481 Athlete Quotes for You to Enjoy

A little-known secret is that being a pro athlete is not that great. It's a pretty short lifespan. I know all these parents are out there driving their children to be professionals, but so many pros will tell you, 'No, you don't want to do this.' Timothy Olyphant

Definitely, injuries are tough, and they happen to every athlete in every sport. The best athletes put it behind them and keep pushing forward. I haven't really had a choice; I've had so many injuries. And the love of BMX, I haven't wanted to stop no matter what. Tory Nyhaug

Madonna is an athlete; she has to be treated like a professional athlete. She doesn't work out for six hours a day, though, like some of the press says. She never works out for more than two hours a day, and then only when she has the time. Tracy Anderson

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I'm obviously always interested in the dancer who's an athlete and vice versa. I expect dancers to be in condition like an athlete is and to challenge themselves in the same way, to the same physical degree. Twyla Tharp

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I try not to be a typical athlete. Tyronn Lue

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I really developed an early love for ballet. Like most dancers, I am still 'first' a dancer. I'm very proud of it. Once you are a dancer, the physicality never leaves you, nor does the strength. Hopefully, it keeps you like an athlete. Valerie Harper

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Every athlete, every person is individual. Valtteri Bottas

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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. Vanessa Carlton

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The life of a boxing athlete is short, so I don't have time to waste or time to take tune-up fights or whatever. Vasyl Lomachenko

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Of course I want to look well and fit - and as an athlete, I want to look strong. Venus Williams

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As an athlete and as a woman, I get my confidence from playing sports because it shifts your focus from what your body looks like to what your body can do for you. That's what we all should be doing. It shouldn't be about looking perfect. Venus Williams

You're going to fail. It's how you respond to that failure that kind of defines you as a person, as an athlete. Vernon Wells

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There's a fine line between playing through things and sitting out. I was always on the side of, 'I'm going to play through it.' It's probably good at times, bad at times, but for an athlete to always try to be there and play through things, from a teammate's perspective, it speaks volumes. Now that I look back, mentally it makes you tougher. Vernon Wells

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My first year of college was tough. I thought that just being an athlete I could get by. I thought I was okay until I got kicked out, which happened twice. Victor Cruz

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I'm an athlete, I'm a competitor, so whenever you have a loss, you feel it in your heart. Victoria Arlen

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I'm not the perfect model of what an athlete should be, mentally or physically. Victoria Pendleton

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I hate divers, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who might be the greatest athlete in the sport, but he's a big baby. If things are going well he's great, but when things are going badly it's the ref's fault, it's his teammates' fault. Viggo Mortensen

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