“The weird thing about rap is that you don't get compared in the same way that athletes do, even though it's probably the most competitive sport in music. In basketball, they look at a player and say: 'This guy was the best in his prime at this sport.' But in rap it's not until you're dead or retired that people think about it like that.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksGuySportsPlayerBasketballAthleteRapPrimeThis GuyRetiredWeird ThingsCompetitive Sports Author:Chance the Rapper
“All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove your ego from the game, you can function with much more clarity and you are more likely to succeed. Wouldn't it be interesting if we all began speaking about the mental element of our lives in this way?” IfsWayGamesSpeakInterestingOur LivesSucceedEgoElementsFunctionAthleteClarityRemoveAthletics Author:Garth Stein
“We're professional athletes. People know who we are, and if there's some way we can help with a friend or someone in need, that's a responsibility we have. I really strongly believe that.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayNeedsBelieveHelpingResponsibilityAthleteWho We AreProfessional Athlete Author:Bobby Orr
“I still love to find and develop the young athletes in traditional ways. I like to watch the physical and mental growth. That has always been very exciting.” WayStillsYoungGrowthWatchesExcitingAthleteTraditionalYoung Athletes Author:Bela Karolyi
“The Olympics were produced absolutely the same way from 1960 through 1988. It was always the Western World against the Eastern Bloc. You didn't even have to spend one second developing the character of any of the Eastern Bloc athletes. It was just good guys and bad guys.” WorldWayCharacterGuyWesternAthleteDevelopingOlympicsEasternBad Guys1960sGood GuyWestern World Author:Dick Ebersol
“In sport, mental imagery is used primarily to help you get the best out of yourself in training and competition. The developing athletes who make the fastest progress and those who ultimately become their best make extensive use of mental imagery. They use it daily as a means of directing what will happen in training, and as a way of pre-experiencing their best competition performances.” WayMeanHelpingUseHappensUsedSportsProgressTrainingPerformancesCompetitionAthleteDevelopingMotivational SportsImageryMental Imagery Author:Terry Orlick
“The sport has changed so much since 2004, it's incredible. If you look even at me, the way I'm fencing now compared to 2004, it's a completely different sport. They've changed so many things just with what [the referees] are calling, they've changed the timing of the [scoring] lights. You always have to be evolving as a fencer. The Olympics is interesting because it's such a small field compared to what we're used to. This world championships, I think we had a hundred and something [athletes]. The Olympics is going to be less than 32.” IfsThinkingWorldWayLooksDifferentLightUsedSportsInterestingFieldsThis WorldChangedCallingHundredIncrediblesAthleteEvolveTimingOlympicsChampionshipRefereeFencing Author:Mariel Zagunis