It's not just about a coach telling you what to do and just following it unthinkingly..

There are hurdles to overcome in sport and in life. Sport is a very valuable learning ground for how to live your life in the best possible way..

As a youngster, I enjoyed sport and my ambition was to be a great sportsman..

The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sidelines. I'm not sure but that they were right..

You can't worry about what people say, but... People always harp on athletes being selfish individualists..

Life is about being a versatile athlete and training in all realms of life..

At 13, I was a big, totally uncoordinated, hopeless football player. I responded to somebody elses rules, and I stayed just good enough to get a scho….

It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square..

I think that a huge positive that's come out of me having successful competitions as an athlete has been that, through the years it's become less and….

If the athlete is fair with the press, he deserves fairness back..

He must be lightning slow..

An athlete must have a certain cockiness to succeed and win, but an athlete must also care about the game he or she plays..

We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we….

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive..

I think every athlete that’s just out here for the Olympics just does something to inspire those around them and inspire each other..

The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance..

The coverage [of crimes] is different. It's less angry when white [athletes] are involved, less accusatory, less judgemental. I see that in the piece….

Scientists and engineers ought to stand side by side with athletes and entertainers as role models..

Athlete or not, I’m going to make sure you know how to read..

I used to be an athlete and even ran the 400 metre stretch for Tamil Nadu. I have always been active..

Most people do not know themselves. The real you is not that person you are when times are great, the real you shows when everything goes wrong. Can….