Quotes About Athletics

I know Primus is bigger than me, but Chandler's face was a mess when they fought. He was dropped with a jab. His chin is not that great.

I feel like if they added a few weight classes it wouldn't change up the dynamics of the sport. You can still have champions and it wouldn't be like boxing. Boxing got messed up, because they've got so many belts, so many unifications. It's crazy.

As a goalkeeper, it is a challenge to face Messi.

I don't think a player like Messi is a selfish player.

Lionel Messi is very difficult to contain.

There's no news on talking about Messi's talent.

In the end, it's what a player does on the pitch that counts and Messi has been the best.

My mom tried to get me on ballet. 'Walter Payton did it! Walter Payton did it!' I'm just not messing with ballet.

I like the Mets. I'm interested in the Mets.

Canelo is the number one in Mexico, a country known for great fighters. He is very special.

My dropkick is from Mexico, but my fighting spirit is from Japan.

I would love to fight in Mexico City.

With Ajax, I played Mexico in Mexico City, and our players could hardly keep up for half the match.

When I grew up Carl Lewis was still running, Maurice Greene was running - he was that figure I see, like Michael Johnson. I really wanted to look up to the fast guys - so those two guys were some of the guys I looked up to.

Michael Phelps is a sporting god among men. It is hard to say if anyone will ever match his accomplishments, but it has been an honor to see him become a legend. He makes me proud of the American sports institution and proud of the sports that get mass attention only every four years.

I want to do for rebounds what Michael Jordan did for dunks.

While I dealt with my share of injuries throughout my career, I was fortunate to have been healthy for the majority of our run in the 1990s. The same can be said about Michael Jordan.

Growing up, you'd see Michael Jordan on everything from Gatorade to shoes - everything. Obviously, that's something pretty cool for an athlete to aspire to.

Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game.

I don't like one-foot jumpers like LeBron James. It looks better jumping off two feet. Every time Michael Jordan jumped off two feet, it looked so much better.

It's always cool to make a comeback like 45 Michael Jordan did, or like Marshawn Lynch.

When I started playing, my mom said there were three players she wanted me to watch - Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Michael Jordan.

Central Michigan was the one FBS team that recruited me hard.

So if you want great sports, Michigan's the place to be.