#athlete

My guess is many top athletes, distance runners included, use performance-enhancing drugs, enough so that the problem must be tackled. ↗

— Bill Rodgers

#distance #enough #guess #included #many

I think marriage and athletes is a bad combination. ↗

— Dennis Rodman

#bad #combination #i #i think #marriage

I mean, as an athlete, as a competitor, you have to have that belief in yourself. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#belief #competitor #i #mean #you

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

#away #back #being #competitive #considered

I still can't believe I'm an Olympic athlete. ↗

— Shawn Johnson

#believe #i #olympic #still

I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't. ↗

— Bruce Jenner

#around #athlete #businessman #get #getting

I think the people who have really followed my career from the time I was seven years old can see my steady progress and see the type of person and athlete I am. ↗

— Marion Jones

#athlete #career #followed #i #i am

I never look backwards. I have always been an athlete. I boxed before I acted. ↗

— Mickey Rourke

#always #athlete #backwards #been #before

My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world. ↗

— David Rudisha

#athlete #because #become #being #brought

I'm able to give a voice to the athletes around the world - use my degree for something other than the power play. ↗

— Angela Ruggiero

#around #athletes #degree #give #i