Athlete
One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome.
Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion.
One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate.
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Athlete Quotations
When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.
Will Rogers
So much of a professional athlete's success depends upon not necessarily the play itself but how he deals with... always saying how you deal with good, is just as important as how you deal with bad.
Brett Favre
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
An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.
Emil Zatopek
The athlete of today is not an athlete alone. He's the center of a team - doctors, scientists, coaches, agents and so on.
Emil Zatopek
I'm not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I'm a female athlete personality.
Gabrielle Reece
The doors fly open when you're a professional athlete.
Dennis Rodman
Jackie Robinson, as an athlete and as someone who was trying to make a stand for equality, he was exemplary.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Rosie knows how to play ball. She's an athlete, for sure.
Geena Davis
I just wanted to be an athlete.
Merlin Olsen
Athlete Translations
athlete in Afrikaans is atleet
athlete in Danish is atlet
athlete in Dutch is atleet
athlete in Italian is atleta, sportivo
athlete in Portuguese is atleta
athlete in Spanish is deportista
athlete in Swedish is idrottsman, atlet
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