I respect Georges St. Pierre as a businessman and an athlete. I don’t have anything against him personally. But he’s not the kind of fighter I like watching. – Ronda Rousey
I’ve always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It’s all or nothing. That’s what makes me a good athlete – doing things with all the ‘ganas’ I can. – Sergio Garcia
I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I’d taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008. – Shawn Johnson
I just do my work, try to do everything I can. I don’t weigh in all offseason. I just try to get better, be in better position, be an athlete. – Pablo Sandoval
I can play basketball, run track, and play volleyball, so yeah, I’ve always been an athlete at heart. – Vivica A. Fox
When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is. – Walter Payton
I’m obviously always interested in the dancer who’s an athlete and vice versa. I expect dancers to be in condition like an athlete is and to challenge themselves in the same way, to the same physical degree. – Twyla Tharp
I’m probably the least flexible athlete you’ll find. When it comes to yoga, I can’t get in the positions and I can’t hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It’s a pretty good workout. – Steve Blake
I grew up very much an athlete and very much a swimmer and a dancer and a horse rider and surf lifesaving club, you name it I’ve probably done it. I just find so much gratification in being physical. – Sharni Vinson
As an athlete, when you have a desire and a want to do something, you fight for it. And it doesn’t matter how long your journey is; it’s whether you give up or don’t. – Troy Dumais
I’m an athlete, so I’m very interested in making the sport as safe as possible – just for my own career longevity. – Ted Ligety
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 should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur. – Will Rogers
As we all know, when you’re an athlete things are a little bit easier for you. It didn’t mean that what was going on inside my heart wasn’t a bit of a thunderstorm, but outwardly I got along ok. I was really shy in seventh grade. – Stephen Chbosky
In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it. – Sebastian Coe
Arthur Ashe had been the first black athlete to play Johannesburg at the time of apartheid. – Yannick Noah
A master’s is a lot more work than my first degree, but I’m an athlete who knows what she wants. I made up my mind, and I’m determined that this is what I’m going to do. – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce