Athlete Quotes

I know it is possible to win the Tour without taking anything.

I know I'll never feel that sensation of racing and winning again and that took a while to get used to. The Tour was a race I never thought I could lose.

I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle it's not going to be satisfying.

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

Even good people are obliged to deceive.

Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was all for my ego.

More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.

These managers all know their onions and cut their cloth accordingly.

The longer the game went on, you got the feeling that neither side really wanted to lose.

My feeling is unless they've somebody lined up and they are convinced he is going to be better than Brian, I think their decision has been made in haste.

Michael Owen isn't the tallest of lads, but his height more than makes up for that.

It's sometimes easier to defend a one goal lead than a two goal lead.

If you're a goalkeeper, it doesn't matter what you save the ball with - if you keep it out, it's not a goal.

If Plan A fails, they could always revert to Plan A.

He can be as good as he wants to be; that's how good he can be.

Exeter City's trip to Old Trafford will be a great day for their fans but that is about it - they won't get the result they want against Manchester United.

England are numerically outnumbered in the midfield.

Bolton are an established team in the Premiership these days and well respected by the other sides.

To be a great game, one of the teams has to score first.

Figo is as important to England as Beckham is.

Arguably, Blackburn have got the best forward line in the Premiership. There's no denying that.

Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.

Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward.

Who ever wins today will win the championship no matter who wins.

It was one of those goals that's invariably a goal.

When you've got your man down, rub him out.

When you have the opportunity, you strike.

There's a lot of ingredients go into being a good tennis player.

The time your game is most vulnerable is when you're ahead; never let up.

The next point - that's all you must think about.