#athlete

You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired. ↗

— Faye Dunaway

#get #onstage #tired #you

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do. ↗

— Bob Gibson

#athlete #being #doing #else #finest

Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros. ↗

— Rebecca Lobo

#athletes #audition #believe #classroom #college

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete. ↗

— Bill Russell

#great #makes #part

I want to express my deepest apology to the athletes, the people of Salt Lake City in Utah and the millions of citizens worldwide who love and respect the games. ↗

— Juan Antonio Samaranch

#athletes #citizens #city #deepest #express

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible. ↗

— Deion Sanders

#important #kids #know #look #responsible

American professional athletes are bilingual; they speak English and profanity. ↗

— Gordie Howe

#athletes #bilingual #english #profanity #professional

The irony of that is, what makes it kind of ironic, is when you do become successful as a professional athlete in particular, a lot of the young children who are emulating these stars do have a different perspective. ↗

— Frank Shorter

#become #children #different #different perspective #ironic

Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. ↗

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

#equality #exemplary #jackie #jackie robinson #make

My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that. ↗

— Billie Joe Armstrong

#brother #could #david #great #i