Quotes about athlete
athlete emotions grandiose helps involved pain pleasure sports
Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports. Yanni
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Seeing the intensity and power she brings to the game, it's hard to imagine her being anything but single-minded in pursuing tennis. But Serena Williams has other passions, too. In fact, there doesn't seem to be enough time in the day, week or month for one of the world's most gifted athletes to chase her many interests. Don Yaeger
athlete singing relax
An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax. Cathy Rigby
athlete hard-work thinking
It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater.
athlete commitment giving
You can be an ordinary athlete by getting away with less than your best. But if you want to be a great, you have to give it all you've got-your everything. Bill Vaughan
athlete coaches
The athlete makes himself, the coach doesn't make the athlete. Bill Bowerman
athlete games gone
When the playing is over, one can sense that one's youth has been spent playing a game, and now both the game and youth are gone. Bill Bradley
athlete years practice
Behind all the years of practice and all the hours of glory waits that inexorable terror of living without the game.
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The American people don't believe politicians. They don't believe business leaders or Hollywood celebrities or athletes or other supposed role models. And they certainly don't believe the news media. John Yarmuth
athlete says sports
The athlete who says it can't be done should not get in the way of the one who is doing it.
athletes energetic excited next opportunity perform start stay
The athletes were energetic and excited to start on bars, but they were a little conservative. They wanted to stay on and get through it to have an opportunity to perform well on the next event.
athletes prepared
The athletes said they were not prepared to come back to the village. Robert Greene
athletes cover instead stand
The athletes can be under cover if they're not competing, instead of having to stand there and get soaked.
athletes time whose
The athletes are youngsters whose time is still to come.
athletes conference confidence execute focused good happy riding test weeks year
The athletes are up for the challenge. They're focused and I think our confidence is riding high. With two weeks before conference I think they really want to put up a good showing. This will be a very good test for us to see where we are mentally. If we can go out and execute as well as we have this year I think we'll be happy with the results.
athletes happy leadership smooth sticking
The athletes are happy he's sticking around and that he'll be in that leadership role. It's going to be a smooth transition.
athletes feeling mortal players prone team tragic
That was such a horrible, tragic moment. I thought it said a lot about Tony, the way he coaxed the team into playing. ... I know the players were shell-shocked. Athletes aren't prone to feeling mortal about themselves. Buzz Bissinger
athletes blessed doubles four good quite swing
That was quite an inning with four doubles in a row. We're just blessed with some good athletes that like to swing the bat. Don Andrews
athletes good run
That was a good run by a sophomore. There were a lot good athletes on the track.
athletes continue gain grow longer swimming team
We have a lot of young swimmers on the men's side. Athletes take longer in men's swimming to make a difference, and this team will continue to grow as they gain experience.
athletes beijing games platform population
We know the Beijing Games will be like no other; we have a whole new platform and stage. For much of the population of China, our athletes will be the only representation they have of our society.
athletes basically focus main meet top
We know that we are the main athletes right now. We know that we are young and going to be on top for a while. We just go in, basically like we do every meet . . . we just focus on our own thing. Jeremy Wariner
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We have wanted Katie at Quinnipiac since the moment we saw her compete in her junior year at the National Futures tournament. She is really a truly gifted athlete and we would like to see her in our line-up early and often next season. With her presence in the backfield she could be a trusted player as a freshman to help funnel our team's defensive successes.
athletes beijing biggest coaches exciting facing last lead major meet opportunity rivals stage success team test themselves
We have two outstanding coaches who will lead our team to success in an exciting and challenging competition. This meet will be a significant test for our team. Not only are we are facing our biggest rivals in their backyard, but this is also the last opportunity these athletes have to test themselves on a major international stage before the Beijing Olympics.
athletes attitude best field great intend people recognise sports track
You'd like more people to recognise what you do is special. But I take the attitude that the best thing I can do for my sport is to be the best at it. The best way people will come to recognise that track and field is a great sport is to see athletes excelling at it. Which is what I intend to do. Maurice Greene
athletes peak putting
I've always been really inspired by watching top athletes putting in peak performances. Manu Bennett
athletes basically brought concept inside instilled spirit takes taught winning
We have the winning spirit on the inside because we were brought up as winners. Some of these athletes that you get now just want to play. It has to be taught and instilled in them. That's basically what we had to do with this group. They're just now getting the concept of what it takes to win.
athletes bang confident
We have the athletes that can bang the shots. We just have to get more confident and we'll be alright.
athletes events practice running technique timing worth
We were still a little rusty, and with only a week's worth of practice, the timing and technique of some of the athletes was a little off. The running events went real well.
athletes compete hot proud today tough tyrone
Today was a really hot day and Tyrone is a really tough course, so I'm real proud of our athletes the way they were able to compete under those conditions.
athletes cheer coming great means round schools signed spirit students support year
We have a lot of schools coming out, which means a lot of kids. So far, we have 800 students signed up to compete. It would be great for all those athletes that the cheer squads support all year round to come out and support their spirit squads on Saturday.
athletes ball eight rely seven successful
We've got seven or eight athletes who can really put the ball in the basket. That's how we can be successful in games. We don't have to rely on just one or two players.
athletes fun isolate run running teams tough watch
We've got a lot of weapons, to where a lot of teams won't be able to just isolate one or two of our players. When we run the floor, when we get it going, our athletes look pretty tough out there. It's a fun team to watch when they get to running the floor.