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What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. — Lance Armstrong

I always said I wanted to be a great athlete, ever since I was an overweight little kid. I just love competing in any kind of athletics. — Herschel Walker

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

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

I might not be a great athlete, but I think I'm a real good football player. — Steve Largent

I don't fold under pressure, great athletes perform better under pressure, so put pressure on me. — Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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. — Herschel Walker

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

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

Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero. — Will McDonough

We have a terrific economy, it's like a great athlete that's had a cardiac arrest. — Howard Warren Buffett

The really great athletes make their news on the field, not off the field. — Jimmy Haslam

I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did. — Lou Holtz

Becoming a great leader, a great athlete, or great chef takes more than desire or even knowledge. It takes effort. It takes practice. — Dave Anderson

I want to be remembered as a great athlete. As a boxing champion. — Idi Amin

Great coaches are great humanitarians. They really care for the athlete as people first and athletes second. This is paramount in gaining respect. — Gordie Gillespie

I think you always strive to get better as an athlete. That's the difference between good and great, in my opinion. — Arian Foster

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

I'm a huge wrestling fan. Wrestlers have so many great qualities that athletes need to have. — Bob Stoops

There is no greatness without passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson. — Tony Robbins

The most important key to achieving great success is to decide upon your goal and launch, get started, take action, move. — John Wooden

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

The great thing about having a pool in L.A. is that I can use it year-round. And since I've always been an athlete, staying fit is very important. — Vera Wang

It's a great feeling as a coach to see your athlete run well, hearing the oohs and aahs as she picks people off. — Bob Kersee

You can tell a great athlete by, like, not how many times he wins, unlike when he loses. Because that's what is gonna make a swimmer. — Ryan Lochte

I always had that desire to become a great athlete. — Lauren Jackson

Being a great athlete is something that requires a lot of training and dedication, it does not come as easily as some people may think. — Haile Gebrselassie

All athletes, without fail, are potentially great and good. A great athlete is a little man tirelessly inspired. — Sri Chinmoy

It's like athletes: To be a great company you need great competitors ... It's what keeps you alive and keeps you honest. — Craig R. Barrett

The thing about great athletes is that they all believe they can win the very next time. — Michael Wilbon

I think any great performer or athlete has to have a little bit of a gut to be great. — Lance Berkman

Golf has humbled, humiliated, and just about licked all the great athletes who tried it. — Earl Blaik

I'm proof that great things can happen to ordinary people if they work hard and never give up. — Orel Hershiser