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Supporting black professional athletes was taken seriously in my home.

~Clint Smith

Topics: Athletes Black Home Professional Seriously Supporting Taken

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After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and I dedicated myself to helping young athletes learn more about injury prevention.

~Cobi Jones

Topics: About After Athletes Dedicated Helping Hip Injuries Injury Learn Many More Myself Playing Prevention Realized Soccer Suffered Tear While Young

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To try to prey on athletes' livelihoods while one is going through a tough time is embarrassing to me.

~Colin Kaepernick

Topics: Athletes Embarrassing Going Livelihood Me Prey Through Time Tough Tough Time Try While

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Victor Cruz just got his deal with Givenchy - amazing. I was so excited for him. That was amazing. So I think there are great opportunities for a lot of athletes out there.

~Colin Kaepernick

Topics: Amazing Athletes Cruz Deal Excited Got Great Him His Just Lot Opportunities Out Think Victor I Think

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Athletes are still exploited. If they blow out their knee, if they somehow don't meet the mandates of a coach, they lose their scholarship. They don't get their degree.

~Cory Booker

Topics: Athletes Blow Coach Degree Exploited Get Knee Lose Mandates Meet Out Scholarship Somehow Still

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You could ask any position player and they'll tell you: pitchers aren't athletes.

~Curt Schilling

Topics: Any Ask Athletes Could Pitchers Player Position Tell You

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The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.

~D. B. Sweeney

Topics: Actor Athletes Background Eight How Know Men Out Play Professionals Really

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To go to hospitals and see people fight and overcome cystic fibrosis or cancer or any number of illnesses is to see courage that is humbling. And athletes constantly need to be humbled.

~Dale Murphy

Topics: Any Athletes Cancer Constantly Courage Fight Go Hospitals Humbled Humbling Illnesses Need Number Overcome People See

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I have the mentality of a winner. I first went to the Olympic Games when I was 17, three weeks after my O-levels, and I remember sitting in a dining-hall filled with the world's best athletes.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: After Athletes Best Filled First Games Mentality Olympic Olympic Games Remember Sitting Three Weeks Winner World I Remember

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Athletes these days are too robotic. People like to see performances filled with emotion. In my career I tried to be amusing, to differentiate myself from the other champions.

~Daley Thompson

Topics: Amusing Athletes Career Champions Days Differentiate Emotion Filled Like Myself Other People Performance Robotic See Too Tried I Tried

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