Quotes About Athleticism

During the season, I usually work out two or three times a week. I'll do a full-body workout after games. I plan it out the day of.

I have worked out with the Thunder, Lakers, Knicks, Grizzlies, Spurs, and a few others before the draft. I have worked out primarily against shorter and supposedly faster players in these workouts.

I always show up to the office sweaty! I'll come in between workouts in a tennis skirt drenched in sweat. The only time that I actually look presentable is at meetings.

I am ready. I'm in great shape. My workouts have been great. I'm ready to get back and help a team get to the Super Bowl.

To speak of Mexico '86, I can make it short and speak only of Maradona. I never saw a player who dominated a World Cup like he did in '86.

Skateboarding was the only thing I was ever good at. Growing up, I was doing that from, like, dusk till dawn.

Tim Tebow cannot dance, I know that. Tebow can do a lot of things, but he can not dance.

I know when I step into midfield I have to sharpen my feet up and be more aware of what's around me, at centre back it's more about timing, positioning and communication.

I believe I'm better than everybody when it comes to footwork, timing, reflexes, defense, you name it.

Since I was a young wrestling fan, I've been fascinated by super heavyweights and was always amazed at Yokozuna's amazing grace and agility. How could a man who was so large still remain so athletic and retain perfect in-ring timing and spot-on psychology?

Whether it's some last-second move within a move that he's adding, or switching up his timing the smallest amount, or using the rim as a shield in all of these creative ways... it's hard to explain, but what Kemba is able to do around the basket is unique.

I've been blessed with the athleticism that I've got. I've worked a little bit to try and fine-tune certain aspects - my pace, leap, timing - to make it work on the football pitch, but I always had it in my armoury being able to jump high. I was always good at long jump back in the day at school - nobody could ever beat me.

Of course it's great to be able to extend plays and know where to go when plays break down. But plays are schemed up for dropbacks and timing and things of that nature. So I feel I do that at a very high level.

When I'm fielding at point, I'm running all over that field, and I'm really tired by the end of the innings.

I usually just write down what I'm doing and how I felt. How I felt if I'm skating fast, compared to if I'm skating slow or if I'm tired. I can always go back and look as a reference and see what I was doing. It's pretty much my life on ice.

To concentrate intensely for 4 and a half hours, that's too hard for me. Too tiring. I concentrate 'lo maximo' on the 'golpe,' the stroke, but between strokes I'm interacting with the crowd or laughing with my caddie, talking about the spectators, the cute girls.

The fight scenes are pretty easy and come pretty naturally for me, to be honest.

I think you have to have a bit of an anger-management issue, to be honest with you. Usually, slot guys are a lot smaller and quicker, but at the same time, you have to go in there and block linebackers and safeties, and so you have to be aggressive.

I am an all-around player. I'm like LeBron James. I can drive, I can shoot, I can pull up. To be honest, you can't game-plan against me.

I was always smaller and slower than everybody else, so I had to figure out other ways to be successful. Some people can survive on their athleticism; I had to survive on my brain.

I've spiked a toilet seat before, a gallon of milk, even eggs. If you say it, I've probably spiked it before.

I could make good time because I was so long and skinny, shooting through the water like a stick.

My all-time favorite interception was picking off Peyton Manning back in 2007, the one-hander down the sideline.

Last time I checked I was able to throw the ball a little bit.