Quotes About Athletics

I try to eat healthy for the most part. When I cut weight, I cut pretty much everything out. I don't have protein when I cut weight other than what I might get from something like chicken breast. So I don't eat any extra protein, just because I'm trying to get the weight off. That's the only real diet I have.

On game days, I like a huge breakfast. It'll be some eggs, preferably an omelet, some protein. It has to be a huge.

I try not to eat too much, but I always get hungry before a match. I make sure I have enough fuel in my body. I'll eat pasta and a little bit of protein usually. I'm pretty much eating a full meal.

I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete.

One of the things I'm most proud of is I went through my entire career drug-free.

One of my proudest moments is definitely UFC 105 in Manchester when I stopped Denis Kang in the second round.

Out of all the records, my proudest was breaking Coach Johnny Dawkins's scoring record.

I love the game, and I don't do it for any other reason except to compete and go up against the best and try to prove I can hang. All my emotion came out at one time.

I've done whatever it takes to prove I am a clean athlete.

Being injured, coming back, playing a few games, trying to get your fitness back, getting injured again - you don't get a chance to prove what you can do.

When I go out to play, I still believe I'm as good as anyone out there. I don't have to prove anyone wrong. I know what I've done and how well I can play.

I want to try to prove the world wrong - that you can run and win in the NBA, and you can win big if you keep running. The problem is, can you run for 82 games every minute, every possession of every game?

I was a defensive lineman coming out of high school who was considered amongst the top... maybe the top six guys, top five guys, and wanted to prove to my team that I was going to be a top guy going into college.

The gold medals from world championships and National Games prove the efficiency of my daily training.

Gracie jiu-jitsu proved to be the best.

I definitely proved that I'm more than just a puncher, but I'm also a puncher.

Rather than missing the medal, the overall message from across the Indian contingent was my effort proved that we can win an Olympic medal.

I've proven that Filipino weightlifters can win a medal in the Olympics.

Canada's known as a hockey country and now we've proven that we can also play football as well.

Frankly, said the Doctor, I am at a loss to understand my own emotions. I can think of no entertainment that fills me with greater detestation than a display of competitive athletics, none - except possibly folk dancing.

Her husband, among various physical accomplishments, had been one of the most powerful ends that ever played football at New Haven-a national figure in a way, one of those men who reach such an acute limited excellence at twenty-one that everything afterward savours of anti-climax.

I am a sports fanatic.

I love Hawkeye. I think it has something to with how he's such a marksman from far away. That's something I'd love to be on the court.

I'm fascinated by sports, the buzz of winning, and the buzz of losing.