Quotes About Athleticism

I've learned to adapt to the pace of the English game and a different style of football in the Premier League.

The Premier League is good, but I don't know if it fits my style. It is very physical.

I didn't have the ability to blow people off the court, so I needed my legs, my preparation and the ability to think on my feet.

I think my pocket presence and my ability to extend plays speak for themselves.

I think there's a quiet aggression that you need to have, that presence that you have on the mound, the poise, you know.

I do make a difference. I just come out and provide a presence in the paint, defensively and offensively. I play hard.

Honestly, I just kind of play ball. I guess I'm pretty good in the state of Florida.

I like to think of myself as a pretty good shot blocker.

My size is a danger, my power and my athletic ability.

I don't have an expiry date. My body is my answer - when I see that I can no longer compete, when my head is not in it anymore, it will be the time to stop.

I am not a man in decent shape.

I thought I was decent at table tennis, but when I saw Ross Barkley and Raheem Sterling, I thought, 'maybe not'.

Strength is never a negative. The stronger you are, the more you're able to defend. The more physical you are, the better you are. The top teams in the NBA are the most physical teams, too.

Midfielders, on average, get somewhere between half a second and a second to think before they have to move the ball on. For strikers, however, it is significantly less: between 0.1 and 0.2 of a second before a defender is on them.

In football, when I break the line of scrimmage, I see a player in front of me, a defender, and already in my head I'm thinking, 'I'm going to make him miss.' So I'm already looking at the next defender like, 'OK, how can I set this guy up to get him out of position, too?'

Robin is a really good defender, runs well, dribbles the ball and plays hard and does whatever a coach wants him to do.

I've always felt like I've had the tools to be a good defender - long and quick, still working on my strength - I feel like I've had the tools, I just have to go out there and do it.

Presnel Kimpembe has everything to become one of the best defenders in Europe.

People see me scoring now, but I got drafted because of my defense.

I feel like I am the best defensive player in the league.

I have game-changing defensive abilities.

I can play at full back on either side, but I prefer the central defensive position.

I'll be running, the ball will be in the air and I'll feel like I've been in that moment before. It's basically deja vu, like an active deja vu, I guess you could say.

What America demands in her black champions is a brilliant, powerful body and a dull, bestial mind.