You can fight based on a strong mind, based on developing your muscles and reflexes, training your motor functions and going back again. Having a str….
Christ always had a passion for whatever He was doing. That's how I try to define myself as an athlete. That's the example I try to follow..
If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achievin….
Skating is now retro and hip..
Endure, put up with whatever comes your way, learn to overcome weakness and pain, push yourself to breaking point but never cave in. If you don't lea….
I didn't aspire to be a good sport; "champion" was good enough for me..
McEnroe has got to sit down and work out where he stands..
To its great credit, Wimbledon has been a leader in bringing about change and improvement in the sport..
You need to become more than one type of athlete. You have to be a sprinter, a weight man and a distance guy all in one..
For me, it's all about who you are. Some athletes may feel a responsibility. Some may not. One thing I've talked with my family and team about is doi….
It's extremely hard for athletes to accept what's happened to them sometimes. It's hard to be beaten by a small margin, and I've spoken with athletes….
I've found that a person does not need protein from meat to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year of track competition was the first year I ….
I'm not Carl Lewis the athlete any more. I'm growing into a new person with new interests and new goals..
I'm a huge wrestling fan. Wrestlers have so many great qualities that athletes need to have..
For younger athletes - women, especially, if it's a male-dominated sport - I'd say be very careful to just be true to yourself. I spent a lot of time….
I think it's very easy for people to stereotype athletes, good and bad..
Nowadays a gold medal is a $1 million contract. Our athletes are our heroes..
An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax..
It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater..
I want to be a positive role model, especially for kids and Aboriginal people... When people see me, often all they see is another Australian athlete….
I decided that I was going to go to the Olympics to see if I had made the right decision to retire because I knew that if I'd made the mistake of ret….