#athlete

I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete. ↗

— Usain Bolt

#great #i #just #phenomenon #say

I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional. ↗

— Katarina Witt

#athlete #east #first #germany #go

My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was okay until I got kicked out, which happened twice. ↗

— Victor Cruz

#being #college #could #first #get

Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure. ↗

— Geena Davis

#ball #how #knows #play #rosie

When you look at guys who get recruited, most of the best athletes, they come from poor families. I don't forget. I was a junior looking through my mother's stuff and looked at her bank statement, and we had $30 in the bank. ↗

— Eric Dickerson

#bank #best #come #families #forget

I've been a sports fan all my life, and like most other actors, I'm convinced I could have been a pro athlete if Hollywood hadn't come calling. ↗

— Jamie Foxx

#been #calling #come #convinced #could

I think an athlete should be honest. I know it's difficult, but if a guy knocked me on my can, I couldn't very well say, I slipped. ↗

— Sugar Ray Leonard

#difficult #guy #honest #i #i think

I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#actor #athlete #becoming #cameo #carl

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

#any #athlete #being #being prepared #coach

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

#athlete #bring #day #different #keep