A True Athlete Quotes

#1. I want to prove to people who sit on a couch and don't do anything but criticize other people that, if you're a true athlete or martial artist, you're not old until you can't get up and walk around anymore.

Herschel Walker

#2. And as a true athlete, mistakes haunt you forever.

Jim Otto

#3. To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.

Picabo Street

#4. True disputants are like true sportsmen: their whole delight is in the pursuit.

Alexander Pope

#5. An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being ... that is the true glory of sport.

Aimee Mullins

#6. A true champion and athlete is never satisfied with their performance. You can always do more and always improve.

Clay Guida

#7. It has been said that the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games is something that an athlete will remember for the rest of their life. It is true. That moment when you walk into the Olympic Stadium as part of the Australian Olympic Team, is a moment that I will never forget.

Jeff Fenech

#8. A serious athlete to me is one who is committed to excellence at any level, at any age, in any endeavor and in either sex. This commitment begins with a dream and a sense of talent and skill and determination to make that dream come true.

Carol Mann

#9. The true athlete should have character, not be a character

John Wooden

#10. Not winning a title gives fuel to sportswriters and talking heads who question an athlete's true value.

Don Yaeger

#11. It's only when it comes to crunch time that people's true character comes out.

Virginia Wade

#12. I've seen myself do stuff on stage that was pretty amazing. I think that would be true for any athlete. Any top athlete will see something that they are very proud of. All my injuries will attest to the fact that besides being a musician, it comes down to being an athlete.

Paul Stanley