Quotes About Athletics

If you got a hit every third time that you went up to bat in the major leagues, you'd be the greatest hitter of all time. I think my average is a little better than that.

I love what I do on the field and that takes a lot of my time. But I also make time to help other people because a lot are not as fortunate as I am.

I kept doing my own thing, working out with weights, wrestling, and doing other spots until I graduated from high school. Then I made a conscious decision to pursue MMA seriously and full time.

He hit the ball so hard, I couldn't even turn around in time to see it go over the fence.

Colin Kaepernick has the tools to be one of the greatest of all time

I have a lot of endurance and I have a good background right now in my training and it's time to get ready.

I think there is more pressure at trials when you are trying to make the team and you have to come first or second, and you have to go under qualifying time.

I want to be the guy that can go out there and go at least seven, eight innings every time out.

Boston is the cream of the crop of the marathon world. It has such history that you feel such honor just being a part of it. All the other races have pacers to get you to a Boston qualifying time.

I have been fortunate to have my game peak at the right times.

My problem with most athletic challenges is training. I'm lazy and find that workouts cut into my drinking time.

In a game like football, where you have very little time to decide what you are going to do, you have to react almost instinctively, naturally.

I train as hard as I can every time I train and I do extra training every day and I've done that since I was a young boy.

Larry Fitzgerald is one of the hardest-working guys I've ever seen. We spent some time training in Minnesota last offseason, and to see what he does to get better, he has to be the best.

I like fighting at the higher weight. That extra seven pounds helps because of energy, strength and I can focus more throughout the training camp, without having to put extra time into making weight.

People get hurt all the time in the game of football, it's part of what we do.

I do not think the crowd affected us, but the position of being in a big time game may well have affected us.

My crazy training-and-competition schedule leaves very little time to focus on my hair.

When I played, a pitcher could throw at you any time he wanted to. In fact, he could tell you he was going to throw at you, and there was nothing said. You had to take it. If he hit ya, he hit ya.

I loved Jordan. He was one of the greatest athletes of our time.

The first time at age 5 and a half, when I took a racket in my hands and my father fed me some balls, I made 50 backhands in a row - didn't miss a single one.

[Phelps] firmly denies that he takes drugs, suggesting that the notorious photo of him smoking from a bong was a one-time lapse of judgment.

By far Gretzky is the most talented player ever. Every time he gets the puck something exciting happens.

Playing third base, you rarely have time to get into a great fielding position. It's all about reaction.