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Great Athlete Quotes

My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
- Billie Joe Armstrong

I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.
- Usain Bolt

There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.
- Bill Bradley

We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn't it either. I'm going to be an American Citizen. First class.
- Dick Gregory

Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes. If you ask them to hit a baseball or golf ball, they can't do that.
- Eric Heiden

People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.
- Jackie Joynerkersee

I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.
- George J Mitchell

Durability is part of what makes a great athlete.
- Bill Russell

In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions.
- Hope Solo

Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.
- Arlen Specter

But as much as I am personally proud for winning five championships, I'm equally proud just being part of a women's division that has gotten so much better with all these great athletes here.
- Trish Stratus

Each great athlete must some day bow to that perennial old champion, Father Time, even as I, for Time eventually wins.
- Major Taylor

That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection.
- Armstrong Williams

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