As an athlete, I used my speed, agility and quickness to go out and play against the big guys. Michael Chang
I feel like at the Olympics I gave the best performance of my life and I wasn't rewarded for that as an athlete. Yes, my fans and my mom were happy about it, but I didn't win that gold medal. Johnny Weir
I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City. Victor Cruz
I was probably in the best shape of any athlete at the time, but you don't get to pass judgment on yourself. Steve Carlton
I've never felt that I was less of an athlete or not accomplished athletically because I didn't win an Olympic medal. It's definitely something I would have liked to have added to my resume, but at the same time I think I can look back at my athletic career and feel that I was one of the best. Mary Decker
It probably won't sink in until I've retired from running but I'm a much better athlete than two years ago. Michael East
It's of very little importance to me that I was born gay. It doesn't make me a better athlete, it doesn't make me a stronger person, it doesn't really do anything to enhance my life. It's just something I was born with, the same as green eyes. Johnny Weir
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
When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a great athlete. Herschel Walker
A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time. Frank Shorter
A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete or a new canvas to an artist. Norman Ralph Augustine
All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn't left an imprint through the generations. Michael Johnson
All my life I believed I became an athlete through my own determination, but it's impossible to think that being descended from slaves hasn't left an imprint through the generations. Difficult as it was to hear, slavery has benefited descendants like me - I believe there is a superior athletic gene in us. Michael Johnson
An athlete and actor are really two different temperaments, night and day. As an athlete you really keep things out and as an actor you really bring things in. Carl Lewis
An athlete gets paid a lot of money. And someone who is after that, a thief, a mugger or someone who steals from people, they are taking a chance with the law that if they get caught, they are going to jail or face some other problem. In my case, you are going to get shot. Luke Scott
An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax. Cathy Rigby
An athlete must have ability to reach the top, but many who have ability and who do not live clean lives never have and never will be champions for obvious reasons. Major Taylor
As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that. Jonathan Ames