Dutee Chand Quotes

I grew up knowing I would be good at athletics, and dreams of a Super Bowl were always within reach as long as I progressed.

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

Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.

Football taught me how hard you had to work to achieve something.

I was able to really see that connection as a football player where success requires a lot of hard work and effort, physically and mentally.

I'm proud of my career as a player.

Football is my priority. It's a short career, and you have to make the most of it, which is why making the World Cup squad is such a big deal and something I will never take for granted.

I want to win medals for myself.

My dad was able to give me everything through football.

Every coach wants to win, but it's not easy to do that.

It truly takes a village to become a professional athlete.

You only have such a short time to play baseball in your career. Whether you play for five years or 15 years, it's a short time in your life, and I think everybody wants to win.

For me, I want to win the World Cup. If that's not the goal then I don't think you should be playing.

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

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.

The advice I will give my children, if and when they have Olympic aspirations, will be to go for it.

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

I just want to be as successful as I can in football.

Every memory I had growing up was involving a basketball. I didn't go to the prom and stuff like that. It was always basketball for me.

Football brings you lots of lovely things, but then you have to realise that it's actually a job.

Coaching is easy. Winning is the hard part.

As an athlete, I've always been very proud to represent the United States.

I can't believe that I'm on the Olympic team.

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.