Quotes About Athletics

When I did sports cartoons, I used to uh, go to fights.

College atheletes used to get a degree in bringing your pencil.

I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.'

The big thing is hydrating the day before the race. I will have 20 ounces of water right when I get up in the morning the day before, and I'll drink throughout the day.

I had too much respect for the game to leave it behind or to make it my second or third sport in college.

Every time you sustain a head injury, the risk gets higher and higher. I always said that if there ever was a point where the risk was more than minimal, I would stop playing.

Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'

Every time I step in between those lines, I'm in the zone. If you get between me and the ball, you might get smashed a couple times. Things happen, plays happen.

How can you think and hit at the same time?

At one time, I wanted to be a WWE wrestler. I still do. I want to go in the ring once and mess around and jump off the ropes and do a Stone Cold stunt.

So if you do acrobatics things on the street with no other goal than showing off, please don't say it's parkour. Acrobatics existed long time ago before parkour.

The true but rare runner's high is a zone that we enter when everything seems to click perfectly, when time stands still, and when we can run almost without effort.

When you use the steroids, you use them for a long time. When you use the steroids for a long time, you have a problem. It's a drug and it's not good for the sport.

I could see myself still swimming because I'm really enjoying the sport. But at the same time I have this biological clock that is ticking.

I bleed all the time. I play golf and stuff, so there's always something, nicks and stuff, here and there.

They pick me [to be tested for steroids] every time. I don't know why. I don't know if it's because I'm a big guy, or what, but all I know is all they are going to find is a lot of rice and beans.

Training is one of the most neglected phases of athletics. Too much time is given to the development of skill and too little to the development of the individual for participation.

Cross Country: No half times, no time outs, no substitutions. It must be the only true sport.

I've always really just liked football, and I've always devoted a lot of time to it. If it is 11 against 10 then you have almost no chance of stopping him.

Being in good shape is my lifestyle, and I can't remember a time when I was out of shape. I try to live an active lifestyle and mix up all types of activities like fighting, running and swimming.

Games are not so bad because the adrenalin keeps you going, but training on a daily basis when every time you move it hurts, that is a real battle.

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

Big time players make big time plays in big time games.

I want to be the best leadoff hitter of our time.