Quotes About Athletics

Competing in gymnastics is the greatest reminder of being alive as a human being.

I never knew I was grunting, it was just part of my strokes.

I don't get nervous in any situation. There's no such thing as nerves when you're playing games.

You can never be fit enough for this game.

You're a dancer; don't strain, don't force it. Be one with the hurdle, let it happen, relax while running fast.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.

When you step into the batter's box, have nothing on your mind except baseball.

The important thing was that I got the win. It's good for confidence and the season.

You need flawless balance on the recovery. You need white hot focus and the concentration to row square blades cleanly for seven miles. Smooth water doesn't hurt either.

When we stage the Olympics it will inspire kids all over the country. A kid in Scotland or Ireland will be encouraged to take up sport.

I don't know hardly any of the players who have the in-between game like me, who can go to any position on the court.

When I started playing, I wasn't fast, I was gangly, my jumpshot was terrible.

If there has not been such a thing as gymnastics, I would have had to invent it because I feel at one with the sport.

I don't listen to music before a race - my coach doesn't like it, he thinks I might lose my focus and concentration.

Baseball is an art! A drama! A ballet without music! Let us give it a Greek chorus!

The nature of athletic celebrity is increasingly moving away from the actual field of play.

I love to talk about sports. I love sports it's just something that's in my nature.

Hitting a ball dead perfect - the only peace.

I've never changed my life since I was 4 and went to the YMCA with a gym bag. I still have that philosophy. In fact, I still have that gym bag.

My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.

My pitching philosophy is simple. I believe in getting the ball over the plate and not walking a lot of men.

Politics should not interfere with sports. And sports should impact politics.

I canÂ't think of any negative [aspects of working in the wrestling industry]. The positive are the money, the comradery, the prestige, the notoriety. A lot of pluses.

I have never had a single positive doping test, and I do not take performance-enhancing drugs.