ... I was wonderful at ah doing that kick and your leg goes up and your shoe went on top of the school

It's interesting about people who choke. I'm, believe it or not, a good athlete. I've watched people choke over the years.