Quotes About Athletics

Is there any proof that I'm a bust? All there is proof of is that I have bad luck with injuries.

It's impossible in heptathlon to have a proper rivalry - you're spending two days together and seven events and dedicate your life to it. It's like a marathon: two days of mental and physical exhaustion.

I always wanted to get into proper shape.

It is not easy to participate in the 21 km. marathon. It takes a lot of energy, determination, and will power. It takes months to train to reach that mark with a proper diet chart.

If you don't eat properly, it affects your energy level. You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.

You get yourself prepared for a big game, you get yourself up for it. Then afterwards you don't sleep or eat properly.

I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.

The plan is to always start properly and execute a good race.

If you shoot with mechanics where you've got your knees bending in all the way, you're not using your hips properly, you get all of this tendinitis and knee pain.

Banning sports is a ludicrous proposition.

I've got to give props to my dad. He got me into the UFC and the MMA scene to begin with.

Wrestling is a business, it is show business and wrestling championships are props.

You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.

I knew the Big Ten was one of the best conferences in the country. Every night you're up against pros. It's just so competitive. You can get beat by any team. That's really what I like about the Big Ten.

Our job as pros is to walk a very fine line: be the best but stay healthy so you can continue to progress and be at the top. You can't push the sport and yourself if you're always hurt.

My game hasn't changed too much. I'm doing the same things as I did in college, except I'm outside more. It's tough to go inside in the pros because the players are bigger.

It's a dangerous sport, you can get really hurt. God helped me, protected me so I wouldn't have any damage, any serious injury.

I think I'm the best at protecting the paint and guarding my man.

When you play for 20 years - and really, I never had to miss a game due to injury - that's not just good protection. That's good luck.

The game has changed, the game is getting bigger, faster, stronger, and there needs to be more protection.

I don't really want to be cocky when I say this, but I really feel I can be one of the best rim protectors in the league, you know, as a rookie.

When I was training for the Olympics, I didn't eat the way I should have. I missed out on much-needed protein and opted for every easy carb.

During the season, one of the most important things to eat is the carbs. Protein's really important, too, but it's the carbs that are important because I have to consistently refuel for the next day.

I have practice from 9 A.M. to 12 P.M., and then I drive home and eat lunch, which is either chicken or fish so I get the protein.