Athletic Profession Quotes

When I was playing I never wished I was doing anything else. I think being a professional athlete is the finest thing a man can do.

I am full time athlete.

How can you not have fun going around the country playing baseball for a living? Being a baseball player is the next best thing to being a rock star.

Coaches respect each other, and it's a tough business.

I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.

What a blessing it is to throw a baseball for a living!

I'm more than blessed to be able to play a PE sport for money.

I don't know about any others, but coaching basketball is the only thing I can do.

Unlike the traditional athlete, I've got to do more than just engage in my sport to put food on the table. When I'm done running, it's straight to the office.

I wear yoga pants and get to work out all the time - it's my job. I feel a little bit different when I go into what I call 'the real world.' It's cool to be able to train as a full-time job, and it's something that I love and will continue to try to make work for the next however-many years.

I had a fantastic career. I loved being a professional athlete.

Boxing's not a career for anyone: it doesn't last long enough to be a career.

It's not something to complain about, but just the major difference between college and the pros is that in college you're guaranteed four to five years so long as you don't do anything criminally and in the pros you're guaranteed one day because you can be cut the next.

I played a little pro football, didn't make much money.

Let's be honest: I'm an athlete, not an entertainer as much.

My father thought sport was something fun - he didn't know it was a way to make money.

It can be tough and lonely on the road, but at the end of the day we get to play professional tennis for a living, and I wouldn't change it for the world.