Quotes by Athlete As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can. Barry Bonds care athlete window I don’t want to get too detailed into it, but when you’re a good high school running back, you can almost be whatever type of runner you want to be. If you’re a good size and a good athlete, you can be whatever type of runner you want. Barry Sanders athlete running school I can relate to anyone. I can hang out with stoners, skaters, surfers, stockbrokers, lawyers, athletes, rappers. I feel I can hang out with any group of people and find common ground to talk with them. Barry Zito rapper athlete people The nearest approach I have ever seen to the symmetry of ancient sculpture was among the Arab tribes of Ethiopia. Our Saxon race can supply the athlete, but not the Apollo. Bayard Taylor apollo race athlete It's that deep-seeded societal gender norm that women, for some reason, aren't elite athletes, when we are. We really are. I think we fight against that a bit. Becky Sauerbrunn fighting athlete thinking I think we have to keep putting women's sports in the limelight. I thought the Women's World Cup did a wonderful job of showing the quality of women's soccer. But we also need coverage and marketing and press and getting these female athletes to become household names. Becky Sauerbrunn athlete soccer sports You have to have competent people evaluating the athlete, not the housewives! Bela Karolyi gymnastics athlete people I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth. That has always been very exciting. Bela Karolyi growth athlete watches One theme that fascinates me is cognitive enhancement. It seems only a matter of time until we live in a world where steroids for the brain are readily available to all. And once we come to grips with that reality, I suspect the debate over the ethics will be much more heated than the debate over steroids in baseball or any other sport, where the use is limited to a select group of freakish athletes. Ben Casnocha athlete baseball sports I have great admiration for athletes. They are just like actors in a lot of ways. They have tremendous pressures and conflicts. They have to compete, and they can't stay home just because they have a head cold. Ben Cross actors athlete home If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived. Ben Hogan golfers athlete sports Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you? Ben Hogan athlete sports funny When I was a kid and we played baseball we used to use that "eye black" stuff sometimes - that kind of grease you put under your eyes to reduce glare or something. We only used it, of course, to look cool; it's not like we were any better prepubescent athletes for reducing glare. Ben Lerner athlete baseball kids The concussion crisis has changed the face of sports as we know it and it has brought to surface the incredible importance of our brain health. The time is now for us to make our brain the number one priority so that education and awareness can take effect, and begin to change the way we approach the health of our athletes from youth to professionals. Ben Utecht athlete numbers sports Across the board you can run up against 10 athletes where we're the same physically. They've done the same kind of training; they are in the same kind of shape. But the one that wins is the person who really believes they can win. Benita Johnson athlete running believe I'm calm and focused and I can't wait for the biggest sport event in the World to begin. Benjamin Boukpeti athlete waiting sports At the Cardiff World Cup I really would like to make the final. The favorites are still Peter, Daniele or Vavra, but I will try to do my best in order to be closest as possible to these athletes. Benjamin Boukpeti athlete trying order Pre-season was very challenging with the African Championships on my continent. Unfortunately, I failed to qualify for the Games there. It was an emotional moment for me due to the context, but I quickly accepted the result as evidence of what my preparation has been the past 3 years. Benjamin Boukpeti emotional athlete past Being the first Olympic medallist of my country means that I have some obligations and it was a very tough job for me to resume a proper training schedule due to the (new) status I have in my country. Benjamin Boukpeti athlete jobs country Despite my inability to qualify to qualify in South Africa, I did really appreciate the support I got from the IOC particularly the Olympic Solidarity, members of the ICF, my own National Olympic Committee, friends and athletes from the Slalom Community. When I got the wild card, it was the cherry on the cake that I could not have imagined. It was much more than I expected for myself. Benjamin Boukpeti cake appreciate athlete «23456789101112»