If you criticise something then you have to have an alternative, but we do have to try and improve things.
The Olympics is about showing what you've done with your life, your dream as an athlete and sharing that with the world.
Conventional sports have undergone an evolution in training methods during the last fifty years. Curiosity and the inherent improvement brought about by competition have driven this evolution to a state of high refinement such that today's athletes have a very specialized approach to training at the elite levels.
Personal technology has given us the freedom of being able to do whatever we want - and in the case of celebrities and athletes, whomever they want. But it can also serve as a humiliation jetpack.
you'd definitely think of me more as a good sport than as an athlete.
Despite my inability to qualify to qualify in South Africa, I did really appreciate the support I got from the IOC particularly the Olympic Solidarity, members of the ICF, my own National Olympic Committee, friends and athletes from the Slalom Community. When I got the wild card, it was the cherry on the cake that I could not have imagined. It was much more than I expected for myself.
The tennis wasn't really very much on my mind, so it wasn't like I was thinking about it all the time.
Highly competitive athletes like Ginny Gilder have a gift for tolerating pain and ignoring adversity. They accept these things as the price they pay for greatness. These habits of mind and body serve us well in many aspects of our lives, but not in all aspects of our lives. Course Correction is about taking time to heal and exploring the joy that lies beyond adversity.
It`s interesting about people who choke. I`m, believe it or not, a good athlete. I`ve watched people choke over the years.
The athlete who is building muscles though weight training should be very sure to work adequately on speed and flexibility at the same time. In combat, without the prior attributes, a strong man will be like the bull with its colossal strength futilely pursuing the matador or like a low-geared truck chasing a rabbit.
Know yourself and you will win all battles.
I have been dubbed 'the girl who puts the glamour into hammer'
In 2008 I didn't take it all in enough. I was so wrapped up in just the competition that I missed what was going on around me. If I am given that opportunity again to go to the Olympics and be an athlete I want to take it all in because I feel like this is my last shot and I want to feel the team spirit. I want to really live and breathe the USA.
It's about stepping up on the big stage. The athlete who can do that is goig to do well.
The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish.
I don't drink. I don't kiss girls. These things do an athlete in.
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.
For example, I like using strong Greek and Roman Renaissance characters as part of my series.
I always say that I'm a clean athlete and that I should be randomly tested anytime, urine and blood.
Attitude might be worth 80 percent of any athlete’s makeup.