#athlete

And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever. ↗

— Jim Otto

#forever #haunt #mistakes #true #you

The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball. ↗

— Isaiah Thomas

#ball #concerned #defense #draft #need

I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be. ↗

— Carl Lewis

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An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring things in. ↗

— Carl Lewis

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

— Carl Lewis

#ceo #company #day #end #end of the day

I found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a really emotional person and it helped make me a better person. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#better #better person #block #emotion #emotional

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

— Carl Lewis

#between #childhood #correlation #professional #professional athlete

Don't walk through life just playing football. Don't walk through life just being an athlete. Athletics will fade. Character and integrity and really making an impact on someone's life, that's the ultimate vision, that's the ultimate goal - bottom line. ↗

— Ray Lewis

#athletics #being #bottom #bottom line #character

People want athletes to cater to their image of what an athlete should be, but they also want them to fail so they can feel like their screwups are all right. If I make a priority shift, I'll make it because it's best for me. ↗

— Bode Miller

#athlete #athletes #because #best #cater

This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud. ↗

— Peter Ueberroth

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