Quotes About Athletics

The closer you get to competition the volume of training you actually do is less, so as to allow your body to rest and recover between sessions.

There's a fine line between playing through things and sitting out. I was always on the side of, 'I'm going to play through it.' It's probably good at times, bad at times, but for an athlete to always try to be there and play through things, from a teammate's perspective, it speaks volumes. Now that I look back, mentally it makes you tougher.

I'm a scorer. I score in volumes.

Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort.

I was twice voted best left-back in the world.

That's the biggest part of our sport, is self-confidence, and self-belief.

When I'm away from sport and not doing something I have much self-belief in, I can lack self-confidence at times.

I never remember being self-conscious about my body. That just comes from being in a locker room for so long.

I always excelled in sports, so I knew I had advantages there. That really gave me, like, confidence and self-esteem.

I do watch sports. How could I not? Just for self-preservation.

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.

I always wanted to make football a career. My senior year didn't go where I needed it to go, though, and it made the decision to turn professional in boxing easier.

It's a sensitive thing, playing major league baseball.

I tore my Achilles' tendon in September 2005.

I take my health and the longevity of my career very seriously.

Once I serve well, my whole game goes up.

Against Serena, you never know how she's serving.

Yeah, it's never easy, someone serving like Ivo.

I take part in every training session, morning and afternoon, to make sure I'm fit enough.

I never thought I would win two golds in one session.

I'm known for setting good screens.

I've done well against Madrid and scored against them several times.

Back when I got in the league, it wasn't a sexy game. It was more of a 'beat you down' game - you know, make sure you were strong.

It isn't hard to stay in shape.