Quotes About Athleticism

I know the way I play is with speed and ability.

I really liked watching Bo Jackson run just because of his size and his speed.

Muhammad could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion.

I am very fit and by playing sweeper I can control the speed of the game.

I'm a speed skater. That's who I am, in my heart.

English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.

People in the NBA are just as athletic as you. That's the game. You have to have the change of pace. You have to change speeds to get around people.

Me, personally, I'm going to be out there running full speed and chasing down running backs and chasing down quarterbacks. That's what I do best.

I always said that Messi has some talent that no one has. I mean, he has the ball and his speed controlling the ball. The ball doesn't go two metres far from his foot; it's always there. It's impossible to catch him. This talent I didn't see from anyone.

A lot of people know me for my speed and my flexibility. I like to jump, but I'm not really the best jumper. I'm more of a spinner.

Being 230 pounds, a lot of people don't think you can move the way I need to move, so that is just all the hard work I put into my legs and working on my speed and my legs.

If there's one thing that fans like to see, it's a player who can run at full speed towards the goal.

When you are young, you might be in the wrong position, but you know you are fast, and so you can compensate with your speed.

I believe my main quality is my speed, and that can help to open games up.

My qualities are more when I move around and use my speed.

I went from being very athletic, one of the best guards in the NBA, to barely making it. No speed, no agility. I had to change how I played because I couldn't exercise or train because my knee constantly hurt.

I think my speed is one of my biggest assets.

Calvin Johnson, we've never seen a receiver like him - size, speed and how he's developed his overall route running and toughness.

I have good hand speed.

The value of a Bismack Biyombo is the speed and agility that he has at the center position.

Eleventh grade is when I grew into my body. My athleticism and speed took off.

I just want to show my speed and my skills as a left back and it's a position where I can go forward and come back as well and help the team both defending and attacking.

I've always had good hands, but my reaction time is something goaltending helped me with, being able to track the ball at such a fast speed.

He could rush the passer, he could bull you, he could beat you speed inside and quickness. Those are long days when you had Michael Strahan lining up right over your head for 60 minutes, because most defensive ends are good at one or the other. Michael was really good at both.