“It's tough to be a 15- or 16-year-old athlete competing around the country. There's tension, there's media. I had no idea what I was getting into.” YearsIdeasCountryMediaToughAthleteNo IdeaTensionCompeting Author:Lance Armstrong
“Professional football's a tough game. It's a lot of contact. It's a lot of wear and tear on your body. You've got elite athletes running into each other, play after play, at high speeds. And this is something that I love and I enjoy.” PlayBodyRunningGamesEnjoyTearsFootballToughAthleteSpeedYour BodyContactElitesHigh SpeedTough GamesElite Athletes Author:John Urschel
“I would always love to be an athlete, but it's got to be a tough day when you have to hang up those cleats.” ToughAthleteHang UpsTough DayCleats Author:Kevin James
“It was tough. That may happen at the Trials. You are so in the zone when you are in there it's tough running halfway down the track and having to come back. If it's in the rules then an athlete should be able to run under protest. Aries is not a guy that is know for false starts. Now I need to go and get ready for the Trials.” IfsKnowsNeedsShouldMayHappensRunningAbleGuyReadyToughAthleteTrackTrialsZoneProtestHalfwayAries Author:David Oliver
“When a lot of athletes get done playing, they end up in some really tough positions. They have a hard time transitioning because their identity is wrapped up in who they are as a player and what they do rather than who they can be in Christ. We desire to help people understand the invitation that God has given each one of us as Christ followers to be a part of this global redemptive story. If you can't give your life to something with meaning and purpose of that magnitude then there's nothing there.” PeopleIfsGivingEndsHardDoneHelpingStoriesDesirePurposeGivenChristPlayerIdentityPositionToughAthleteHard TimesFollowersInvitationsMagnitude Author:Aaron Kampman
“I have a Ph.D. in philosophy and sports science. At 14, I went through this really tough Soviet training system. A lot of my roommates got psychologically broken or physically injured. Either you came through, or you were out. I made my Ph.D. work in the field of young athletes aged 14-19 because at this age any human is changing.” HumansMadePhilosophyAgeYoungSportsFieldsBrokenTrainingToughAthleteSovietInjuredRoommateYoung Athletes Author:Wladimir Klitschko
“The difference between me and other athletes is that I'm speaking on things that I go through that I know other people go through. I think a lot of times the mistake in music if you're broke, rap about being broke, if you're sensitive, rap about being sensitive, 'cause there are other sensitive people. If you're sensitive but you talk about being a tough person that doesn't care about anything, people will call your bluff.” PeopleThinkingCareMistakeToughAthleteRapBrokeSensitive Author:Iman Shumpert
“Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way. And don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.” IfsWayLifeInspirationalGivingMotivationalDifficultSunPositivePrayingGiving UpToughRainDeterminationAdversityDown AndShiningAthleteGrievingHard TimesNever Giving UpAnother WayDifficult TimesTough TimesOvercoming AdversityStrength Through AdversityBad TimesSitting DownRough TimesHang UpsSun ShinesNever Give Up On SomethingJust Give UpFacing AdversityTimes Of AdversityI Will Never Give UpNever Give InNever Ever Give UpLife Is ToughI Never Give UpNever Give Up HopeGetting Through Tough TimesI Will Not Give UpUplifting In Hard TimesGetting Through Hard TimesTough LifeNever Give Up InspirationalNever Give Up On LoveThrough Hard TimesWon't Give UpAdversity And StrengthWhen Things Get ToughGoing Through Hard TimesDo N't Give UpTough DayStrength In Hard Times Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Great teams work harder after a tough loss.” SuccessSportsLossTeamHard WorkToughHarderAthleteMotivational SportsTeamworkWork HarderTeam WorkGreat TeamGreat Team WorkTough Loss Author:Ron Brown
“You've got to look for tough competition. You've got to want to beat the best.” WantLooksBeatsToughCompetitionAthleteMotivational SportsTough Competition Author:Grete Waitz
“Being the first Olympic medallist of my country means that I have some obligations and it was a very tough job for me to resume a proper training schedule due to the (new) status I have in my country.” FirstsMeanCountryJobsTrainingToughAthleteDuesObligationSchedulesResumesProper Training Author:Benjamin Boukpeti