#sportsmen

People complain professional sportsmen are locked away but when they get out and enjoy themselves, people have a go. ↗

— Will Carling

#complain #enjoy #get #go #locked

This year my role is clear: I am a coach, a coach to sportsmen. ↗

— Anatoli Boukreev

#clear #coach #i #i am #role

Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies. ↗

— Bill Toomey

#fraction #i #realized #second #sportsmen

Historically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil contemplation of the landscape cannot easily be adapted to the Olympic slogan of 'higher, stronger, faster.' ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#being #cannot #china #close #contemplation

I feel sorry sometimes for these sportsmen and women who put in just as much effort as the footballers. For example, athletes train at least as hard as footballers but have to be happy if they can earn enough to finance a decent education. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#be happy #decent #earn #education #effort

I'm quite ignorant about fashion and I'm colourblind, so it's all a tad tricky. My only knowledge of that world comes through Christopher Bailey, whom I first met in 2008 when I did a campaign for Burberry that featured musicians, artists, actors and sportsmen. ↗

— Eddie Redmayne

#artists #bailey #campaign #christopher #comes

Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown? ↗

— Rachel Weisz

#acting #banned #botox #expression #frown

The mark of great sportsmen is not how good they are at their best, but how good they are their worst. ↗

— Martina Navratilova

#good #great #how #mark #sportsmen

For sportsmen or women who want to be champions, the mind can be as important, if not more important, than any other part of the body. ↗

— Gary Neville

#body #champions #important #mind #more

A room full of great sportsmen is so much better than a room full of actors. ↗