#athletics
31 quotes
“Champions are made in the off-season, not on race day.”
“When I step on the track, I feel at home.”
“Dreams are free, so you should never stop dreaming.”
“I am a fast runner, but I am also a great believer in hard work.”
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.”
“The key is to not get distracted by what others are doing.”
“Records are made to be broken.”
“I train hard, but I also know when to have fun.”
“To be the best, you have to work hard and believe in yourself.”
“I don't think limits. I think it's all about how bad you want it.”
“I thought Bolt was amazing, I mean, beating the world record and slowing down at the end, how galling has that got the for the other athletes? I never managed to do anything in 9.69 seconds, it took me ten seconds to watch him do that. Frankie Boyle , Mock The Week”
“The road to success is not a straight line; it is full of obstacles.”
“If you don't lose your temper, you have a chance to win.”
“Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is.”
“The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.”
“I always loved running; it was something you could do by yourself.”
“Find the good. It's all around you. Find it, showcase it.”
“One chance is all you need.”
“A lifetime of training for just ten seconds.”
“The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself are the most important.”
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, and discipline.”
“I wanted to be the best. There was no second place.”
“Every day is a new opportunity to be better than you were yesterday.”
“I was never one to sit around and wait for things to happen.”
“I think the greatest gift God gave me was the ability to see things through.”
“Life is about timing. When you're supposed to be somewhere, you're supposed to be there.”
“I always believed that if you set out to be somebody, you could become one.”
“The key to my success is focusing on my goals, not on the obstacles.”
“It doesn't matter if you're the best. If you don't have the desire to work hard, you won't succeed.”
“I believe that every single event in your life, especially the difficult ones, shapes you and makes you a stronger person.”
“I want to be a millionaire, and I don't ever want a real job. To his University of Houston track coach, Tom Tellez, on his first day of track practice, 1979.”