Quotes About Athletics

I was 11 when I started boxing. My brother was fighting before I did, and he got me into it.

My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports.

I wanted to be like Bruce Jenner.

I played team handball when I was a child. It is a very brutal sport.

This sport is brutal. This sport is a hard sport.

This is football and what matters is brute strength.

Look at my nine-year career: I've always been close to a point a minute. I've always been a walking bucket.

My best moment in the league came when I scored my first bucket.

I jumped between two seven-story buildings in Los Angeles, launching from one rooftop to the other with ramps.

One thing a shooter loves is to make his first shot. He makes his first shot from three; that builds confidence.

When I first came up, the bullpen was pretty much where they put the guys who couldn't start.

That comes with playing basketball, just nicks and bumps and things like that.

I used to lead off when I was a rookie. I've always been able to bunt.

I'm 69 kilos; I don't have a burden on my back.

I listen to music on the bus or in the car on the way to a game.

You can't say somebody is a bust if they're making plays and running to the ball.

I like to be busy and fight many times a year and showcase all my potentials.

I have a very fit body and have never faced any major injury problems. So yes, the secret to my success is my fit body.

The Rock is somebody that every kid in my era grew up watching. Legend. His success is not only in wrestling but what he's done after it has been spectacular.

My brother Wladimir will be responsible for further sporting successes.

I was not successful as a ball player, as it was a game of skill.

My main goal is to become the most successful weightlifter in history.

Because I did gymnastics for such a long time, it's allowed me to stay really physical, and with the krav maga and all that, I can actually do a lot of my own stunts.

I didn't know there was such a thing as professional soccer, but I knew that Brazil had a women's team that competed against other countries, and I wanted to be on that team.