Karla Souza Quotes

As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that.

First of all, I really never imagined myself being a professional athlete.

It's either join the workforce or become a professional athlete, and I'd rather be a pro athlete.

I thought I was going to be a footballer or a boxer or something like that - I was into sports.

I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I love my life.

It is just a crazy life as a sportsman. My daughter, Sam, wants to go into tennis, and I tell her, 'No, you don't want to go into professional sport.'

I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.

But I was so wrapped up in sports growing up as a kid, that I think I was going to grow to be a pro ball player. But I found out real quick that was not going to happen.

Even though I play a professional sport now, I love college baseball.

At one point that's all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn't athletic enough.

I always wanted to be a professional athlete, it just took me a while to realise it would be in racing. I played field hockey competitively for Ontario since I was 13, 14. Then I tried for the national side and made it. But it was so competitive. The girls were just so big and strong. I was getting crushed.

I just want to continue with gymnastics because I'm still young and fresh. I think can get some more titles under my belt.

Until my senior year, baseball and basketball were my best sports; and even when I was a senior, I still wanted to play baseball professionally. But the family wanted me to go to college, and I guess I agreed with them, or else I would have accepted some of the offers I got.

When I went pro at 13, I had plenty of sponsors that give me endorsement deals and stuff like that.

Our whole family had been sports oriented. My dad had played a lot of semipro but never had any opportunity to do anything with it. Back then, he had to make a living.

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

I knew there was no money in track and field unless you were unbelievable. So I stopped it when I was 13. I just really wanted to focus on soccer and with soccer training and high school, it would have been too much if I did track and field as well.

I worked my whole life and dreamed my whole life of being a professional athlete.

Whether I'd stopped playing professionally at 17 - or if I stop at 35 - tennis will always be a part of my life.

I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.

I remember I wanted to be an athlete. I wanted to be in the NFL or NBA or something, and I don't think I dreamed of being a benchwarmer. I'm sure I wanted to be the best. But I didn't really ever think I was going to be a famous musician.

I am full time athlete.

I was a very good athlete: actually professional in the sport of handball.

To be quite honest, and anybody will tell you, growing up I was going to be a pro athlete. I didn't have any option. That was my way out.

I got into rhythmic gymnastics when I was four years old.