Quotes About Athletics

You ask any person in the U.S. and they know who Mary Lou Retton is.

I think Mary Kom should be an international star.

If I don't wear the mask, I'm not playing.

I'm not a massive featherweight.

I would love to fight Brock Lesnar. He's a massive dude.

Performing for my dad does drive me on. Especially in big games, massive games.

I am a master of drag-drag-flick.

I'm well-versed on the mat, but I can pick up people much bigger than me.

I come from the sport of wrestling, where there's nothing but respect on the mat.

As most who have engaged in competitive sports know, there's nothing to match the amplitude of emotion brought by losing.

When I play my match, everything else is completely not in my mind anymore.

Once you are on court, everything is different. I focus on the match.

I think the match up is one of the century and I have what it takes to take Cyborg down, if anyone does.

Ivan Koloff was great. I had a lot of great matches with him.

I produce the most exciting matches with pretty much any person on the roster. Pick any guy on the roster, and I can tell you a match I had with them that people can still remember.

I've had matches that were close.

Great matches are necessary, and everybody loves to watch a great match.

I definitely miss parts of wrestling like having matches, especially when I watch the product.

My main focus is performance. I want to put on better matches in the ring and stay injury-free, so it's not about aesthetics.

When you play big matches there is a lot of pressure.

Body management is going to be essential if I want to play most of the matches.

Even athletic directors can do the simple math. Five conferences, five power conferences, and only four slots.

It's not like my body has changed since I've played in high school, beyond being more mature. It's not like my power has changed, either.

I think the women's game is a bit different to the men's. They mature at a much younger age in the women's game.