#athlete

As an athlete, confidence makes me more competitive and helps me perform better. ↗

— Marlen Esparza

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They thought that athletes that worked out with my system wouldn't be able to throw a ball because they'd be too muscle bound. Those are the misconceptions I had to go through for about 40 years. ↗

— Jack LaLanne

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So much of a professional athlete's success depends upon not necessarily the play itself but how he deals with... always saying how you deal with good, is just as important as how you deal with bad. ↗

— Brett Favre

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I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted. ↗

— Linford Christie

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I like to push characters to extremes so they have to make really tough decisions and there is no life more extreme than that of an athlete. ↗

— Chris Cleave

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I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's always one atom away from being a tragedy. ↗

— Chris Cleave

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I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation. ↗

— Bob Costas

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It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete. ↗

— Jim Courier

#dangerous #results #riding #self-worth #very

The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete. ↗

— Alberto Juantorena

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I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care so much about doing what you do, there's a little bit of nerves that come with that. But nerves that won't prevent you form performing, nerves that, hopefully, allow you to be that much more motivated and inspired to do well. ↗

— Sidney Crosby

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