Quotes About Athleticism

If you go off the Senior Bowl, that's basically what I can do. I played H-back, I played fullback, I played tight end, I played slot receiver, I ran routes, I caught some balls, blocked, just doing that stuff.

Being able to get a big body to change direction, I think that's huge. I don't think a lot of tight ends incorporate that enough. I got a lot of that from playing hockey when I was younger, being able to play on the inside and outside of skates, as well as on the basketball court, being able to put my foot into the ground and crossover.

I think the tight end position is so unique because you always have a mismatch if you know how to dial it up or use it right.

Traditionally, skaters tend to tie their skates very tightly. I tend to just tie my foot down, then in the ankle area, I tend to keep it loose. It gives me better mobility. But also, you're relying on your own strength as opposed to resting on the boot.

Tennis: the most perfect combination of athleticism, artistry, power, style, and wit. A beautiful game, but one so remorselessly travestied by the passage of time.

We cut him off and there was nowhere for him to go but out of bounds ... It's still the greatest move I've ever seen in basketball, the all-time greatest.

I'm relatively physically adept and I like throwing myself around. Once, twice, but then you get to nine, ten, eleven and to try and make it look realistic all the time, that's not very pleasant.

You are aware that I have some proficiency in the good old British sport of boxing.

is tall and rangy, with muscled thighs that start three inches apart. She looks like she probably runs up a mountain every day and doesn't even know what a KitKat is.

As a rookie, I was a pick-and-roll player. I was an energy guy who could dunk, block shots, rebound.

Getting the rebound and going, that's probably the most fluid part of my game.

I feel like I can run the floor well, rebound and block shots and let the offense come.

I can rebound, block shots, push the ball - basically, anything you need from a guard. Off the court, I'm humble.

When you go up for the rebound, you can't wait for the ball to come down. You have to go get the ball at the highest point. That's how it is in football. If you want to win those jump balls and those 50-50 balls, you've got to go up and get it.

I'm trying to be in the best shape of my life. I'm getting stronger and more athletic to help rebound and to guard bigger opponents.

I'm feeling like I can stay on the floor for a while. I can run the floor. I can fight in the post with guys. I can rebound.

When we're playing, I really shape my body to receive the ball - even before it gets to me.

Basketball for me has always been a matter of rhythm - what you do bouncing the ball, how you bounce the ball, how you run, how you receive the ball to be in rhythm.

When the ball's in the air, as a receiver, it's just you want to be a Frisbee-catching dog out there.

It seems every white receiver has the same thing said about him: He's supposed to be good on third and five. He's supposed to run good pass routes.

The play that's on top of the ball, where I'm on top of the receiver? If that ball is in the air and I can make it, I'm going to make it.

Davante Adams is a great receiver.

Le'Veon Bell, as we have seen through the years when healthy, is such a dynamic player not just out of the backfield, but as a receiver.

I was a big receiver when I played in the NFL.