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Athletic Quotes

Some claim it, some admit they never had it.

A point guard gets called 'very athletic,' while a dancer describes their Background the same way, proof the word covers more than one sport.

Kris Dunn is a very athletic point guard.

Quotes by Zach LaVine

There is no drama like the drama on the athletic field.

Quotes by Phil Knight

I was a bookish kid, not really athletic.

Quotes by Michael De Luca

I wasn't athletic. I played baseball, but I was terrible.

Quotes by Matt Long

Always Quotes

I try to be athletic.

Quotes by Lara Spencer

I have a dance background. I have an athletic background.

Quotes by John Travolta

My kids are athletic, but they don't run.

Quotes by Jeff Fisher

Am I athletic? In my dreams.

Quotes by Hugh Bonneville

I'm athletic but in a dancer way.

Quotes by Grant Gustin

Am Quotes

I've always been pretty athletic.

Quotes by Drew Roy

The only athletic sport I ever mastered was backgammon.

Quotes by Douglas William Jerrold

I'm pretty athletic, but I'm not very strong.

Quotes by Devon Aoki

I wasn't very athletic as a kid.

Quotes by Chyler Leigh

I don't swim! That's like athletic.

Quotes by Chloe Sevigny

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the mix of perspectives in these athletic quotes?
About half describe someone being genuinely athletic, like NBA guard Kris Dunn, and half are self-deprecating admissions of never having been athletic at all, from bookish kids to bad baseball players.
Why do people search for athletic-themed quotes?
People look for these quotes both to describe someone's physical skill and, just as often, to poke fun at their own lack of it, the honesty in admitting 'I wasn't athletic' resonates as much as the praise does.
One quote connects a dance background to an athletic one, is dance considered athletic here?
Yes, that quote explicitly treats dance training as a form of athletic Background, broadening what counts as 'athletic' beyond traditional sports like basketball or baseball.
Are these quotes all about professional athletes?
No, several are personal reflections from people describing their own childhood relationship with sports, not professional performance, which gives the collection a more relatable, everyday tone.
What ties the 'athletic' and 'not athletic' quotes together?
Both types treat athleticism as an identity marker worth stating plainly, whether claiming it, as with Kris Dunn, or admitting its absence, like the failed attempt at Baseball.

Not everyone claims it: one voice admits playing Baseball badly, another was simply 'bookish, not really athletic' growing up.