#athlete

My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet. ↗

— Edwin Moses

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To be candid with you, free agency hurts all sports. It's great for athletes making an enormous amount of money. But to say it helps the sports, I don't believe that. ↗

— Jerry West

#amount #athletes #believe #candid #enormous

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way. ↗

— Tom Peters

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Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand! ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

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I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do. ↗

— Oscar Pistorius

#disabled #i #myself #nothing #see

It's important that athletes can compete on a level playing field. And youngsters coming into the sport can know that if they are working hard and training hard, they'll see a true reflection of where they stand and what they can achieve worldwide and not be swayed by people who are cheating. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

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For an athlete, the biggest pressure comes from within. You know what you want to do and what you're capable of. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

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In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#achieved #athlete #back #best #career

You can wish as hard as you like but all that really matters is the shape you're in on the day of the race. I've always felt these really big races aren't necessarily won by whoever is the fastest. They're won by the athlete who is the smartest and in the best shape on the day. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#athlete #best #big #day #fastest

I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012. ↗

— Linford Christie

#better #better things #feel #going #got