Quotes about Athlete

I am a dancer. I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living.... In each it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of spirit. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.

In college I never realized the opportunities available to a pro athlete. I've been given the chance to meet all kinds of people, to travel and expand my financial capabilities, to get ideas and learn about life, to create a world apart from basketball.

Voddie Baucham, a former all-American football player, offers a catchy athletic metaphor. "Sending young people into the world without a biblical worldview," he says, "is like sending a ballplayer onto the field without a playbook."17 Team spirit is not enough. An athlete needs to comprehend the game's strategy.

The modern athlete is an individual corporation. I'm not quite sure it's very good for sport, or good for team work, or those different things that sport says it's about. This is about business.

I don't want to be a guy who's just sitting on the bench stealing money.

When Ty Cobb got on first base he had an apparently nervous habit of kicking the bag. ... By kicking the bag hard enough Cobb could move it a full two inches closer to second base. He figured that this improved his chances for a steal, or for reaching second base safely on a hit.

Kevin Gamble was one of the first NBA players from my city.

The first thing that came to mind when I met Tom Brady was intimidation. I'm showing up in 2005 with a guy who just came off his third Super Bowl win. So, it's a little intimidating walking in the room with Tom Brady for the first time.

I'd never imagined I had the opportunity to play with Tom Brady, the greatest athlete in sports history.

I always wanted to become a good role model for kids as a professional football player. Unfortunately, I didn't attain that through football, but I was smart enough to realize that professional wrestling provided another opportunity for that.

I like to get out and get up the court, using my speed and aggressiveness toward the hoop.

I would love to be a player today. I had the right personality for it.