Quotes of Jock - somelinesforyou

“ I'm a golfer - not an athlete. ”

- Lee Westwood

“ There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is. ”

- Bill Bradley

“ A pitcher is not a ballplayer. ”

- Christy Mathewson

“ Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary. ”

- Kareem Abdul Jabbar

“ I didn't want to be the sissy figure skater, you know. ”

- Scott Hamilton

“ Obviously, when you can defend your title it shows how good of an athlete you are. And to do it by beating the No. 1 seed is impressive. ”

- Jack Warner

“ He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete. ”

- Pat Cash

“ The most important part of being a leader is maintaining the desire to keep on learning. That means learning about yourself, about your peers, and about the people you serve. ”

- Brian Koval

“ That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes. ”

- Martina Hingis

“ I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ. ”

- Tyra Banks

“ We did not target Israeli civilians. Whether a pianist or an athlete, any Israeli is a soldier. ”

- Mohammed Daoud

“ You have to be an intellectual to believe such nonsense. No ordinary man could be such a fool. ”

- George Orwell

“ I want to be like Tom Cruise from The Outsiders and go on and do amazing movies for a long time. ”

- Ashton Kutcher

“ They see themselves as athletes and only athletes. ”

- John Murray

“ Never has an athlete's retirement been so welcome. ”

- Lance Armstrong

“ I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional. ”

- Katarina Witt

“ Anybody who can do anything in Leicester but make a jumper has got to be a genius. ”

- Brian Clough

“ Once Musial timed your fastball, your infielders were in jeopardy. ”

- Warren Spahn

“ He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can. ”

- Jack Nicklaus

“ I always thought of myself as some sort of athlete until I started playing golf a couple years ago. ”

- James Caan

“ I'm a ballplayer, not an actor. ”

- Joe DiMaggio

“ Ask any athlete: We all hurt at times. I'm asking my body to go through seven different tasks. To ask it not to ache would be too much. ”

- Jackie Joyner Kersee

“ God watches over drunks and third baseman. ”

- Leo Durocher

“ One of the perks of being an actor is to get to meet athletes that you respect. Especially who played before my time. Brooks Robinson is one of those athletes; they just don't make them any nicer. ”

- Josh Charles

“ He's kind of learning on the fly. He's an awfully good athlete. ”

- Steve King

“ I want to be remembered as a ballplayer who gave all he had to give. ”

- Roberto Clemente

“ I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles even when her heart is broken, and the one that could always brighten up your day even if she couldn't brighten her own. ”

- Unknown

“ He's an average kind of athlete,... but he doesn't have an average kind of heart. That heart was built by the coaches he's had. ”

- Dan Miller

“ I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American. ”

- Larry Bird

“ When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur. ”

- Will Rogers
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