#athlete

You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired. ↗

— Faye Dunaway

#get #onstage #tired #you

It strikes me that these days, clubs don't even want players who can truly play any more; they just want athletes, quick guys who don't have a football brain, can just run and run; some of them, Jesus. I can never imagine acting like that. ↗

— Robbie Fowler

#any #athletes #brain #clubs #days

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do. ↗

— Bob Gibson

#athlete #being #doing #else #finest

Life is about being a versatile athlete and training in all realms of life. ↗

— Ray Lewis

#athlete #being #life #realms #training

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

#athletes #cheating #coming #compete #field

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

— Paula Radcliffe

#biggest #capable #comes #know #pressure

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

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur. ↗

— Will Rogers

#athlete #college #earned #pro #should

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#belief #competitor #i #mean #you