#athlete

Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil. ↗

— Leigh Steinberg

#athlete #authorities #chances #even #forty

In reality, we can prove that the incidents of drug, alcohol abuse and violence have dropped dramatically among professional athletes - but the problem is it would be impossible to convince than fans, because of what they read on the AP wire. ↗

— Leigh Steinberg

#alcohol #among #athletes #because #convince

Ruth was probably the greatest athlete to perform in any sport. Never has there been anybody like him. ↗

— George Steinbrenner

#anybody #athlete #been #greatest #him

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

#athlete #champions #clean #live #lives

Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show. ↗

— Major Taylor

#cardinal #characters #clean #clean living #greatest

Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins. ↗

— Major Taylor

#bow #champion #day #each #even

I would like to cite an instance which proves the efficacy of clean living on the part of an athlete coupled with the inspiration received from a champion which go a long way to making a champion. ↗

— Major Taylor

#champion #cite #clean #clean living #coupled

In my neighborhood in Springfield, Ohio, there were a lot of young kids. We all played tackle football after school, but I knew very early on that I was not an athlete. ↗

— John Legend

#athlete #early #football #i #kids

I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals. ↗

— Carl Lewis

#athlete #carl #goals #growing #i

Athletes are very cool to me. ↗

— Regina King

#cool #me #very