I still think that there's some kind of psychological investment in black athletes carrying the flag for "us" at times. So, sports [remains a] metaph….

If you ever want to be a decent player, you have to be able to use both feet without stopping to think about it..

Those who truly have the spirit of champions are never wholly happy with an easy win. Half the satisfaction stems from knowing that it was the time a….

I would say facing the obstacles surrounding the day-to-day pressures of an elite athlete at a very young age was not the easiest task. Learning to d….

The game of soccer has been able to give me what I wanted out of life. I just remember being a total Tomboy and athlete as a girl, but never having a….

My worst vice is gluttony. I try to keep myself under control because I'm an athlete, but once a week I like to pig out and act like a normal person..

When I started out as a little kid, I didn't say 'I just want to run football.' I wanted to be a great athlete..

It's about somebody initially knowing more about it than you do but eventually you learn a lot about it yourself and practise the skills and techniqu….

If you want to make it as a sportsperson - Become knowledgeable in the sport you want to participate in. Think about the sport and what it can offer ….

Have fun, because that's what life is all about..

An athlete may run ten thousand miles in order to prepare for one hundred yards. Quantity gives experience..

Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible….

I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in between..

It's perseverance that's the key. It's persevering for long enough to achieve your potential..

The best athlete wants his opponent at his best. The best general enters the mind of his enemy. The best businessman serves the communal good. The be….

Like anybody else, athletes like to pig out on a bit of junk food every now and then, but they also know that they couldn't do that all the time if t….

A lot of athletes have star quality, but they just can't perform in front of a camera. So no matter how good-looking you are, no matter what kind of ….

Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape..

I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes.

Coaches are okay, I guess, but I prefer to do things my own way..

I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick ….