Quotes About Athlete

I'm happy to go into Melbourne, one of my favourite tournaments there.

As for my all-time sporting hero? There is one who towers above all. I first knew him when he was called Cassius Clay but it was when he changed his name to Muhammad Ali that I became mesmerised by him.

My first baby toy was a basketball and ever since, I've had a basketball in my hands.

At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company.

I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.

I don't like the road. I love being on the track. I like being indoors and the fact I'm not battling past 200 other riders.

I would recommend anybody who gets a chance to see short track skating, make it a point to go out there when Apolo is skating because you won't see anybody better.

Support the athlete, encourage the team, help the coach. That's what good track parents do.

I remember as a kid watching one of the Olympic games, and I was cheering for a big track athlete. He was the favorite to win, and he lost. I realized in that moment the pain he felt was so much greater than the pain that those who never thought they were going to win would have felt had they lost.

With 'Love & Basketball,' I played ball my whole life and did track at UCLA. So, I'm an athlete. And it was very important for me to get it right. I started with casting: As an athlete, there's nothing worse for me than watching a sports movie and the woman that they hire can't run or can't shoot. It sets women's sports back years.

As a professional athlete, the small print says there could be a trade at some point in your career. Sometimes expected, sometimes not. You have to be able to handle that.

And I've always been able to play basketball at the highest level, and been able to play a significant role on the team I've been traded to.

I was an athlete growing up and I miss that. I miss hanging out with dudes and making raunchy jokes and telling stories, trading details, you know? There's something I really miss about that.

I am working on it but I don't thinking having a good serve is the most important thing. It is about a lot of things coming together that makes you a good player.

I compete all over the world, so I travel two or three times a month and spend at least six months a year out of the country.

Born? Hell, Babe Ruth wasn't born. He fell from a tree.

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection.

I would love to have a race against Usain Bolt one day! It would certainly be a good challenge for me.

I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.

I love to play golf, and that's my arena. And you can characterize it and describe it however you want, but I have a love and a passion for getting that ball in the hole and beating those guys.

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

I'm a jock and I'm an athlete, and that's what I love to do.

I'm looking forward to getting back on the field, it's what I love to do.

Soccer is my first love. Ive been playing since I was 4 years old. I traveled the world doing it. I broke my leg when I was 16 or 17, and acting kind of filled the void.