#athlete

Out of the tens of thousands of prosthetic legs they've made, there's never been any 400-meter athletes run under 50 seconds. So, if this was such a technologically advanced prosthetic leg, then how come not everyone's qualifying, or coming close to the qualification time, then? ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#any #athletes #been #close #come

My thing about looking good is that it should be the character. If I'm playing a character who's concerned about his body - an athlete, say - I'll get in shape. If I'm playing a character who doesn't or wouldn't, I don't. I almost never get in shape for a movie, even though I know it would be a good career move. ↗

— Aidan Quinn

#almost #athlete #body #career #character

For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#olympics #test #their #ultimate #ultimate test

I'm continuing to prepare very well because I have my responsibility and my (pride) as a man and an athlete. ↗

— Dayron Robles

#because #continuing #i #man #prepare

A White House dinner is the American family assembled, from labor leaders to billionaires, actors, architects, academicians and athletes. ↗

— Hugh Sidey

#american family #architects #assembled #athletes #billionaires

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity. ↗

— Hope Solo

#end #every #i #i think #jump

Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus. ↗

— Hope Solo

#extremists #focus #laser #training

In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions. ↗

— Hope Solo

#environment #expected #front #functions #go

I'm not going to relate to an athlete as a peer. ↗

— Lisa Guerrero

#going #i #peer #relate

Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings. ↗

— Willie Stargell

#beings #forget #human #human beings #often