#athlete

Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes. ↗

— Milton Friedman

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A lot of athletes use sports psychologists. ↗

— Andy Murray

#lot #psychologists #sports #use

I felt black. I was as far as I was concerned. And I wanted to be black for lots of reasons. They were better musicians, they were better athletes, they were not uptight about sex, and they knew how to enjoy life better than most people. ↗

— Jerry Leiber

#as far as #athletes #better #black #concerned

I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#actor #athlete #becoming #cameo #carl

I tell you, it was kind of two-fold. I fortunately had a lot of support. My coach was amazing - he told me to focus on being prepared and that is what I did. Every athlete is nervous - any athlete who tells you they're not nervous isn't telling you the truth. I was as prepared as I could be. ↗

— Carl Lewis

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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

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At the end of the day, if you're a professional athlete in track and field you are the CEO of your company. ↗

— Carl Lewis

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I found the emotion that as an athlete you block out, and it really helped me to understand myself as a person. I'm a really emotional person and it helped make me a better person. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#better #better person #block #emotion #emotional

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete. ↗

— Carl Lewis

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Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero. ↗

— Will McDonough

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