Quotes About Athleticism

Cristiano - he has it all. He has a right foot, left foot, is good in the air, so quick.

When I'm aggressive and things are moving quick and my feet are in place, I'm a better, more accurate thrower.

I have quick hands.

I feel like I'm quick enough, and on my day, I can be dangerous in the box.

When you play quarterback your whole life, you're kind of taught to sit in the pocket. If you want to get out of there quick, you probably shouldn't play quarterback.

J-Lin is a phenomenal playmaker. He can pass the ball with either hand, left or right. Me, I'm more of a quick, defensive spot-up shooter.

There are a lot of 7-footers that aren't good shot blockers whether it's their athleticism, their quick jump, their eye-hand coordination, their ability to get their hands on the ball. Part of it is just instinctual.

When I got into the league, guys didn't expect me to be as quick and fast as I was. I think it was myself holding myself back.

I already accepted that I can't jump no more. I'm not as fast as I used to be. I accepted that already. That's where you become more smart, make that first step or two before that quick player can get there. I gotta make this jump shot, so I'll give a pump fake because I know that he can jump higher than me.

I have really good lateral movement. I've always had quick lateral movement.

It took me some time to get used to the game in Scotland because it was very different. The game is quicker and more physical. You don't get much time on the ball, that's for sure. It is probably better than I thought as well.

I have an advantage over most big guys - I'm quicker and faster.

I don't think that there is anyone quicker than me in the Premier League.

I'm quick enough to hang with guards and big enough post them up, then when they stick a big man on me, I'm able to use my quickness to go around them.

There are certainly guys that can get by without it. Guys that have great catch radius and are able to make contested catches consistently. There's certainly ways around that. But quickness is something that I've tried to develop as early as I can remember.

I have always enjoyed dribbling. That has been a key part of my game and you do get quite a lot of space in England. But the game is very intense and it is difficult to keep it up for the 90 minutes.

In NASCAR, you don't have to be as physically strong as in some other forms of racing. You've just got to be able to endure the heat and endurance of it.

Gone are the days when you could lie on a beach between races and still be in good enough shape to compete. Gone are the days when simply wearing a brand on your firesuit was enough to justify the marketing expense of an Indy Car. Racing an Indy Car is only about a quarter of my life as a racing driver.

Everybody knows that LeBron James is my favorite basketball player and I love the way he goes to the rack.

I'm not like a 90-mph fastball kind of guy, but I can hit 70 on radar gun. I hit 70 one time on a radar guy at one of those pitch-and-throw kind of things. I have a pretty good arm for somebody who's not a baseball player.

Some dudes who are key grips honestly look like they could play D-Line for the Raiders.

I've raised my girls in a sort of genderless fashion. I mean, I'll take them to get their nails done - I actually love doing that - but I also play ball with them. As a result, my girls are tough and athletic and game for everything.

I'm John McEnroe-like. I'm coming forward every opportunity I get. My wingspan covers some ground at the net. My serve is OK. I can move it around enough. My groundstrokes are good enough to hang in a rally with a good player. But generally, my goal is to put away a point quickly.

I feel like I can move well on the clay. So if I need to get into a longer rally, I can.