Athlete Quotes - Page 30

The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment for the rest, benefit for humanity.

As a former NFL athlete, my quality of play on the field was in direct correlation to how I took care of my body. Bulletproof has many practical principles and tips on how, as men, we can thrive and not just survive as we get older. This is a must read.

All I got to do is keep getting the most out of each one of my days and keep trying to be the best athlete I can become.

I think marriage and athletes is a bad combination.

I'm trying to take a positive out the disappointment, but I'm also trying to do what's best for my career as well.

Realistically, we could aim for the top three in the constructors championship. Realistically, we could look at winning more races. Three race wins would be very satisfying.

I depended on chiropractic care when I was an athlete. I depend on it now as a busy film and TV actor.

Acting is a bit like being an athlete. You spend all your time getting ready to do something for two minutes. All the things that made my career in the movies happen took two or three minutes, which is the time that it takes for a 'take'. In that time, something happens. That's what people know you for, just like someone running the hundred metres.

Russell Wilson knows who he is. He’s not a running quarterback, he’s not a throwing quarterback – he’s an athlete back there playing the quarterback position. He knows that, he understands it and his team allows him to be who he is.

Truthfully, this is how I approach my workout: I want to be the best athlete I can possibly be. If I can out-perform some of the better athletes then I'm happy. When I look at the NFL or the NBA, these guys look how I want to look - it's useable, functional muscle.

You never know what can happen. I feel like I have a pretty good chance, but you never know.

I never scrimmage Oilers against Oilers...What for? Houston isn't on our schedule.

Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions of legions of people who might not be Olympians.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

I like to be just an athlete, but if I go to competition and compete, I love to be a star, maybe.

If I could change on thing about myself, I would: Have better knees. Mine are shot because of injuries. You're only as good as your legs, whether you're an athlete or an actor.

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

I am in control. What athlete you know doesn't call the shots? I have the final say.

Every time a player goes out to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be Number One in any business. But more important, you've got to play with you heart - with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

It's like getting the Williams sisters to play (tennis) against a man, and they're far better athletes than she (Sorenstam) is.

Unfortunately the world is what it is now. People don't get along for whatever reason. As professional athletes, in a way we're almost ambassadors for peace, because sports brings everyone together.

But now - look, I have to take care of myself. I work out every day. I'm a dancer. I've always been an athlete, and I'm one of those people who start to go crazy if they don't run or do something.

With the responsibility of being a professional athlete, I believe that it is on us to go out there and help people.