Quotes by Athlete Every athlete has training they enjoy and training that they do because they have to and they don't enjoy so much. Do the training you love, remind yourself why you do it and hopefully it'll all come good for you. Alistair Brownlee training enjoy athlete Brazilians tend to have that weakness, they get emotional. You can easily get them upset and get them out of their comfort zone. They're clever too and very gifted athletes but they have that emotional thing, which we Europeans also have a little bit of. Alistair Overeem emotional athlete clever It's about stepping up on the big stage. The athlete who can do that is goig to do well. Allen Johnson track bigs athlete I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice. Allyson Felix sacrifice determined athlete I am a big believer in visualization. I run through my races mentally so that I feel even more prepared. Allyson Felix race athlete running Competing at the Olympics is the pinnacle of your career. Everything is amplified, and you feel so proud to represent your country. You're there with athletes from all over the world. Everyone is coming together, putting differences aside. Allyson Felix athlete together country There was a race that I was running in Mexico City and I was the only high school athlete running against grown women. It was a professional race, but I ended up winning. That was kind of a turning point for me where I felt like, "Okay, I'm pretty good at this and there's a possibility for this to be a career for me." That was a defining moment for me. Allyson Felix athlete running school I think imperfection is beauty. Instead of being insecure about my muscles, I've learned to love them. I don't even think of it as a flaw anymore because it's made me into the athlete that I am. Aly Raisman insecure athlete thinking I just stay focused, and I always think about gymnastics. I am just doing what I always do... working really hard and pushing myself to the maximum and keeping myself motivated. Aly Raisman gymnastics athlete thinking I concentrate on preparing to swim my race and let the other swimmers think about me, not me about them. Amanda Beard swimming athlete motivational I have kids. Unbeknownst to them, they are quick to snap me back to reality when I start feeling the pressure of being an athlete! It's a breath of fresh air to have two people to focus on; their happiness erases all the pressures I have on myself. Amanda Beard athlete kids reality My performance has improved dramatically from yoga and meditation. No athlete ever dominated by sticking to one sport all the time. Amanda Beard yoga athlete sports There is a unique energy surrounding the Boston Marathon that you can't help but feel. It includes every runner and every person along the course. It brings every person there together as one. Amy Hastings boston unique athlete I'm not a yeller. My theory is that no one goes out there trying to screw up. Amy Ruley athlete success sports I think that people ran out of oxygen and don't really know what happened up there, maybe some of them just made things up because they weren't sure what had happened. Anatoli Boukreev oxygen athlete thinking No athletes talk to themselves like tennis players. Pitchers, golfers, goalkeepers, they mutter to themselves, but tennis players talk to themselves-and answer. Tennis players look like lunatics in a public square. Andre Agassi athlete player sports You have to have the mentality of executing your game when you don't feel like there's a lot of hope. I think the best feeling is when somebody pushes you to the limit and you dig down a little bit extra. By the same token, you also need a little luck. Sometimes they come together. Andre Agassi athlete motivational sports By being an elite athlete a lot of people think that you can go away or go places and get away with things. I'm more of the laid-back person. I don't have to go and skip the line. I don't have a problem waiting. Andre Johnson athlete people thinking An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power. Andrea Bocelli levels athlete order The activity of a singer that sings opera is similar to that of an athlete. Andrea Bocelli opera singers athlete «1234567891011»