#athlete

I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American. ↗

— Larry Bird

#athletes #greatest #i #mean #world

We're often portrayed as rich, spoiled athletes who play a game for too much money. ↗

— David Duval

#game #money #much #often #play

There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is. ↗

— Bill Bradley

#been #died #great #knowing #never

That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection. ↗

— Armstrong Williams

#give #great #human #model #perfection

It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication. ↗

— Herb Elliott

#athletic #benefits #bring #compete #dedication

The U.S. Olympic spirit award is an award that is given to an athlete who embodies the Olympic spirit in more ways than just on the playing field, in showing incredible perseverance, in overcoming obstacles, and what we wanted to do is have everybody can vote on-line. ↗

— Brian Boitano

#award #embodies #everybody #field #given

Peterson was the most coachable athlete I have had in my life, and I coach many athletes. ↗

— Ato Boldon

#athletes #coach #had #i #life

So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it. ↗

— Ralph Boston

#anything #athletes #beat #big #big issue

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

— Marlen Esparza

#better #competitive #confidence #helps #makes

For an athlete, there's no time off... until it's over. ↗

— Terry Bradshaw

#off #over #time #until