Athlete Persona Quotes

Off the court, I think people will like me.

Cena, one-hundred percent, bleeds WWE, and he always will. I know that much about him.

So much has been said about Michael Jordan as a basketball player, but when I played with him, the Michael I knew was just Michael. I guess more than anything is that I got to experience the human side of the so-called gladiators, warriors and heroes that we worship.

When I was 18, 19, I was presented as the 'aw shucks' Nebraska kid who's coming up with a big serve, and then I flipped out a couple of times, and then I was ueber-brat, when I feel like there's parts of both, but I don't think I am either one, if that makes sense.

The people who watch you on the court often don't know you as an actual person - a human being.

I don't mind answering any questions, because I'm not just a fighter. I'm a lot more than that.

To be sure, [NASCAR] stars were initially ex-bootleggers for the most part drawn from that talent pool in the Carolinas hills: "good ol' boys" as they referred to themselves. That's exactly how they would be described in the press that slowly became enamored with their raucous life style. That has all changed, with the drivers of today polished and clean-cut athletes who are expected to behave like commercial puppets in public.

I'm obviously not going to give you everything about my whole life, but as far as my personality, you see me all the time from watching the games.

I am the sort of athlete who participates in a lot of winter sports - basketball, for example, is an activity that I'll spend many hours a week watching.

I feel like too many guys get wrapped up in this image that a quarterback is supposed to have, and I've never bought into that.

I am footballer, not a public relations person.

I always wanted to present myself well and express my style with my clothes, as well as who I was as a basketball player.