Quotes About Athletics

My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.

I've learned in my career, it is much better to be recognized for all the great things you do on the field.

I think I do a great job in the outfield.

The great thing was my teammates really set some great screens to get me open. I just went out there and played basketball.

It is really a great feeling to win a World Cup on your birthday.

I'm a competitive bodybuilder; I'm not training just to be healthy. Ninety-five percent of the people training with weights are into this health thing, and it's a different mentality entirely.

The chi is the central energy or power that we use in physical expression. When the chi is flowing properly in our lives, we can be very adept athletically.

If I never had any mental health issues, there's no doubt in my mind I'd still be playing.

When youre young, you dont think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You dont think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.

Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.

After my first day of competition I put on compression socks. They help me recover for the next day.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

Competing helps me to polish my shape.

I'm adding moves to my post game. I'm really working on staying low. I'm working on my strength overall, especially my legs. That's going to help me defensively as well.

I know I'm one of the biggest busts in NBA history...

I had only one superstition. I made sure to touch all the bases when I hit a home run.

I had bad days on the field. But I didn't take them home with me. I left them in a bar along the way home.

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.

When you go to home plate with a lot of confidence, you feel that you can hit any pitch.

Used to be bats had thick handles and a big barrel. Then they found it's not the size of the bat that gets home runs - it's the speed with which you can swing it.

I've always been a streaky hitter. For the most part, when my home runs come, they come in bunches.

If that guy (Mickey Mantle) were healthy, he'd hit 80 home runs.

Home plate is 17 inches wide, but I ignore the middle 12 inches. I pitch to the two-and-a-half inches on each side.

I want to be the player who hits home runs, drives in runs.