#athlete

Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#atlanta #competing #corporate #here #many

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience. ↗

— Mary Lou Retton

#big #experience #getting #know #olympic

The contracts are structured different than athletes in America, but for me, it was good to move on and go back to playing in the premiere league, which is the best league. It was disappointing, as far as the team goes, but for me, there wasn't much I could do. ↗

— Claudio Reyna

#as far as #athletes #back #best #contracts

An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax. ↗

— Cathy Rigby

#breath #her #hold #how #learn

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater. ↗

— Cathy Rigby

#athlete #else #harder #helped #i

Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes. ↗

— Cathy Rigby

#contract #gold #gold medal #heroes #medal

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#belief #competitor #i #mean #you

I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012. ↗

— Linford Christie

#better #better things #feel #going #got

Becoming an Olympian is the ultimate reward for any athlete. ↗

— Michael Diamond

#athlete #becoming #olympian #reward #ultimate

I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#away #back #being #competitive #considered