Joanna Lohman quotes

“As a professional athlete, I have an incredible platform to inspire, impact, and deeply affect another human being. It sets my soul on fire.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“I am a multi-dimensional woman who pushes boundaries and dares to be herself.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“I realize that labels are placed upon an individual to simplify him or her, but it is impossible to capture the essence of an individual by a few words.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“I do realize, however, while striving to be your true self to the level I do, there will be pushback, resistance, and misunderstanding. I look at each of these experiences as an opportunity to educate and make the path potentially less daunting for anyone else that follows in my footsteps.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“When I walk off the field exhausted, drenched in sweat, knowing I pushed myself to the physical, mental, and emotional limits, there is no better feeling.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“Because of my compact and muscular body composition, my short hair, and my "Johawk," I have been mistaken for a boy on many occasions. Each time it happens, it feels like I have been punched in the gut. It is extremely discouraging.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“There are women & girls who are pushing the boundaries for what society deems as "normal." We need these pioneers to inspire future generations to dream big and strive to achieve those dreams.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“If a young girl feels comfortable to pursue her passion, we as a collective will be stronger and more equipped to face the challenges life presents.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“I do realize, however, while striving to be your true self to the level I do, there will push back, resistance, and misunderstanding.”
-- Joanna Lohman

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“I'm the world's expert on sterotypes held by academics about athletes and held by athletes about academics. To me, both of them are caricatures.”

“Remember that sports are meant to be fun. Don't let someone make the sport unfun for you.”

“It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.”

Source : "Whip Smart: A Memoir". Book by Melissa Febos, therumpus.net. 2010.

“I like using one QB. If we have two that are relatively equal, then we can't afford to have one on the bench. They need to be on the field at running back, receiver or defensive back. I'm not going to waste an athlete on the sidelines.”

“It's been a wild ride. I hope people can appreciate how special it is to see the people that ran well today; how special and sometimes fleeting greatness can be even from yourself. I gave it everything I had and for a short period of time I did very very well and I'm very proud of that and I'm leaving it at that. I did the best I could.”

“I think there is no better way to invite a human being to view their body differently than by inviting them to be an athlete, by revering one's body as an instrument rather than just an ornament.”

“How on earth can otherwise sensible people get so involved in a football game? You could measure the lasting impact on the lives of the people who played it at just about zero.”

“Conservation is getting nowhere because it is incompatible with our Abrahamic concept of land. We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect. There is no other way for land to survive the impact of mechanized man, nor for us to reap from it the aesthetic harvest it is capable, under science, of contributing to culture”

“I really want it to have an impact on the world. I want to be in a town on the other side of the world, and somebody walks up and says, 'That music you made in Glasgow, I listened to it every day, and it moved me.”

“Although they might not admit it, I think girls are very aware of the impact that they're having. But they never feel it themselves, and it's impossible to explain. It's like trying to tell a blind person what yellow is.”

Source : "Bringing Sexy Back". Interview with Scott Frampton, www.marieclaire.com. January 6, 2008.