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"Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands."

"Since I achieved something, running has exploded in my country. For me sometimes it is difficult even to know who the athletes are who are competing at the highest level. There are thousands."

Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian Athlete

Athletes, Country, Running

85

"We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over."

"We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over."

Alberto Juantorena, Cuban Athlete

Athletes, Careers, Future, Want

43

"We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way."

"We do not use managers, we are the representatives of our athletes, and that is why I am deeply involved in athletics, I follow our athletes careers from start to finish, 100% all the way."

Alberto Juantorena, Cuban Athlete

Athletes, Careers, Managers

36

"I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner."

"I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner."

Alberto Juantorena, Cuban Athlete

Athletes, Competition, Fighting, Will

27

"If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out."

"If we carry on filling up the calendar, we keep on pushing the athlete, we shorten the athletes longevity. The risk is to shorten a career that could have lasted 10 years because the athlete is burnt out."

Alberto Juantorena, Cuban Athlete

Athletes, Career, Longevity, Risk

13

"There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously."

"There's that initial reticence for some athletes to take you seriously."

Lisa Guerrero, American Journalist

12

"My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet."

"My concentration level blocks out everything. Concentration is why some athletes are better than others. You develop that concentration in training and concentrate in a meet."

Edwin Moses, American Athlete

Athletes, Training

12

"The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds."

"The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds."

George Allen, Sr., American Coach

Athletes, Crowds, Obscurity

11

"That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes."

"That's one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Of course, the main reason is the weather and the training. But there's more jealousy in Switzerland because it's so little and they don't have so many athletes."

Martina Hingis, Czechoslovakian Athlete

Athletes, Jealousy, Reason, Training

11

"They see themselves as athletes and only athletes."

"They see themselves as athletes and only athletes."

John Murray, American Publisher

10

"I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body."

"I know a lot of athletes and models are written off as just bodies. I never felt used for my body."

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian Actor

10

"That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection."

"That is what great athletes can do: they give us a model of striving for human perfection."

Armstrong Williams, American Journalist

Athletes, Perfection

9

"Without a doubt, professional boxers are the most exploited athletes in our Nation."

"Without a doubt, professional boxers are the most exploited athletes in our Nation."

Charles W. Pickering, American Judge

Athletes, Doubt, Nation

9

"Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible."

"Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible."

Deion Sanders, American Athlete

9

"I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman."

"I was so afraid that the athletes wouldn't talk to me because I'm a woman."

Lisa Guerrero, American Journalist

Athletes, Talk, Woman

9

"We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen."

"We typically don't choose our athletes until about a month prior to the Games because anything can happen."

Shannon Miller, American Athlete

Athletes, Games

9

"I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it."

"I've witnessed thousands of superior athletes try to becomes hitters and fail at it."

Willie Stargell, American Athlete

9

"For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth."

"For athletes, the Olympics are the ultimate test of their worth."

Mary Lou Retton, American Athlete

Athletes, Worth

9

"Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support."

"Many athletes competing in Atlanta wouldn't be here if it weren't for corporate support."

Mary Lou Retton, American Athlete

Athletes, Corporate, Support

9

"Too many athletes do not admit their weaknesses."

"Too many athletes do not admit their weaknesses."

Bill Toomey, American Athlete

9

"Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed."

"Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed."

Anita Desai, Indian Novelist

Athletes, Day, Effort, Practice

9

"Today, many fans are saddened and upset by the lack of integrity they see in professional boxing that has significantly weakened the sport - the most deplorable problem of which is the treatment of the sport's athletes."

"Today, many fans are saddened and upset by the lack of integrity they see in professional boxing that has significantly weakened the sport - the most deplorable problem of which is the treatment of the sport's athletes."

Charles W. Pickering, American Judge

Athletes, Boxing, Fans, Integrity

9

"We have got to go out there and deliver, go on the streets and find athletes, improve facilities around the country and find coaches. We have got to go out there and search for a star."

"We have got to go out there and deliver, go on the streets and find athletes, improve facilities around the country and find coaches. We have got to go out there and search for a star."

Linford Christie, British Athlete

Athletes, Coaches, Country

8

"Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros."

"Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe the reason you go to college is to get your degree. It's not a minor league or an audition for the pros."

Rebecca Lobo, American Athlete

Athletes, Classroom, College, Focus

8

"I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012."

"I have got better things to do in working with my athletes who I feel are going to be involved in 2012."

Linford Christie, British Athlete

8

"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day."

"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day."

Michael Jordan, American Athlete

8

"The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball."

"The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball."

Isaiah Thomas, American Athlete

Athletes, Defense, Draft

8

"I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation."

"I wish I had said 'some athletes here are competing unfairly.' It was my opinion, never an accusation."

Bob Costas, American Celebrity

Athletes, Opinion

7

"Everywhere you look these days you see Carolina athletes."

"Everywhere you look these days you see Carolina athletes."

Lorrie Fair, American Athlete

7

"I have read many studies out of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and they demonstrated that Vitamin E, Co-Q-10, and Fish Oil could protect the immune system of athletes and prevent disease."

"I have read many studies out of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and they demonstrated that Vitamin E, Co-Q-10, and Fish Oil could protect the immune system of athletes and prevent disease."

Bill Toomey, American Athlete

Athletes, Disease, Fish, Oil

7

"The night before I compete, I like to have steak. Meat is especially important for female athletes because it provides them with the nutrients they need to perform at their best."

"The night before I compete, I like to have steak. Meat is especially important for female athletes because it provides them with the nutrients they need to perform at their best."

Sasha Cohen, American Athlete

Athletes, Night

7

"I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes."

"I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes."

Richard Krajicek, Dutch Athlete

6

"Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support."

"Entertainers, athletes, and stars started giving me support."

Ryan White, American Celebrity

Athletes, Giving, Stars, Support

6

"So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it."

"So you had to rev your engines, to beat the Russians and I think more than anything, if the Soviet team would win, or the Soviet athletes would win, you would see and hear and read about that. Quite frequently. So they would make a big issue of it."

Ralph Boston, American Athlete

6

"Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show."

"Clean living is the cardinal principle in the lives of the world's greatest athletes, as the phenomenal performances of these outstanding characters will obviously show."

Major Taylor, American Athlete

Athletes, Living, Will, World

5

"Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings."

"Reporters often forget that athletes are human beings."

Willie Stargell, American Athlete

Athletes, Forget

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