Quotes About Athletics

Rivalries don't necessarily mean races being close at major championships. I had a rivalry with Butch Reynolds for many years. I won all the races, but Butch was the world record holder before I came into the sport, he was extremely talented and he was the only other man running 43 seconds.

I felt so relaxed. It just felt very easy, and that's why it surprised me that I had broken my world record.

I have been dreaming of an outdoor world record forever. Now I want them all: the 1500, the 5000, even the 800.

The heptathlon world record is nice, but the decathlon is the event. I think the heptathlon is more like a practice. There is something completely different about the decathlon.

Adam Peaty is far and away the best swimmer in the world, and he's British. He set a world record - but the day after we were talking about my dress.

I did not know about awards. I just wanted to break the world record and the Olympic record.

I played rugby league, I probably played for about 10 years I think, and I wrestled before then. I did about a year of wrestling, and I think I got a bit tired of the tights, so I started to play football with the mates. I used to be a front rower, the big guys up front. I used to be 97 kilograms, which is like 210 pounds, or something like that.

People say that wrestling is not ballet. But as a former ballerina, I'd like to see some of these men put on a pair of tights and go do what a dancer does. Because it's a lot! It's definitely difficult.

Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.

I want to bowl fast till I retire.

My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life.

I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life. I try to keep that as much in balance with work as I can.

Till the time my body supports me and till the time I have that desire inside me to succeed, till then I will keep wrestling.

You know I tore my MCL in the fight with Till. We did an MRI and thankfully nothing else was damaged.

I don't want to play till I'm 40.

I boxed till my late 30s, so 47, that's impossible really to be at your best and if you aren't at your best you shouldn't be boxing.

My stride is perfect for 15 steps till I cross the seventh hurdle when I switch to 17 steps.

I think every American boy should play soccer till the eighth grade. Then they should play football. American football.

There's one thing that people will never know about Tim Duncan: Tim Duncan might know more UFC moves and more fighting moves than anybody in the UFC.

My brother was a huge Tim Kerr fan. He loved the way Kerr would power to the net, and he related to that playing style.

Around sixth or seventh grade, I fell in love with Tim Duncan and his all-around game. That's when I started watching him. Then my father introduced me to Hakeem Olajuwon. Those were the two guys I modeled my game after.

Tim Hardaway was a guy who had his crossover and then he could shoot a jump shot and he could get to the bucket.

I'm not saying I'll be the next Tim Duncan. But it was about time for Wake Forest to produce another super productive big man.

I've had, like, 10 surgeries in my life: four or so on my knee, my hip and my nose a couple of times.