#athlete

We always spend more time on the throwing events and a little bit more on the long jump. They're my weaker events - they don't come as naturally to me as running and jumping. I like the hurdles and the high-jump, I'm a springy, speedy athlete so those suit me. ↗

— Jessica Ennis

#athlete #bit #come #events #hurdles

When I found Jesus Christ, I learned to be a better athlete. I didn't have to go out there and knock them out in the first round. I've learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. At the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can take off this killer instinct stuff, you can be a great athlete, a great boxer, and love your brother. ↗

— George Foreman

#be patient #better #boxer #boxers #brother

I think it's very easy for people to stereotype athletes, good and bad. ↗

— Ricky Williams

#bad #easy #good #good and bad #i

You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult. ↗

— Robin Yount

#difficult #family #know #lifestyle #professional

I'm the world's expert on sterotypes held by academics about athletes and held by athletes about academics. To me, both of them are caricatures. ↗

— A. Bartlett Giamatti

#academics #athletes #both #caricatures #expert

Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can't do that. ↗

— Eric Heiden

#ask #athletes #ball #baseball #cyclists

In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselves. ↗

— Eric Heiden

#character #enjoy #general #i #speak

I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on. ↗

— Lou Holtz

#ball player #football #football player #i #kind

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. ↗