Track Athlete Quotes

#1. I remember as a kid watching one of the Olympic games, and I was cheering for a big track athlete. He was the favorite to win, and he lost. I realized in that moment the pain he felt was so much greater than the pain that those who never thought they were going to win would have felt had they lost.

Malcolm Gladwell

#2. Track is full of the absolute nicest and most polite athletes in all of sports, and where does it get us?

Malcolm Gladwell

#3. It's about stepping up on the big stage. The athlete who can do that is goig to do well.

Allen Johnson

#4. I can play basketball, run track, and play volleyball, so yeah, I've always been an athlete at heart.

Vivica A. Fox

#5. Athletics is a great sport with many different events and athletes come in all shapes and sizes. I'm one of the smallest athletes on the track. They call me the 'pocket rocket'.

Jenny Meadows

#6. Support the athlete, encourage the team, help the coach. That's what good track parents do.

Don Kardong

#7. I trained with Olympics Athlete Jeanette Kwakye - who is amazing! And Shani Anderson, who is an excellent Olympic runner. We trained five times a week; running, circuits, weights, working out in the gym, and on the track. It was an insane time.

Lily James

#8. I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the Browns.

Will McDonough

#9. 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

#10. If a female is good-looking, it totally decreases her credibility. Now she's not a good athlete - she's only good in these track meets because she's good-looking.

Lolo Jones

#11. Perhaps I don't give the impression that I'm hurting on the track. But that is because I am animated by an interior force which covers my suffering.

Noureddine Morceli

#12. For athletes traditionally it's such a fantastic stepping stone to greater things down the track and in the future. Don't undermine the Commonwealth Games!

Cathy Freeman

#13. There's always a point where you get knocked down. But I draw on what I've learned on the track: If you work hard, things will work out.

Lolo Jones

#14. I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.

Kimberly Elise