Quotes About Dedication

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.

I had a fantastic career. I loved being a professional athlete.

There's far more that goes into being a professional athlete than being a college athlete. So many differences that people don't realize. It's not just about playing football and getting paid to do it. There's a lot of things that you have to deal with.

I don't know about politics so much. I'm a professional athlete.

My mum and dad are both sportspeople and know what's it all about. They know it's hard work, but they also know what it takes to become a professional athlete. I don't think - without their help, I wouldn't have got this far.

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

After any game you're going to get the love, the hate: That's just what comes with being a professional athlete.

I think that becoming a successful rock band is a little like becoming a professional athlete. Nobody plans on it.

You get older, and you want to be a professional athlete; you want to win on the biggest stage.

Ever since I was a little boy, I had my eyes set on being able to say I was a professional athlete. I worked hard every day to make sure that it became a possibility and sacrificed a lot for the game of football.

I worked my whole life and dreamed my whole life of being a professional athlete.

My dream was always to be a professional athlete.

This is a business. I'm a professional athlete. This isn't, 'poke somebody and start a street fight.'

I know I have a big future in front of me, so that's my main focus. So when I'm outside of the ring, I try to carry myself as a professional athlete, not just anybody.

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

With every passing week, I get an opportunity to improve my acting because I get to do it day in, day out. So a lot of times, I compare it to being a professional athlete.

I like to think that I'm a family man first and a professional athlete second.

That's why you went to school, because you realize that, being a professional athlete, there's a good chance you're not going to make it. You need an education, that's why for me, it was such an important decision to go to college and further my education to provide me a safety net in case this didn't work out.

Being a Diva, you're a professional athlete and then you get to entertain. It's the best of every aspect, all in one. That's why I fell in love with it.

As a professional athlete, the onus is on you to take responsibility.

The reason why I'm so shredded at 135 is because I'm a professional athlete. I do everything the correct way.

Being a professional athlete, people respect the fact that I respect eSports professional gamers.

I always wanted to be a professional athlete and really did not necessarily care which sport.

The pride and presence of a professional football team is far more important than 30 libraries.